March 3, 2022
Social Justice Advocate Cornel West Shares Words of Wisdom Advocate, activist and author Cornel West shared how young people can become catalysts for positive change during a discussion moderated by Helen Griffith, executive director of The Preuss School UC San Diego. Photo credit: Xavier Bailey Photography. UC San Diego recently…
May 6, 2021
Nurses By Day, Social Justice Activists By Night Laura Chechel, center, with Christina Kelley and Danisha Jenkins on right, standing together with other local nurses during a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020. Since May 2020, a team of registered nurses in San Diego have taken part in efforts advocating…
October 1, 2015
…Classroom and Fight for Social Justice Photos by Alethea Go and Alwin Szeto/UC San Diego Publications Raise your consciousness and seek every day to do something to better the life of someone around you and, in that, your life will become richer, happier and more fulfilled. These words of advice…
April 7, 2016
…America to tackle food justice through food sorting. Participants also volunteered at UC San Diego’s own community gardens. Photos by Alternative Breaks at UCSD Alternative Weekends Program Offers Solution to Addressing Local Social Justice Issues Students participating in Alternative Breaks at UCSD have traveled to 16 locations internationally and domestically…
April 20, 2017
…advocates of equality and justice. “I’ve never done anything like this; I was lucky enough to have something to give and wanted to make sure it is going to the right place, to someone who can use it,” said Gubser. “Education is so important. I want to support the opportunity…
August 8, 2023
Gentry Patrick, a professor of neurobiology and director of the Center for Empathy and Social Justice in Human Health at UC San Diego, has been named as the inaugural holder of the Kavli and Dr. William and Marisa Rastetter Chancellor’s Endowed Chair in Neurobiology.
March 31, 2016
…Diego Celebrate Activism and Social Justice Activism, community service, Latin American history and social justice are at the center of the UC San Diego’s 2016 César E. Chávez celebrations. Taking place from March to May, the various events honoring the life and legacy of Chávez, a cofounder of the United…
November 15, 2022
A social justice warrior who loves biology, nature and teaching, alumna Kristin Brownell MD/MPH is a core faculty member at the Family Health Centers of San Diego. She is dedicated to improving primary care for refugees, immigrants and other underserved groups.
November 29, 2022
The Urology for Social Responsibility seminar will be offered in the T. Denny Sanford Center Medical Education and Telemedicine on the UC San Diego campus from January 14 to 15, 2023.
February 9, 2017
…San Diego community while promoting health, the environment and social justice. The Sustainability Office student ambassador has been selected to participate in the Principal Community Scholar Program, a prestigious opportunity to lead a campus community service project and receive a $1,000 scholarship.
