Inclusive Excellence Awards Applaud Accessibility Innovators
May 2, 2023
16 individuals, departments and campus organizations were honored at the 28th annual Inclusive Excellence Awards ceremony on April 26.
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Addressing the Diversity Gap in Health Care
February 7, 2024
According to experts, there is a disparity between the diversity of health care staff and the patients served.
UC San Diego Named Among Nation’s Most Ethnically Diverse Colleges
October 15, 2015
The University of California, San Diego has been named the 11th most ethnically diverse college in the nation, according to a new report. Best College Reviews, a ranking service for American colleges and universities, recently released a list of the top 50 ethnically diverse schools. Statistics and definitions of race/ethnicity…
Three from UC San Diego Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 22, 2021
Three members of the University of California San Diego community, including two professors and one professor emeritus, have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences—one of the oldest and most esteemed honorary societies in the nation.
November Brings a Joyful Celebration of Native Tradition and Culture
November 8, 2022
This November UC San Diego recognizes the rich and diverse cultures, traditions and stories of Native American tribes and communities with educational and community-building events.
UC San Diego Research Scientist Teams with TopCoder, NASA for Coding Challenge
September 13, 2013
A crowdsourcing effort led by University of California, San Diego research scientist Albert Yu-Min Lin has turned into a new type of challenge – inviting programmers worldwide to develop a machine-learning algorithm that would match human perception when picking out interesting features in satellite imagery used in Lin’s search for…
Integrating AI into Language Learning: UC San Diego Extended Studies Offers First Class Experience with RIA Robot
September 3, 2024
Students and professionals from all over the world travel to San Diego to take English as a Second Language courses offered by the English Language Institute within UC San Diego Extended Studies International Programs. For many of them, mastering English is not only a professional necessity and a gateway to…
Agents of Change: How Universities Can Transform Urban Communities
October 12, 2017
…change but also meet social challenges such as creating an inclusive innovation economy. From both roles, Rodin said she learned valuable lessons that might help UC San Diego as its work downtown unfolds. She said the university’s strategy must be realistic and comprehensive and based on collaboration and transparency. In…
2018 Progress Update: Creating an Inclusive Experience for All at UC San Diego
November 8, 2018
…as a site of social and political critiques. And to ensure that equity and inclusion are considered in all aspects of faculty affairs—including recruitment, retention and advancement—Faculty Equity Advisors work with deans, department chairs and search committees. Advisors are available for consultation and guidance on EDI-related faculty affairs. UC San…
UC San Diego Computer Scientist Among Young Faculty Recipients of Sloan Research Fellowships
February 21, 2013
An expert in bioinformatics and computational mass spectrometry at the University of California, San Diego is among the 2013 crop of young faculty members identified by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation as “rising stars, the next generation of scientific leaders.”
