January 17, 2013
…Altman (son) University leaders, philanthropists and community members gathered Thursday to celebrate the official start of construction on the Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute (CTRI) building, and to show gratitude to the family whose generosity has helped to make the state-of-the-art building possible. Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla Set to…
May 9, 2013
…turn young students into philanthropists—hopefully for the rest of their lives, according to Clinton. UC San Diego hosted CGIU in 2011. Clinton said he chose UC San Diego because of its ongoing and consistent dedication to community service and mentioned UC San Diego being ranked No. 1 by Washington Monthly…
October 24, 2013
…Medal and Revelle Medal. Philanthropists and arts patrons Conrad Prebys and Molli and Arthur Wagner will be awarded the Chancellor’s Medal, one of the highest honors given by the campus, for their exceptional service in support of UC San Diego’s mission. The Revelle Medal will be presented to Walter Munk,…
May 7, 2015
…and expanded trajectory, local philanthropists and community leaders Joan and Irwin Jacobs have designated $4 million, through their Dunaway Foundation, to transform and expand the school’s Center on Emerging and Pacific Economies into the Center for Global Transformation. The newly renamed center will focus on understanding and quantifying the consequences…
March 10, 2016
…San Diego residents and philanthropists Steve and Lisa Altman. “This couple and what they have helped us to achieve is truly transformative. It changes the way we will deliver healthcare in San Diego and beyond.” To the Altmans, who donated $10 million in 2011 toward the development and construction of…
December 1, 2016
…in recognition of major philanthropists: A. Vassiliadis Family Pavilion for Advanced Surgery, which is dedicated to complex surgical care such as MRI-guided gene therapy for brain cancer, complex spine and joint reconstruction, and delicate microsurgery to restore voice and hearing Pauline and Stanley Foster Pavilion for Cancer Care, which nearly…
November 16, 2017
…also thank the visionary philanthropists who have helped to support nearly six decades of groundbreaking research, undergraduate and graduate students, innovative initiatives, healthcare advances and so much more. Their gifts can change everything—like the $6 million grant given in 1986 by the Stephen and Mary Birch Foundation that jump-started the…
March 1, 2018
…Heart Students and scholarship philanthropists connect to share impact of giving What do you get when you bring together outstanding undergraduates and the generous donors who established scholarships to support them? At UC San Diego’s Hearts and Scholars dinner, it’s an inspiring evening demonstrating the real-world impact of scholarships This…
May 17, 2018
…educators, students, entrepreneurs and philanthropists from around the globe will convene to share ideas on how to turn colleges and universities into hubs of social innovation. “We are honored to welcome fellow changemakers from around the globe as part of next year’s Ashoka U Exchange,” said Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla.…
October 17, 2019
…thanks in part to philanthropists Ralph and Fernanda Whitworth and the Immunotherapy Foundation which provided initial funding for Cohen’s and Schoenberger’s research. Ralph Whitworth was a well-known San Diego activist investor who died in 2016 of complications from cancer. “From my standpoint, what did I have to lose from trying…
