January 17, 2019
…the breadth of university scholarship, including humanities, arts, engineering, and public policy, as well as biological, health, environmental, natural and social sciences. UC San Diego-led projects include: Speculative Futures Shelley Streeby. Photo courtesy shelleystreeby.com. Professor of ethnic studies and literature Shelley Streeby will lead the development of the Cross-UC Speculative…
February 27, 2014
…welcome a diverse community—including scholarships to help make a college education more accessible and affordable. UC San Diego welcomes Duca as director of development, campus initiatives and diversity to carry on the progress the campus has made in further enhancing the diversity of our community. Diversity is an institutional priority,…
October 26, 2023
UC San Diego recently became the first University of California campus to unveil a National Panhellenic Council plaza. The space recognizes the “Divine Nine,” a collection of historically Black Greek-letter organizations dedicated to community building and changemaking through fellowship.
October 10, 2022
For Sky Yang and Giulia Corno, getting involved with student government seemed like a great way to make a difference. Now, as the presidents of Associated Students and the Graduate & Professional Student Association, respectively, they share what they hope to accomplish this year.
February 27, 2020
…research collaborations. Such interdisciplinary scholarship is at the heart of UC San Diego’s research excellence since solutions to the most challenging research problems require the collective talents of groups of investigators with a range of disciplinary skills. One of Colin’s most active collaborations is with Eva Wittenberg, assistant professor in…
May 3, 2018
…and Practice”—also urged turning scholarship into action. Throughout the day, there were 18 breakout sessions, ranging from such topics as growing food in the face of a changing climate and teaching the ethics of global health to building health justice in underserved communities and exploring improvements to the United Nations’…
June 18, 2024
The effects of coffee consumption on human health is a knotty question, but one thing is sure: coffee is a psychoactive substance.
December 20, 2019
Yuan-Cheng “Bert” Fung, known as “the father of biomechanics” and one of the founders of the discipline of bioengineering at the University of California San Diego, passed away Dec. 15, 2019 of natural causes. He was 100.
February 6, 2020
…annual Black History Month Scholarship Brunch, an annual fundraiser to support student academic success. The event includes a Southern-style soul food brunch, keynote by Julianne Malveaux, author of Are We Better Off? Race, Obama, and Public Policy, live music and more on Feb. 22. For a full list of events,…
June 16, 2023
Six students who have made significant contributions to their departments and surrounding communities at the Jacobs School of Engineering and the University of California San Diego will receive Awards of Excellence as part of Ring Ceremony 2023 on Saturday, June 17.
