June 30, 2022
…empower them to succeed professionally.” Whether it was an inspiring professor, Friday concerts at “the Hump” or even a lab fire, these alumni have used their time at UC San Diego to inform their careers, start their own businesses and chart their own paths to success. Sherri McFarland, ’03 Ph.D.…
February 8, 2016
The University of California, San Diego is not short on big ideas. Just ask Craig Callender, chair of the Department of Philosophy, who was recently featured in San Diego Magazine’s “Big Ideas” feature for his vision to establish the Institute of Practical Ethics on campus. Callender conceptualizes UC San Diego…
June 5, 2020
After a nationwide search, Matthew Steitz, Ed.D, has been appointed principal of The Preuss School UC San Diego, effective July 1, 2020.
October 24, 2023
A new report led by the University of California San Diego’s David G. Victor and fellow experts from the Commission on Accelerating Climate Action at the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, calls for a robust and coordinated, cross-sector effort to combat climate change.
June 5, 2014
…a significant role in developing the region’s first Level-1 Trauma Center into one of the top programs in the nation, as well as a model for trauma centers around the world. Samuel Han With fewer than 8 percent of hospitals in the United States having a trauma center, Coimbra also…
January 21, 2016
…in the universe while developing a crucial instrument that will allow astronomers to see distant stars more clearly on what will become the world’s largest telescope. Shelley Wright holds a fiber used to calibrate a new instrument that searches for signals from extraterrestrial intelligence at UC’s Lick Observatory. Photo by…
May 30, 2019
…two aspects—what they do professionally with their futures, and what they do with their progeny—is the way that I really see this having a long-lasting impact.” After many years of support and involvement with NCRC, Galinson recognized that the organization has the staff and expertise to teach these methods. “They…
May 21, 2020
…safety, Nguyen has been developing a series of recipes and videos for UC San Diego students from his off-campus townhouse in La Jolla. “Growing up, I watched a lot of cooking shows on Food Network and YouTube,” he said. “When brainstorming my idea, I wanted a way to showcase my…
June 18, 2013
Jessica Meir, who earned a doctorate in marine physiology from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego in 2009, has been selected in the newest group of space explorers by NASA.
January 11, 2018
UC San Diego Health and Eisenhower Health signed a five-year affiliation agreement to expand cancer services for residents of Coachella Valley. Starting in January 2018, as a member of the UC San Diego Health Cancer Network, patients of Eisenhower Health will have enhanced access to world-class cancer care, both at…
