January 23, 2014
…is majoring in political science at UC San Diego and balances her busy study schedule with working as a peer educator and giving back to her community. But to Gutierrez, it’s her parents that are her true inspiration. Angelica Gutierrez “My father never had a school education because he grew…
October 29, 2015
…Diego’s Yankelovich Center for Social Science Research seeks to point policymakers to most effective strategies for improving upward mobility in the United States Lane Kenworthy The American Dream is less real than it used to be. On that, the evidence is clear. Incomes have grown slowly for all but the…
December 10, 2021
Few places in the country are better equipped to detect new virus variants than San Diego, where researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine and Scripps Research, working with county public health officials, health systems and others, collaborate to create a sort of viral early warning system.
January 18, 2013
The University of California, San Diego has received a record 82,340 freshman and transfer applications for fall 2013. The university received the third highest number of applicants among the University of California campuses. In recent years, UC San Diego has been among the nation’s top five universities with the most…
August 19, 2019
…Institution of Oceanography: Ocean Science Outreach and Education One of the largest gifts to Birch Aquarium was $6 million given by Price Philanthropies to help expand the aquarium’s outreach and education efforts. Nearly 47,000 students living in underserved communities have been served since the establishment of the Price Philanthropies Ocean…
March 5, 2024
In this Q&A with UC San Diego Today, Executive Director of Student Health and Well-Being Edward Junkins, MD, MPH, shares his vision for the future of Student Health and Well-Being in the Triton Center, a mental health app, and expanded clinical and wellness services.
July 22, 2019
The T. Denny Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion at UC San Diego will investigate the neurological basis of compassion, design a compassion-focused medical curriculum and develop new methods to protect and promote the well-being of current clinicians and their patients.
March 22, 2017
The nonprofit organization is based at the University of California San Diego’s Qualcomm Institute Innovation Space and has raised a total of $9.5 million since its creation in 2013, including grants, donations and contracts.
June 23, 2020
The University of California San Diego has been named the 9th best public university in the nation for LGBTQ+ students according to a new ranking by Campus Pride in partnership with BestColleges.
October 31, 2024
From supporting the health of our youngest patients, to driving innovative research and education in business, finance and biotechnology, to ensuring library resources for generations to come, UC San Diego’s 2025 Chancellor’s Medal and Lifetime Legacy Award honorees are making a remarkable impact on the world around us. The campus…
