October 11, 2016
The American Meteorological Society (AMS) bestowed two of its most prestigious awards on two innovative Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego, researchers.
September 28, 2011
…Recently completed apartments at Revelle College and John Muir College: Two of UC San Diego’s six undergraduate colleges are getting a new look. Revelle’s newly-constructed Charles David Keeling apartments are anticipated to be Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) platinum certified, a first for any structure on campus. The…
February 28, 2013
…received Department of Defense medals for Distinguished Public Service and Outstanding Public Service. Campbell is the architect of the Obama administration’s diplomatic initiative known as “the pivot” or “rebalancing,” which has restored U.S. leadership in the Asia-Pacific region. His strategic vision has guided President Obama and former Secretary of State…
January 18, 2018
…(D-GA) received the Presidential Medal of Freedom—the country’s highest civilian honor—from President Barack Obama. Inspired to continue making change by his experiences, Lewis pursued a career in politics. Currently, he serves as senior chief deputy whip for the Democratic Party in the House of Representatives. Lewis is a member of…
November 6, 2015
For more than half a century, the events and personalities of San Diego were chronicled, analyzed and brought to life by journalists Judith Morgan and her late husband, Neil. Now, The Judith and Neil Morgan Endowed Fellowship at UC San Diego will carry forth their spirit of civic engagement, passion…
September 27, 2011
President Barack Obama today named University of California, San Diego bioengineering professor Shu Chien one of the seven eminent researchers to receive the National Medal of Science, the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on scientists and engineers. Chien is the only engineer among the seven medalists.
June 4, 2015
Some 8,364 graduating students of the University of California, San Diego will gather to hear commencement speeches from dynamic speakers such as alumnus J. Craig Venter, a biochemist, geneticist and entrepreneur; Frank Bruni, New York Times op-ed columnist; alumnus Dan Santat, author and illustrator; and Christina Figueres, United Nations Executive…
June 18, 2015
…was awarded the National Medal of Science by President Barack Obama. “Many of you weren’t even in high school when my company, Celera, and the government-funded program were racing to sequence the first genome,” Venter said. “The first genome sequence cost my team $100 million and nine months to complete.…
January 13, 2012
James R. Arnold, founding chairman of UC San Diego’s chemistry department and first director of the California Space Institute whose contributions to science spanned the study of cosmic rays to the future of manned space flight, died Friday, January 6. He was 88.
February 14, 2019
…was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor, by President Barack Obama in 2012. Albright emigrated to the U.S. from Czechoslovakia at age 11, and is the granddaughter of Holocaust victims. A senior scholar, Albright has served as a dedicated public servant for decades. From 1989 to…
