June 20, 2013
…Interim Vice Chancellor – Student Affairs beginning July 1. Houston joined the UC San Diego faculty in 1989 as a professor of political science and has served as provost for the last three and a half years. In this interview, he talks about his 25-year tenure on campus, his passion…
September 10, 2020
Q&A: Fall Student Life UC San Diego’s fall plan continues to evolve, informed by the university’s Return to Learn program. We invited students, faculty and staff to submit their questions about what Triton Weeks of Welcome events are happening, how to get involved in student organizations and recreation activities, undergraduate…
April 7, 2016
…Local Social Justice Issues Students participating in Alternative Breaks at UCSD have traveled to 16 locations internationally and domestically to commit 8,250 hours of service to 15 different nonprofit organizations. The program is devoted to establishing globally conscious active citizens through service trips during academic breaks. Now, a new offshoot…
October 15, 2020
A Chapter of Renewal Student Success Center coalesces efforts to resurrect underrepresented STEM student group UC San Diego Physical Sciences students at work (far left) during a community outreach event, pre-pandemic. Photo by Tatiana Diaz De Leon, UC San Diego Student Success Center. Diversity, equity and inclusion (EDI) are objectives…
May 2, 2024
The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at UC San Diego was recognized for its pioneering hands-on lab curriculum by the leading association for electrical and computer engineering educators in North America.
November 12, 2015
Student Veterans Resource Center. Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications UC San Diego Provides New Tools for Student Veterans to Succeed UC San Diego is home to approximately 300 student veterans, a population estimated to be higher than any other UC campus. Providing support to student veterans is a…
November 15, 2012
…opportunity for the campus community—students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends—to connect with each other and take pride in their university. Here’s what you need to know: Investiture and Founders’ Day Video Contest Announces Winner In honor of Founders’ Celebration and its 2012 theme, “We Inspire,” the campus asked students, staff,…
April 10, 2014
…April 4 at the organization’s annual Scientist of the Year dinner. Ramachandran was celebrated for his impact on the way scientists—and the general public—think about the brain. His seemingly “low-tech” experiments in behavioral neurology have led to major scientific breakthroughs. At Walter Reed Army Medical Center, for example, Ramachandran’s “mirror…
January 31, 2013
…of her more advanced students was Peter Gourevitch, professor emeritus of the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, who was singing with the La Jolla Symphony and Chorus. But at Extension, she worked with novice students of all ages—from high school students to senior adults. At the end of…
November 30, 2017
…San Diego engineering graduate student Monal Parmar presents his startup, Educational Vision Technologies, at the Entrepreneur Organization’s Global Student Entrepreneur Awards competition in San Diego, Nov. 14. Photo by Danica M. Sirmans/UC San Diego Research Affairs According to the U.S. Department of Education, more than 50 percent of undergraduate students…
