June 4, 2020
…by key research institutions in the region When Gary and Jean Shekhter learned about a research alliance that could help San Diegans return to work safely through comprehensive coronavirus screenings, they were inspired to help. San Diego has been good to the couple, who came to the U.S. from the…
November 30, 2017
…Biology, which was launched in 2010 as a way to stimulate cross-campus collaboration in the field, has become a magnet not only for researchers across campus but from around the University of California system and the world. “It’s taken off like crazy,” said Brody, an emeritus professor of biology who…
March 31, 2022
…Jessica Meir visited Scripps in November 2017. Photo by Erik Jepsen/University Communications. NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir to Speak at UC San Diego Commencement UC San Diego alumna has led a career of daring research to understand and protect the planet, including a six-month mission to the International Space Station Accomplished…
August 11, 2022
…McKerrow, who stepped down in June after serving as dean for seven years. Best is a familiar face. She joined Skaggs faculty in 2003, just one year after the school opened its doors to its first class, rising to professor of clinical pharmacy and pediatrics and associate dean for pharmacy…
June 14, 2018
…Class of 2018 participates in the campus’ various commencement ceremonies June 16-17. The momentous occasion will be celebrated with laughs, cheers and tears, as the journey to earning a college degree can be an emotional one. Students such as Matt Morris, Leon Sanchez Reyes and Anika Ullah pushed boundaries, overcame…
November 18, 2021
…American Invention is presented in partnership between Hagley Museum and Library and the University of California San Diego, and is generously sponsored by Qualcomm. Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Communications. UC San Diego Celebrates Hidden History of US Innovation with Exhibit of 19th Century Patent Models Hagley Museum and…
June 7, 2022
…graduates will be honored in a series of commencement ceremonies for each undergraduate college, the Graduate Division, Rady School of Management and School of Global Policy and Strategy. They have chased their dreams, and left UC San Diego and the community better than they found them. We are immensely proud…
January 29, 2015
…committed to significant investments in scholarship and science that will keep the university at the forefront of socially beneficial research. Some of these investments are taking place already; other programs will be announced in the months ahead. What they all have in common is a thoughtful cultivation of promising people…
July 14, 2022
…total of $3.05 billion in philanthropic support over a span of 10 years. The funds have spurred a significant campus transformation, increased access with scholarships and fellowships for the next generation of leaders and expanded the university’s positive global impact with research that is addressing some of the world’s most…
October 16, 2014
…San Diego truly believe in what they are doing. And if, with the Jacobs Medical Center, we are helping people survive, we are doing something very important.” Carol Vassiliadis That is why Vassiliadis has designated gifts totaling $8.5 million to the future UC San Diego Jacobs Medical Center. In honor…
