April 5, 2018
…Lecturer of Chemistry and Biochemistry Skip Pomeroy is passionate about inspiring the next generation of scholars and making science accessible. He has volunteered weekly for the past decade at Castle Park High School (Title I) to facilitate hands-on peer learning activities that highlight the frontiers of sustainability. Pomeroy oversees outreach…
November 9, 2017
…professor of chemistry and biochemistry who chairs the Academic Senate’s Diversity and Equity Committee. “There’s more awareness of subtle bias and more focused support from the top leadership at the university now to promote a culture of fairness.” “We’ve been working hard to eliminate the inequities in climbing the academic…
August 6, 2020
…professors of chemistry and biochemistry Michael Burkart and Robert “Skip” Pomeroy, and Mayfield, who are working together to forge a new field of synthetic sustainable materials. With a one-two punch of chemistry and biology, they are leveraging algae and its byproducts to make renewable polymers like polyurethane foams that can…
January 21, 2016
…San Diego’s chemistry and biochemistry department second in the nation in a survey of professorships held by underrepresented minorities. “Our ability to recruit the best early-career scientists is a testament to the strength of our faculty and research programs,” said Mark Thiemens, dean of the Division of Physical Sciences. But…
June 12, 2014
…with a degree in biochemistry in 2009. Today, she is a student at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine who is expected to graduate in 2016. Earl Warren College’s ceremony will be held at 5 p.m., June 14 on RIMAC Field. Some 1,100 graduating students and about 10,000 guests…
November 28, 2023
Over the past three years, 20 faculty members have been hired at UC San Diego who are committed to advancing equity, diversity and inclusion using social justice frameworks. This fall, an additional $175,000 grant was received to support faculty retention and success.
April 7, 2020
Experts at UC San Diego are available to discuss the novel coronavirus, the COVID-19 illness and the societal impacts of the pandemic.
July 20, 2022
Jane Teranes, a teaching professor and paleoclimatologist who provided a bridge for UC San Diego undergraduates to engage with Scripps Institution of Oceanography science, died July 2, 2022 after a brief illness. She was 52.
March 5, 2012
Accurately predicting severe storms, or what Wall Street’s markets will do next, may become just a bit easier in coming months as Gordon, a unique supercomputer at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, begins helping researchers delve into these and other data-intensive projects.
May 5, 2015
Dr. John Wooley, the long-time associate vice chancellor for research and professor of pharmacology at the University of California, San Diego, passed away in April after a long battle with cancer.
