January 23, 2020
…Medicine. “The day they started looking for people for the trial, my mom picked up the phone, found a number for Dr. Cherqui, called her and put my name in as a candidate,” Janz said. Janz’s mom, Barb Kulyk, has long followed Cherqui’s work. Like many parents of children with…
August 11, 2022
…step of my career, starting from family members who helped me find this career path (my parents, grandparents and late husband) and extending to new key professional mentors and guides at each step through school, post-graduate training and throughout my entire faculty career. Two people were instrumental in creating the…
October 19, 2017
…family, he got his start as a small child with bit parts as Mustardseed in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” or a spear carrier in the many Shakespeare plays his father produced. As he grew up, he graduated to supporting roles such as Hortensio in “Taming of the Shrew.” But, as…
November 18, 2021
…from Eighth Generation, a Seattle-based brand owned by the Snoqualmie Tribe. Cameras flickered as the proud students stood together. Paul Michael Acosta, second-year medical student of the Arawak tribe, reflected on the significance of the evening. “It means everything,” he said, growing emotional. “I reach out to every Native applicant…
March 4, 2021
…game prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation has donated a major gift to the University of California San Diego’s 21st Century China Center. The support will allow the center, which is based at the School of Global Policy and Strategy, to expand…
May 31, 2018
…a mathematician,” said Kristin Seaver, chief information officer and executive vice president for the U.S. Postal Service. “But, today, girls don’t just dream. Because of trailblazers like Sally Ride, they have been empowered to do.” Ellen Ochoa was one of those who was directly inspired by Ride’s accomplishment. The first…
December 18, 2020
…San Diego. From the start of the pandemic, the university has taken a lead in not only treating patients with COVID-19, but in advancing research on the virus and conducting clinical trials of vaccine candidates. In March, computational chemist and biophysicist Rommie Amaro led efforts to build the first complete…
July 9, 2024
Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s NSF-funded Southern California Extreme Heat Research Hub brings together an interdisciplinary team of UC San Diego scientists—from climatologists to epidemiologists—to study extreme heat impacts and mitigation strategies.
January 21, 2021
…from STEM to the stars after completing a graduate program at Scripps Oceanography, where her research focused on the diving physiology of marine mammals, including penguins. As part of her Ph.D. research, Meir conducted fieldwork in Antarctica, where she lived in isolation with a small team, including her Scripps advisors…
December 9, 2021
…politically, economically and socially. Starting in fall 2022, students may begin enrolling in a new Black Diaspora and African American Studies Major, led by the Institute of Arts and Humanities. Opportunities to learn about culture and community also take place within UC San Diego’s six campus community centers. This year…
