April 14, 2022
…Tanya A. Menendez ’09 Sociology | Muir College Co-Founder & CEO, Snowball Wealth Tanya A. Menendez ’09 is co-founder and CEO of Snowball Wealth, a platform that provides personalized guidance to pay off debt and build wealth. Before becoming an entrepreneur, Menendez worked at Goldman Sachs and Google. She has…
May 29, 2012
Celebrated alumni of the University of California, San Diego that include Ira Rubenstein, executive vice president at Twentieth Century Fox and actor James Avery will speak to 8,182 graduating students for the campus’s 2012 commencement ceremonies. The majority of UC San Diego’s 11 commencement ceremonies will take place June 15-17,…
January 25, 2024
Chancellor’s Interdisciplinary Team Catalyst Awards aim to foster sustainable, interdisciplinary collaborations and to assist teams in developing tailored funding strategies for grand scientific and societal challenges.
May 30, 2013
Celebrated speakers of the University of California, San Diego’s commencement series, including comedian Lewis Black, San Diego City Council member Sherri Lightner, former White House doctor Connie Mariano and former president of the 10 campus University of California system Richard Atkinson, will give the keynote address to 7,860 graduating students…
January 2, 2013
Scientists from the University of California, San Diego, national and international research centers launched a first-of-its-kind workshop series intended to bring together investigators from a wide range of scientific fields to develop a 3D Virtual Cell. Funding for the Dec. 13-14 conference was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
February 13, 2018
The first datasets from the largest long-term study of brain development and child health in the United States—a project headed by a team of scientists at UC San Diego—were released to researchers around the world today by the National Institutes of Health.
April 12, 2018
…degrees in anthropology and sociology, she has advocated around issues of health, student rights, anti-racism and violence against transgender and gender non-conforming people of color. She currently serves as special projects director in the Oakland office of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, which represents 20,000 caregivers and housekeepers and lobbies…
February 18, 2016
…approached him during a sociology class, and they soon became friends. He remembers how Arellano was like a big brother, mentoring him on the “dos and don’ts” of college life. They united in “Rebel” culture, a socio-political movement of marginalized Latino youth that centered around house music, fashion that redefined…
March 2, 2017
…the international relations and sociology major enjoys the wide variety of cuisine offered at the three stations, and also believes that Ocean View’s commitment to providing diverse cuisines is a key to its popularity among students. Featuring a rotating menu that alternates between Asian, Indonesian, Middle Eastern, North African, Mediterranean…
June 12, 2014
…Officer Assistant Academic Affairs: Sociology (video) Michael Datte—Associate Engineer Resource Management and Planning: Facilities Management (video) Thanh Maxwell—Student Affairs Officer 1 Academic Affairs: Cognitive Science (video) Joanna Mickle—Administrative Analyst Academic Affairs: Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor—Academic Affairs (video) Minerva Nelson—Principal Administrative Analyst—Supervisor Marine Sciences: Integrative Oceanography Division (video) Deborah…
