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Students Give a Philanthropic Start to the New School Year

October 18, 2011

The UC San Diego Student Foundation—one of the only student foundations in the country—received a record 505 donations in its first fundraising week of the year

Class of 2017 Leaves their Legacy with the Senior Class Gift

June 8, 2017

…fostering a culture of philanthropy on campus Class of 2017 Leaves their Legacy with the Senior Class Gift Like nearly 6,000 other undergraduates soon to receive UC San Diego diplomas, Jackie Nguyen is thinking about what the future will hold after she obtains that hard-earned degree. The general biology major…

UC San Diego Earns 13 Awards from CASE

February 21, 2013

…engagement, donor outreach and philanthropy initiatives. The collaborative efforts of UC San Diego’s Alumni and Constituent Engagement, Advancement and Central Programs, Foundation and Advancement Services, Student Affairs, Student Foundation, and University Communications and Public Affairs resulted in 13 honors—including four gold awards—in the prestigious 2013 CASE District VII Awards of…

Alumni Entrepreneurs Build Business Models Around Giving Back

October 25, 2012

…still making time for philanthropy. Coffee Crusader Nathan Westwick, Marshall ’97 Nathan Westwick With a background in math and engineering, Nathan Westwick, Marshall ’97, decided he wanted to do something different. Five years ago, he launched Wild Goose Coffee, selling fresh-roasted coffee at farmers markets in Redlands, Calif. The company…

UC San Diego Breaks Ground on Revitalization of Hillcrest Campus

December 17, 2021

A celebratory groundbreaking event marks the beginning of a comprehensive revitalization project of UC San Diego’s Hillcrest campus, which upon completion will feature state-of-the-art facilities, expanded patient care services and technologies and other community amenities to promote wellbeing.

UCSD Alumni Announces 2012 Alumni Honorees

February 7, 2012

…to a couple whose philanthropy has deeply impacted the university community. Dr. William A. Lee The following individuals will be recognized during the 2012 celebration: Outstanding Alumnus, Dr. William A. Lee, M.A. ’79, Ph.D. ’82 Dr. William A. Lee is senior vice president, research and pharmaceutical development, at Gilead Sciences,…

Novel 3D Imaging Offers New Tool for Identifying Advanced Fibrosis in Liver

April 5, 2016

In a paper published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine conducted a prospective study of 100 patients (56 percent women) with biopsy-proven NAFLD to assess the efficacy of two-dimensional magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) and a novel 3D version. They found…

Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Awards $1.6 Million to Young Investigator Suckjoon Jun

March 7, 2013

…and commitment of the philanthropic partners who positively impact the trajectory of their careers and research.” The Allen Distinguished Investigators award exemplifies the success being seen through the UC San Diego Young Investigator Program. The program was developed by the Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations (CFR), in collaboration with…

Remembering Jim Simons

May 14, 2024

James “Jim” Simons, co-founder of the Simons Foundation, renowned mathematician and quantitative investing leader, died on May 10 in New York City. He was 86. The Simons Foundation has provided more than $142 million to UC San Diego.

Scripps/UC San Diego Recruits Top Executive to Lead Finance and Operations

October 15, 2015

Steve Gallagher, a financial management and facilities operations executive with experience at several scientific organizations, has been selected to serve as assistant vice chancellor for finance and operations at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego. Gallagher’s career for the past 28 years has included a number of roles in…

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