April 14, 2022
…’93, MD/MPH ’01, the social justice activism she experienced as a student at UC San Diego would go on to influence her life’s work to help improve primary care for refugees and immigrants. Today, Brownell is a core faculty member at the Family Health Centers of San Diego Family Medicine…
June 17, 2019
Two UC San Diego undergraduate students were named Donald A. Strauss Foundation Public Service Scholars, and were awarded a $15,000 prize to pursue their social change and public service projects.
September 19, 2016
California Governor Edmund “Jerry” Brown signed into law today new state restrictions on the emissions of so-called short-lived climate pollutants such as methane, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) used in refrigeration, and soot and other forms of black carbon. The new law was inspired by decades of research by Scripps Institution of Oceanography…
September 9, 2020
When kids “pass” the marshmallow test, are they simply better at self-control or is something else going on? A new UC San Diego study revisits the classic psychology experiment and reports that part of what may be at work is that children care more deeply than previously known what authority…
July 16, 2019
The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at UC San Diego has been awarded a five-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) worth $10 million to deploy Expanse, a new supercomputer designed to advance research that is increasingly dependent upon heterogeneous and distributed resources.
February 14, 2013
…Family Endowed Fellowship in Social Sciences. With a gift of $265,000, alumna Wendy Kwok, ’99, will provide scholarship support for outstanding UC San Diego undergraduates majoring in biological sciences. Although the Invent the Future campaign exceeded its fundraising goal, UC San Diego will continue to face a critical need for…
January 25, 2024
Chancellor’s Interdisciplinary Team Catalyst Awards aim to foster sustainable, interdisciplinary collaborations and to assist teams in developing tailored funding strategies for grand scientific and societal challenges.
October 4, 2018
…her love of the social sciences and medical research. Following the ceremony, students had dinner on the RIMAC field. Today, Raj, who is trained as a developmental psychologist, is a leading expert in the evaluation of sexual, reproductive and maternal-child behavioral health for socially vulnerable populations, among other topics. “I…
March 3, 2022
…as the online and social media intern. In the role, Lautz helped cultivate community digitally during the pandemic as well as grow participation in events. Camila Lautz After graduating from UC San Diego in 2021 with a degree in political science and double minors in environmental studies and international studies,…
February 1, 2012
A series of exhibits and events in celebration of Black History month will be held during winter and into spring quarter at UC San Diego’s Geisel Library. All events are free and open to the public.
