August 13, 2018
The University of California San Diego is a national leader in transforming lives of low-income students. One of the best schools for students to get a quality education at an affordable price, Money Magazine has listed the campus No. 2 in its new 2018 Best Colleges for Your Money ranking.
April 18, 2017
…considered herself an average student, never thinking she would go to college. As a first-generation Mexican-American and the daughter of a single mother, the statistics were not in her favor. “How would I defy the odds?” she asked herself. The answer, it turned out, was The Preuss School UCSD.
April 29, 2013
The University of California, San Diego will present an evening with Robert E. Price on May 6 at 4 p.m., including a talk and book-signing by the international businessman, philanthropist and author of the book, “Sol Price: Retail Revolutionary and Social Innovator.” The event is free and open to the…
June 19, 2012
…UC San Diego’s Graduate Student Recruitment Katrina Gooding Petersen University of California, San Diego graduate student Katrina Gooding Petersen spent a week with a grassroots group called the Louisiana Bucket Brigade studying how smartphones, GPS devices and other technology were used to collect and share information in the midst of…
May 22, 2014
…Memory of Visual Arts Student Kamil family endows $150,000 towards undergraduate media awards program Adam Kamil Intrigued by the stories of others, Adam Kamil had a special way of getting people to share their life on film. A visual arts student at UC San Diego, Adam would traverse the sandy…
April 14, 2021
…Co-Founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network, to Deliver Keynote at Commencement Alicia Garza is Principal at Black Futures Lab, author of “The Purpose of Power” and co-founder of The Black Lives Matter Global Network. Author, political strategist and organizer Alicia Garza will serve as keynote speaker at UC…
November 12, 2015
UC San Diego History Students Seize Rare Opportunity to View Chinese Records Prof. Paul Pickowicz with students and faculty from Shanghai The UC San Diego Department of History has forward-thinking graduate students. Presented with the opportunity to conduct research on a massive collection of rare Chinese archives, 12 pre-dissertation graduate…
February 14, 2013
Gifts from the Heart: Student Support Campaign Surpasses $50 Million Goal Undergraduate scholarship recipient Cheyenne Wright, photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Every February, UC San Diego scholarship recipients and donors connect at the Hearts and Scholars dinner. For students, it’s an opportunity to thank the individuals who have…
September 26, 2013
Convocation Keynote Urges Students to See World Through Eyes of Those With Different Point of View Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Just a few weeks ago, UC San Diego professor Carol Padden, an expert in language, communication and culture, was riding in the back of a tractor, traveling…
February 7, 2013
…leaders led groups of students through several Jacobs School of Engineering laboratories, where the girls learned about current research projects and the exciting possibilities of working with high-tech tools. Students attended lectures by leading female engineers, explored campus laboratories, interacted with undergraduate engineering organizations and learned how rewarding it can…
