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UC San Diego Expands Undergraduate Library Research Prize

June 18, 2024

Seven UC San Diego students have been selected to receive 2024 Undergraduate Library Research Prize (ULRP) awards and honorable mentions. An annual awards program that enriches the undergraduate student experience at UC San Diego, the ULRP celebrates the strategic use of UC San Diego Library services, resources and expertise in…

Rady Professor Ayelet Gneezy Receives Robert B. Cialdini Award

November 14, 2011

The UC San Diego Rady School of Management today announced that Professor Ayelet Gneezy is the recipient of this year’s Robert B. Cialdini Award for excellence in a published field study.

Report: One-Third of San Diego’s Essential Workers Are Immigrants

June 30, 2020

A new report from the U.S. Immigration Policy Center at UC San Diego, released together with the City of San Diego and the Welcoming San Diego initiative, shows that more than one-third of San Diego’s essential workers are immigrants providing critical services to residents and businesses.

UC San Diego Designated as a Changemaker Campus

April 4, 2017

The University of California San Diego has been designated as a Changemaker Campus by Ashoka U for its role as a leader in social innovation education. Only 40 universities around the world have received this designation and UC San Diego is the first University of California campus to be recognized.

U.S. News & World Report: UC San Diego Graduate and Professional Schools are Nation’s Best

March 12, 2019

U.S. News & World Report today released its 2020 guidebook that ranks the nation’s top graduate programs and professional schools, giving high marks to UC San Diego’s innovative programs.

Welcome in 2022 with UC San Diego’s Changemaker Week

January 13, 2022

…how to create positive social change through public and community service, research, social innovation, social entrepreneurship, social justice and more. This year marks the largest celebration to date, featuring over 40 opportunities focused on creating change for the good of all. “At UC San Diego, we are dedicated to cultivating…

Five UC San Diego Researchers Receive Prestigious Sloan Fellowships

March 19, 2015

…from the Division of Social Sciences. This year’s recipients are computer scientist Shachar Lovett, economist Paul Niehaus, Padmini Rangamani from the department of mechanical and aerospace engineering, nanoengineer Andrea Tao and neuroscientist Bradley Voytek. The fellowships seek to boost fundamental research by early-career scientists and scholars of outstanding promise. The…

UC San Diego Honors Entrepreneurs-in-Residence with Reception, Apr. 17

April 17, 2017

…work with a reception, Apr. 17, at Bella Vista Social Club and Caffé in the Sanford Consortium.

UC San Diego Named Best Value Public College by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance

December 16, 2015

Kiplinger’s Personal Finance named the University of California, San Diego the 20th best value public university in the nation based on its academic quality and affordability. UC San Diego was praised for its high four-year graduation rates, low average student debt at graduation, student to faculty ratio, the availability of…

Social Justice as Part of the Remedy for What Ails Us

June 3, 2021

Social Justice as Part of the Remedy for What Ails Us New center in Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion focuses on issues in health care Eliminating racial inequity demands empathy and compassion, but also social justice. The newest center within the T. Denny Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion…

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