October 7, 2021
…Thoughts.” All proceeds support scholarships for local Black, Latinx and Asian students who come from immigrant and refugee backgrounds. Cota will read her poetry and share her story with students, with the intent of holding an open dialogue with participants. Food Justice and Community Health with The Kitchenistas Oct. 18…
June 20, 2013
…nearly $50,000 for student scholarships. Khong has also volunteered abroad, teaching high school biology in Tanzania and restoring an elementary school in Guatemala. When Khong isn’t abroad or fundraising, she assists a refugee family from Burma in their resettlement by teaching the parents English, tutoring their children and even organizing…
November 17, 2016
…until he got a scholarship to study abroad, he said. Arriving in Singapore at age 16, he marveled at how that country had gone from poverty to prosperity in the space of a couple of decades. It was then that he “recognized the power of good economic policy to be…
September 26, 2023
A fresh academic year has officially begun at UC San Diego and the campus is bustling with activity. More than 150,000 first year and transfer students applied to join the university, over 32,000 were admitted and an estimated 10,000 new undergraduate students are expected to enroll this fall.
June 25, 2024
Chief Administrative Officer for Health Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion discusses how her childhood influences mission to confront health disparities.
April 5, 2018
…Silberman Inspiration Challenge goes to support the Chancellor’s Associates Scholarship, which provides access for qualified and motivated first-generation college students. To learn more about Chancellor’s Associates, visit their website here.
March 27, 2014
On April 10, 2014, the Qualcomm Institute at the University of California, San Diego will kick off its Spring 2014 exhibition, Senses of Care: Mediated Ability and Interdependence, in the gallery@calit2. The opening of the exhibition will feature a talk by the curatorial team, led by UC San Diego associate…
February 8, 2019
Walter Munk, who gave the Allies a strategic edge in World War II, helped nurture a university into existence, and became a living synonym for oceanography, died February 8 at his home in La Jolla, Calif. He was 101.
July 20, 2022
Jane Teranes, a teaching professor and paleoclimatologist who provided a bridge for UC San Diego undergraduates to engage with Scripps Institution of Oceanography science, died July 2, 2022 after a brief illness. She was 52.
October 3, 2019
…In addition to his scholarship and kindness, Fung’s laugh is one of his most distinctive qualities, according to his colleagues. “He is the most joyful individual,” said Geert Schmid-Schoenbein, professor of bioengineering at UC San Diego, one of Fung’s former Ph.D. students and a key organizer of the 100th birthday…
