June 7, 2022
…being an immigrant and transitioning medically is the best way I can give back to my family and the best thing I can do for the world.” A temporary home Lima learned about UC San Diego as a child when he would attend lectures alongside his two older sisters, who…
January 22, 2021
Based on the precise measurements reported in this study, researchers hypothesized what mixtures of bulk ingredients could give the TRAPPIST-1 planets their densities, offering the most precise picture of exoplanet composition achieved to date.
April 27, 2022
The Kavli Foundation has given $5 million to UC San Diego for the Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind, matching the gifts of generous donors including Joan and Irwin Jacobs; William and Marisa Rastetter; Sandra Timmons ’81 and Rick Sandstrom ’72, Ph.D.
May 13, 2021
…(Parent and Caregiver Education) program on topics like basic neuroscience, children’s socioemotional development and technology addiction. For Evans, who lives in San Diego’s Emerald Hills neighborhood, it’s time well spent. “Oh, my gosh, I’m so appreciative,” she said. “It provides me a clearer and broader picture of how the brain…
May 11, 2017
…Initiatives Take Flight New programs to help veterans launch second career after military service When Ryan Ruehl left the Marine Corps after five years of service as an artillery officer with two deployments, he knew he wanted to work in the medical device industry—something he’d been passionate about since high…
June 18, 2015
…her graduate studies this summer to earn a single subject credential in English. Her goal is to teach high school in San Diego and later pursue a Ph.D. in education. She is interested in conducting research on the educational experiences of undocumented students, an issue she feels strongly about because…
September 10, 2020
…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 research opportunities available and more. To address these important topics, we spoke with Assistant Vice…
March 22, 2018
…a nonconventional manner. Last summer, the campus celebrated the installation of the newest piece, “The Wind Garden” by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Luther Adams, thanks in part to a $1 million gift from Mary Looker. Launched more than three decades ago by the vision and philanthropy of James Stuart DeSilva,…
May 27, 2021
…New Latinx/Chicanx College Prep Program Recognizing that students do not come to college alone, a new partnership with the Parent Institute for Quality Education engages Latinx/Chicanx parents in helping their scholar apply to college and navigate the transition to the university. Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Communications. Photos captured…
July 19, 2021
The University of California San Diego received thousands of outstanding applications and has admitted 40,616 first-year and 12,330 transfer undergraduate students for the fall 2021 quarter.
