January 3, 2024
Lisa Portes recently joined UC San Diego to become chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance. A highly regarded Cuban American director, educator, advocate and leader, Portes’s aim is to promote a new theater narrative that expands our understanding of what it means to be human.
December 8, 2022
UC San Diego’s ranks now include 18 fellows of the National Academy of Inventors. Three professors have been named 2022 NAI fellows, the highest professional distinction awarded to academic inventors.
May 19, 2022
…health Kai Pono Solutions, transforming the stormwater industry with a unique filtration device that is low-impact, cost-effective, easily maintained and internet-of-things-enabled Reefpark, engineering of living coral-reef-mimicking structures for the sustainable use of coastal resources Sepiabotics, integrating next-generation robotics, artificial intelligence and computer vision to solve ocean data challenges On Wednesday,…
November 29, 2011
…has the potential to transform our son’s life, and the lives of children like him all over the world. As an alumnus, having UC San Diego lead the way toward that goal is tremendously rewarding.” Granet added, “The donations and support from families like the Churchills make change possible. They…
September 29, 2022
The UC San Diego campus community turned out in big numbers last Friday to celebrate the opening of the sleek and soaring Franklin Antonio Hall. The building is not only innovative in its architecture, it’s also ground-breaking in how research teams are organized.
February 15, 2018
…frontlines of our students’ educational experience. They teach and mentor the next generation of innovators and leaders, fostering their intellectual and personal development. Others work day in and day out to advance solutions to our world’s most pressing challenges—ranging from climate change to social justice issues—or to deliver exceptional health…
June 18, 2015
Future Educator Gets Second Boost from Local Family Preuss School alumna and UC San Diego senior Indira Esparza to begin grad school with inaugural Weil Family Teacher Preparation Fellowship Preuss School alumna and UC San Diego senior Indira Esparza will begin graduate school as the inaugural recipient of the Weil…
June 15, 2021
Veerabhadran Ramanathan, a renowned climate and atmospheric scientist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, will receive the Blue Planet Prize, the international environmental award sponsored by Japan’s Asahi Glass Foundation.
April 5, 2018
…Antonovics is committed to transforming classroom parameters and enriching every student’s experience. She actively embraces the latest technology to facilitate comprehension and foster dynamic lecture environments. Antonovics infuses humor and real-world relevance into rigorous course work and inventively records online instructional videos. She coauthored an acclaimed textbook series with Ben…
August 6, 2020
…has huge potential for transforming the way consumer products are developed and the way they decompose, offering relief to landfills, rivers and oceans. An employee at a manufacturing facility in Leon, Mexico, puts the finishing details on a polyurethane flip-flop mold. Photo courtesy of Stephen Mayfield. “Working with our commercial…
