April 26, 2018
Scholars Find Family at UC San Diego Chancellor’s Associates Scholars Program expands access and welcomes new freshmen Nirvana Navarro. Photo by Erika Johnson/UC San Diego Communications Nirvana Navarro grew up in a small town in Imperial Valley, and never considered pursuing a college degree. Her future plans were to move…
October 25, 2018
Fellowship Transforms Challenges into Hope for Diverse Graduate Students Alfred P. Sloan Foundation renews $1 million grant for graduate fellowship program Ritchie Hernandez Ritchie Hernandez’s life has taken many turns. Raised by deaf parents, the first language he learned was American Sign Language. As a first generation college student, he…
February 13, 2020
…$2 million to help scholar-athletes and graduate students University of California San Diego alumnus Gary Jacobs and his wife, Jerri-Ann, believe that education provides a path to upward social mobility. Throughout the years, they have supported formal education for students to acquire skills and choices for careers, as well as…
June 5, 2014
Team photo with Martin Paulus on far left. Photos by Steven Hickman, UC San Diego Mindfulness Training Program May Help Olympic Athletes Reach Peak Performance Research suggests that meditation may help U.S. military personnel cope with the stresses of combat more effectively. Now, UC San Diego researchers are looking at…
October 20, 2016
Library event to feature renowned China scholar Paul Pickowicz, part of First China Trip.
July 25, 2023
UC San Diego Health offers new minimally invasive sports medicine treatment to repair tendon overuse injuries.
October 17, 2017
A noted scholar and a world-leader in microbiome research, Rob Knight, Ph.D. will take guests inside the human body and share the dirt on the microbiome, the focus of his new book, published in June 2017. On Tuesday, October 24, Knight will discuss Dirt Is Good: The Advantage of Germs…
October 5, 2023
Homecoming and Family Weekend takes place from Oct. 16-22, featuring dozens of events and activities for the campus community.
December 14, 2023
As 2023 comes to a close, it’s time look back at some of this year’s moments and milestones. And, since a picture is worth a thousand words, what better way to do this than through the lens of campus photographer, Erik Jepsen?
February 1, 2022
The National Football League is funding a novel clinical trial by UC San Diego researchers to assess whether cannabis or CBD provide any post-game pain relief caused by athletic injury. Trial participants will be professional rugby players.
