January 24, 2019
…backgrounds to achieve their educational aspirations at UC San Diego,” said Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla. “We are excited to expand the program to provide greater access to this life-changing opportunity for students and families in San Diego, Imperial Valley and across California.” Chancellor Khosla envisioned the program as a pathway…
September 28, 2017
…San Diego’s role in transforming San Diego from an economy dependent on the military into a technology-based region that has become one of the most innovative in the world proved to be an important case study for the Brazilian participants looking for new ways to grow their high-tech industries. Speaker…
April 18, 2017
Growing up, Astrid Solorzano considered herself an average student, never thinking she would go to college. As a first-generation Mexican-American and the daughter of a single mother, the statistics were not in her favor. “How would I defy the odds?” she asked herself. The answer, it turned out, was The…
May 23, 2019
…Alumnus Taner Halıcıoğlu ’96 Transforming how data science is taught Facebook pioneer, local start-up hero and visionary thinker for tomorrow. His lasting legacy: the Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute, defining the future of data science and educating the next generation of leaders. Honorary Alumna Carol Littlejohn Chang Reinventing community involvement through…
September 5, 2019
UC San Diego’s Foundation Board welcomes 10 new and returning trustees. The unique philanthropic ambassadors help inspire charitable gifts and manage the Foundation’s assets in support of the university’s research, teaching and service goals.
April 27, 2023
After years of ongoing dialogue with members of the Latinx and Chicanx community, UC San Diego has co-created Mi Universidad (My University), a culturally focused outreach program.
April 24, 2019
An international team of scientists, including researchers from the University of California San Diego, report in the science journal Nature that they observed the decay of Xenon-124 atoms for the first time.
April 21, 2016
…had a primary school education, they encouraged her educational pursuits. She went from being an immigrant living in a low-income community to a post-doctoral fellowship at Harvard University, to a tenured professor in academia. She currently works in an important field of cancer research that aims to close an inequity…
July 24, 2018
…diverse expertise as doctors, educators, lawyers and entrepreneurs. Yet they all share a common interest: propelling the bold experiments, lifesaving solutions and nontraditional learning opportunities at the University of California San Diego. The UC San Diego Board of Trustees are unique ambassadors who dedicate their time and talents to supporting…
January 20, 2022
From Coffee Cart to Educational Computing Platform In classic UC San Diego fashion, an overheard conversation at a campus coffee cart has turned into an interdisciplinary project that’s making computing-intensive coursework more exciting while saving well over $1 million dollars so far. The effort gives UC San Diego graduate and…
