October 23, 2014
…people to grow food, socialize with their neighbors and hold events. The Ocean View Growing Grounds (OVGG) is located in the Chollas Creek Watershed where poverty, obesity and environmental degradation pose serious social and environmental public health problems. Compounding these problems is the fact that the majority of residents living…
March 28, 2019
University of California San Diego Distinguished Professor Jann Pasler was awarded a 2.5 million-euro Advanced Grant from the European Research Council, funding a five-year project that will greatly expand colonialism studies and help develop researchers from the former French empire.
September 1, 2023
UC San Diego School of Medicine welcomes 141 new medical students at the 2023 White Coat Ceremony. The annual ceremony marks the beginning of the medical education journey for these future physicians.
August 22, 2023
Move over, ChatGPT: These artificial intelligence-powered technologies and innovations being developed and implemented at UC San Diego could lead to the next developments in the “AI revolution.”
October 8, 2015
…college that celebrates diversity, social justice, and public service. Lytle has dedicated his life and work to giving educational opportunities for all aspiring youth. In 1999, he co-founded The Preuss School UCSD, a charter school on the UC San Diego campus for low-income students who strive to become the first…
April 21, 2022
…as a leader in social innovation education. Three years later, the Changemaker Institute was formed as a key infrastructure to champion, oversee and reinforce changemaking efforts. Students are also invited to get involved with a range of student organizations dedicated to service, including community-engaged learning programs such as Education Corps…
November 19, 2015
…students who are conducting socially beneficial research as well as scholars who are working to launch large-scale, multidisciplinary research-center applications. Approximately $2.7 million in fellowships were awarded to 168 trainees in the 2014-15 academic year. Postdoctoral scholars and Ph.D. students were awarded up to $25,000 each, while undergraduate students were…
August 29, 2019
Nine-month-old brains-in-a-dish and the brains of premature newborn babies generate similar electrical patterns, as captured by electroencephalogram (EEG) — the first time such brain activity has been achieved in a cell-based laboratory model.
April 30, 2015
…been promoting outreach through social media, asking people to share what they’re doing to save water through photos, short videos, tweets, Facebook posts and more using the hashtag #TritonsSaveH2O. All the tips will be compiled and shared on the Sustainability website and through SustainUCSD’s Facebook and Twitter accounts. “Sharing ideas…
August 20, 2020
…it contributed to the social and economic changes transforming the entire country. Heavily researched, Gerth’s latest book “Unending Capitalism: How Consumerism Negated China’s Communist Revolution” explains in detail how, under the guise of building socialism, the Chinese Communist Party and its leader Mao Zedong helped accelerate the promotion of the…
