March 25, 2021
…Diego alumna and former president of the campus’s Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Rocio Pena conducts lab research. Photo taken prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. UC San Diego is an emerging HSI, defined as a public university serving a population of at least 15 to 24 percent full-time Latinx/Chicanx students.…
February 10, 2022
…six years in the U.S. Air Force, and finally completing my bachelor’s degree in computer science. Q. How did you make the transition to police work? A. The beating of an unarmed Black motorist in Los Angeles named Rodney King changed my life and my profession. I almost remember the…
May 8, 2014
…both houses of the U.S. Congress regarding stem cell research and at the National Institutes of Health. Emerging Leader: Paloma Young, M.F.A. ’06 Theatre Paloma Young is a costume designer who was recognized for her work in Peter and the Starcatcher at the 66th annual Tony Awards (2012) for Best…
June 19, 2014
…Medal of Science from President Barack Obama in 2011 in recognition of his contributions in the field of cardiovascular physiology and bioengineering. A UC San Diego professor of bioengineering and medicine, Chien is a world leader in the study of how blood flow and pressure affect blood vessels. His research…
June 16, 2022
…formal remarks, Associated Student President Manu Agni led his peers in the ceremonial tassel turn. From right to left, in a matter of moments, students officially became alumni of UC San Diego. “I’m pretty nervous; it’s been a long four years,” said Ignatius Widjaja on how he felt at commencement.…
February 14, 2011
…Sorrento Valley, the vice president of engineering's first comment to me was "I didn't know UCSD had an engineering department." Indeed, at the time, UC San Diego's reputation was very much on the theory side. It is nice to know that today, at our 50th anniversary, UC San Diego has…
October 26, 2011
…Twitter’s involvement with the U.S. State Department during the 2009 election protest in Iran, Twitter’s reluctance to establish a presence in China and the ways that Twitter could be potentially used “for evil.” “All of these systems have unintended consequences, and you intend for it to be used more instructively…
November 19, 2020
…milk bank in Southwest U.S. Not only will the milk bank provide a lifeline through donated human milk to babies in need in Southern California, its supply will be available to newborns at all UC academic health centers, as needed. As part of an academic health system, families at UC…
November 16, 2023
About 30 delegates from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the School of Global Policy and Strategy will be attending the 28th Conference of the Parties, or COP28, in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
June 1, 2017
…major universities in the U.S. because his global message of universal responsibility, kindness and compassion is loved and appreciated by people all over the world, and applicable to every field of study.” The selected student speaker for Commencement is Richard “Ricky” Alexander Flahive, who is graduating with a double major…
