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Widening the Pathway to a STEM Career

January 17, 2019

Biological Sciences Professor Gentry Patrick has created a new program for underrepresented UC San Diego students based on life experiences that resulted in his own academic success. Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Widening the Pathway to a STEM Career Drawing from an impoverished upbringing, neurobiologist Gentry Patrick launches…

UC San Diego Announces 2025 Lifetime Legacy and Chancellor’s Medal Awardees

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…

Improving the Pipeline for Academic Success Center of UC San Diego’s Black History Month Celebration

February 2, 2017

…plays in providing upward social mobility for diverse communities around the world. We are committed to improving college access and affordability – through initiatives such as the Black Academic Excellence Initiative – and creating an inclusive environment that is welcoming to all.” Becky Petitt, UC San Diego’s Vice Chancellor for…

Scientist, Entrepreneur, Robotics Expert Will Speak to Downtown Collaboratory ‘Game Changers’

November 22, 2016

The fourth presentation in the Game Changers Series features Todd Hylton, a professor of practice at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering and executive director of the UC San Diego Contextual Robotics Institute.

PervasiveHealth Conference Explores Ubiquitous Computing in Health Care and Well-being

June 15, 2012

In late May the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) hosted PervasiveHealth—the 6th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare.

Strategic Research Plan Refresh Looks to Evolve What UC San Diego Does Best

May 16, 2024

What broad and pressing societal problems, challenges or questions do you think UC San Diego is uniquely, well-positioned to help solve.

U.S. News and World Report Again Ranks UC San Diego One of Nation’s Top 10 Best Public Universities

September 10, 2013

The University of California, San Diego is once again ranked one of the top 10 public universities in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. UC San Diego is ranked 9th best public university and 39th best university in the 2014 Best Colleges guidebook’s national college rankings that included…

Award to Graduate Women in Computing at UC San Diego Helps Expand Mentoring

January 11, 2017

The student group Graduate Women in Computing at UC San Diego will use an award from the National Center for Women and Information Technology to create an academic mentorship program for graduate and undergraduate women in computer science.

UC San Diego Summer Programs Introduce College Life to Prospective and Incoming Students

September 17, 2015

Numerous summer programs at the University of California, San Diego offered the opportunity for new and prospective students to experience living in a dormitory, explore campus programs and resources, as well as take part in hands-on social and learning activities.

UC San Diego Student Catches Eye of White House

March 17, 2022

…Health and Human Longevity Science has been invited by the Biden administration to participate in an exclusive group of experts and leaders in the fields of medicine and public health. A candidate in the university’s Medical Scientist Training Program (MD/PhD) and a high-profile public health advocate, Alec J. Calac is…

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