January 28, 2016
…more welcoming to underrepresented students Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Where others might see obstacles, Dejanay Wayne sees opportunity. For the past two months, the UC San Diego undergraduate has taken the initiative to meet one-on-one with campus leadership to share her ideas on how to make the…
August 4, 2017
…Diego and its four student-run co-operatives have signed a new master space agreement to afford these organizations an opportunity to engage with the campus community, enhance the quality of student life, and provide unique cultural experiences. The agreement with Groundwork Books, the Food Co-op, the General Store Co-op and the…
June 9, 2016
…into Lunar Orbit The Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) Cubesat Team at the University of California San Diego. A team of engineering undergraduates at UC San Diego is one step closer to sending a satellite into orbit around the moon after placing third in a NASA…
February 29, 2024
Superintendent of The Preuss School UC San Diego Helen V. Griffith received the Harry Le Grande Excellence in Mentorship Award during the University of California Black Administrators’ Council Conference hosted by UC San Diego from Feb. 5 to 6, 2024.
June 14, 2013
The newly established Black Resource Center at UC San Diego has appointed Stacia Smith Solomon to serve as the center’s inaugural director, providing resources and support to historically underrepresented students on campus.
June 8, 2017
…of faculty, staff and students. Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Shaping the Future of Diversity and Inclusion at UC San Diego On our campus, diversity can refer to many things: race and ethnicity; gender and sexual orientation; backgrounds and lived experiences; abilities and disabilities. The UC San Diego…
January 10, 2013
…of Underrepresented STEM Graduate Students Pictured above are participants of the 2012 Summer Training Academy for Research in the Sciences (STARS) program and Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), as well as UC San Diego graduate advocates. Next summer, undergraduates from Howard University will participate in STARS as part of the…
November 16, 2020
Nelika-Fai Watson has been appointed as vice principal of The Preuss School UC San Diego, effective Nov. 9, 2020. Most recently, Watson served as the director of Independent Study for two public K-12 charter schools in San Diego County.
February 4, 2021
…Black Family in America Students, faculty and staff share their personal family stories in honor of Black History Month UC San Diego celebrates Black History Month in February, with this year’s theme focusing on “The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity.” We invited students, faculty and staff on campus to…
June 12, 2013
…few of the essential leadership tools engineering students and young engineering professionals need to become successful entrepreneurs in the new economy, said Ronald Reedy, co-founder of Peregrine Semiconductor at a recent Gordon Engineering Leadership forum for students, staff and alumni of the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering.
