September 10, 2024
This summer, nearly 200 incoming engineering and computer science students at UC San Diego got a head start on their degrees thanks to two programs that empower students to succeed as undergraduates in these challenging majors, while also learning to make the most of the college experience.
September 12, 2023
The Guided Engineering Apprenticeship in Research program and sponsoring organizations are providing funding for hard-working engineering students to engage in further research this summer. The summer program, known as GEAR to Career, gives students extra time in the lab to deepen their skills.
April 17, 2014
…Help Establish Center for Social Innovation and Impact at Rady School A $1 million endowment from Carol Lazier and Family has been given to the University of California, San Diego to help establish the Center for Social Innovation and Impact and the Endowed Chair in Social Innovation and Impact at…
October 15, 2020
…UC San Diego. From socials we have held, we have created a safe space for students to discuss issues, experiences and to ask questions, something these students did not have prior,” Nevarez said. “The UC San Diego STEM community has been very supportive, enthusiastic and involved in the success, sustainability…
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…
August 29, 2023
Ever wonder what your doctor is doing on social media? A new study published in JAMA led by John W. Ayers, Ph.D., from the Qualcomm Institute within the University of California San Diego, finds some physicians are harnessing the reach of social media to share and debate medical advancements.
September 24, 2024
…her passion for art and drive to influence positive social change. As head of UC San Diego’s dance area in the Department of Theatre and Dance, she is expanding the notion of dance as a tool for imagining new futures.
January 24, 2013
…in the Division of Social Sciences and of medical genetics in the School of Medicine. If you logged into Facebook on Election Day 2012, you may have seen – along with political rants and raves from your friends (and pictures of cats) – a nonpartisan message from Facebook at the…
September 16, 2022
UC San Diego study finds housing instability linked to increased mortality risk in cancer, highlighting need to screen for patients’ social risk factors
