November 4, 2013
…and vision of our strategic planning process by translating discoveries into therapies that will improve and save lives." The Sanford Center will accelerate development of drugs and cell therapies inspired by and derived from current human stem cell research; establishing, promoting and disseminating clinical trials and patient therapies that will…
September 3, 2024
Thanks to a gift from Marco Londei and Liquin Wang—founders of the Farfy Foundation—undergraduate students will have the opportunity to learn the ins and outs of creating a musical production through a new course in UC San Diego’s Department of Music that will culminate in a student-produced music festival on…
May 26, 2016
More than 8,000 students of the University of California San Diego will graduate during the campus’s commencement weekend June 11 and 12, beginning with the All Campus Commencement featuring keynote speaker Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel Peace Prize recipient and founder of the global microfinance movement. The event, at 10 a.m.…
June 9, 2022
…risk and execute a plan while mitigating risk—Actions that could be associated with visual artists, theatrical performers, biomechanical engineers or chemists. Business leaders, faculty and students discuss university aims to spark a culture of entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship isn’t a special trait or isolated skill, he said, noting that bold business ventures…
July 26, 2021
The UC San Diego Foundation Board of Trustees works to connect the university with community partners and resources needed to launch innovative programs. On July 1, 2021, nine new trustees joined the Foundation Board, eight of whom are UC San Diego alumni.
November 10, 2022
Every November, UC San Diego joins hundreds of higher education institutions worldwide to celebrate International Education Week, an opportunity to champion the benefits of international education and exchange.
July 29, 2021
The Institute for Learning-enabled Optimization at Scale will pursue foundational breakthroughs at the nexus of artificial intelligence and optimization. Advances will transform chip design, robotics, and communication networks.
September 25, 2018
They are trailblazers, industry titans and philanthropic leaders. With their generosity, they are advancing health care, basic science and engineering to make a better tomorrow. The recipients of the University of California San Diego’s 2018 Chancellor’s Medal include: UC San Diego alumnus and Qualcomm co-founder, Franklin Antonio; former member of…
February 4, 2021
…on early-stage technologies, commercialization strategies, business development, startup formation and talent recruitment. Eric Shnell (Mechanical Engineering, ’21) launched Craitor to develop rugged and portable intelligent 3D printing systems in partnership with the U.S. Marine Corps and NIWC Pacific. The printers work in extreme conditions like the desert or onboard ships.…
October 20, 2022
The Talent Foundry is a new UC San Diego founder, or entrepreneur, focused program, that offers support through campus and regions resources, including referrals to accelerators, incubators, boot camps, as well as other local and national programs.
