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Happy Founders Day UC San Diego

November 16, 2017

…is the highest honor given to a current or former UC San Diego faculty member. Roger Revelle All members of the campus community are invited to celebrate UC San Diego’s 57 years of redefining conventional wisdom at a cake party Nov. 17 at noon near the Silent Tree on Library…

$21 Million Gift to UC San Diego Honors Unique Efforts to Link Chemical and Nano Engineering More Strongly

May 21, 2024

A $21M gift from Aiiso Yufeng Li (Jeff) and his wife, DongDong Li (Doreen), honors unique efforts at UC San Diego to link chemical and nano engineering more strongly. In recognition of this gift, the department will be named the Aiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering.

Changing Lives: Carol Vassiliadis Names Hospital with $8.5 Million to Jacobs Medical Center

October 16, 2014

…San Diego Publications People give to the University of California, San Diego for many different reasons, but for local philanthropist Carol Vassiliadis, her reason is simple. “It’s the people,” she said. “The people at UC San Diego truly believe in what they are doing. And if, with the Jacobs Medical…

UC San Diego Center for Networked Systems Launches LGBT Scholarship

June 1, 2015

To encourage a more diverse community in computer science education and research, the Center for Networked Systems (CNS) at the University of California, San Diego is establishing the Alan Turing Memorial Scholarship in partnership with private donors.

UC San Diego Launches Institute to Address Ethics of Today’s Innovation

November 16, 2017

…Reed The Reeds have given to a variety of programs at UC San Diego over the years, including the endowment of a faculty chair in the Department of Music as well as supporting the Jacobs Medical Center, UC San Diego Student Foundation and the Stuart Collection, among other areas. Why…

RIMAC Arena is Named LionTree Arena in Honor of Scholarship Gift

June 16, 2022

…With his support, LionTree’s philanthropy of $5 million toward scholarships will enhance UC San Diego’s efforts to recruit talented scholar-athletes. “LionTree’s scholarship endowment will provide us with long-term, sustainable funding for our scholar-athletes and enhance our growth as a Division I program,” said Athletic Director Earl W. Edwards. “We are…

Gifts from the Heart: Student Support Campaign Surpasses $50 Million Goal

February 14, 2013

…encourage others never to give up and to realize that they can go far.” Key donors to UC San Diego’s Invent the Future campaign to date include: Richard Atkinson—former president of the 10-campus University of California system and chancellor at the University of California, San Diego from 1980-1995—designated, with his…

UC San Diego Again Named No. 1 Public University by Washington Monthly

August 26, 2019

The University of California San Diego has been named the top public university in the nation by Washington Monthly for contributions to social mobility, research and public service. UC San Diego has been the no. 1 public college in the rankings nine times in the past 10 years.

Softball Alumna Dana Chaiken Brings UC San Diego Athletics to ESPN Audiences with Gift to Production

January 23, 2020

…Dana Chaiken is now giving back to UC San Diego with a generous contribution that will touch the lives of hundreds of scholar-athletes whose talents will be broadcast on a national level,” said UC San Diego Director of Athletics Earl W. Edwards. “I look forward to watching this investment strengthen…

Jacobs Medical Center Marks Fifth Anniversary, Achievements and Milestones

October 12, 2021

Jacobs Medical Center at UC San Diego Health marks its fifth anniversary and celebrates achievements and milestones while providing the most advanced medical and surgical care in the region.

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