October 13, 2016
…the School of Medicine, developing Ph.D. training in pharmacology, and providing mentorship to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. As founding dean of the Skaggs School, he helped build the professional school to national and international prominence. His research and interdisciplinary collaborations, focused on neurotransmission in the cholinergic nervous system and…
September 29, 2021
SAN DIEGO, CA – David G. Victor of the University of California San Diego will bring his years of leadership experience to a new initiative from The American Academy of Arts & Sciences, the Commission on Accelerating Climate Action.
August 6, 2020
…for the opportunity to develop a new framework of thinking and reasoning. How do you create a sound hypothesis? How do you approach an unexplored molecular pathway? I had the opportunity to apply my textbook knowledge and explore the unknown, which was exceedingly valuable because it showed me how fluid…
June 18, 2015
…society that they wanted.” Professionally, Prakash currently works as a staff assistant for Congressman Scott Peters’ district office, where she handles federal funding opportunities and outreach. She also works as a staff assistant in the Office of Government Relations at UC San Diego, assisting with state and local affairs. Upon…
March 31, 2022
…of students pursuing STEM professions. “There’s a huge discrepancy in terms of demographics between the people teaching in the classroom and the undergraduate students we are serving and educating,” said Lo, an associate teaching professor and member of the Division of Biological Sciences’ Section of Cell and Developmental Biology. “The…
May 3, 2016
University of California San Diego’s Division of Arts and Humanities launched a new initiative last fall by establishing the Institute of Arts and Humanities (IAH)—a cultural hub that fortifies academic, administrative and community outreach efforts within the division. Now, the division has appointed the institute’s first new director and associate…
June 1, 2017
…go on to play professional basketball for a year, after which he plans to return to UC San Diego to pursue a doctorate in bioinformatics. “I think my favorite academic moment is still to come,” he said. Eventually, he aspires to become a professor at a university or work in…
May 14, 2015
…of whom I know professionally and personally,” said Vargus. Gala attendees were paired with chefs randomly, discovering the menu only when they found their seats. In addition to the pea gazpacho, Vargus and his team prepared a seared foie gras hors d’oeuvre for the cocktail hour. The main course consisted…
March 23, 2017
…community, discover opportunities to develop academically and professionally, as well as engage in interactive learning about the diverse Chicano/a –Latino/a history and culture. To learn more about the Raza Resource Centro, you can visit their website here. For more information about the UC San Diego Campus Community Centers, go here.
May 11, 2017
…University, Martin began writing professionally full time in the late 1970s. He told the audience that he will be remembered for “Ice and Fire”/“Game of Thrones,” which he assured the crowd is not finished. In fact, according to the New York Times, HBO recently announced that it is developing a…
