April 10, 2014
New Venture Capital Fund to Commercialize Innovations from UC San Diego Community David Schwab A group of UC San Diego alumni has created a venture capital fund—the Triton Technology Fund—that is specifically focused on commercializing innovations by UC San Diego faculty, students and alumni. The fund will offer an additional…
August 23, 2012
…Endow $4 Million Fellowship Fund Jerome and Miriam Katzin The University of California, San Diego today announced that Jerome and Miriam Katzin have endowed a $4 million fellowship fund to support graduate students. UC San Diego’s more than 5,000 graduate students raise the caliber of the university’s work by advancing…
October 18, 2022
Two early career researchers at the University of California San Diego have been named recipients of the 2022 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s New Innovator Award from the NIH Common Fund’s High-Risk, High-Reward Research program.
May 16, 2023
InnerScience Research Fund has committed to provide up to $10 million to the University of California San Diego over the next five years to support research on how meditation may impede the progression of serious terminal and chronic illnesses that affect millions of people each year.
October 18, 2018
…Year with $1.2B in Research Funding For the past three years, UC San Diego has seen an increase in research contracts and grants, making it 7th in the nation in sponsored research. The University of California San Diego broke its own record once again: with $1.2 billion in sponsored research…
June 9, 2016
…Program to provide early-career funding to promising junior faculty. Dana Velasco Murillo has had a lot of good news in recent months. In February, she received tenure in the Department of History at UC San Diego. Her first book, “Urban Indians in a Silver City: Zacatecas, Mexico, 1546-1810,” will publish…
October 14, 2021
UC San Diego Assistant Professor Matthew Lovett-Barron, who researches the neural mechanisms of internal brain states and collective decision making in schooling fish, has been selected for the 2021 Packard Fellowship Program and the Searle Scholars Program.
September 20, 2023
To advance research and patient care for those suffering from lupus, William J. Wolfe and his family have donated $1.6 million to establish the Wolfe Lupus Research Fund at UC San Diego.
October 18, 2012
Effective October 1, Kristin Bertell has assumed the position of associate vice chancellor for Health Sciences Development at the University of California, San Diego. In this role, Bertell is responsible for all fund raising related to Health Sciences, including clinical, research and academic programs.
November 29, 2011
…Gift Supports Stem Cell Research to Restore Eyesight Kevin Churchill with his son Benny. Benny was born visually impaired due to Optic Nerve Hypoplasia. As a UC San Diego alumnus, Kevin Churchill, ’96, already knew that the university had a reputation for cutting-edge research and advanced medical care. However, it…
