February 8, 2018
…to their race/ethnicity or gender. With regard to overall satisfaction, 81 percent of those responding to the survey said they are a “satisfied” or “extremely satisfied” UC San Diego employee. Survey responses were most positive on the following issues: Understanding how their job directly contributes to UC San Diego’s mission…
March 31, 2023
For Hillary Whittington ‘04, facilitating her young son Ryland’s gender transition also changed her in ways she could never have imagined.
February 27, 2020
…March 6: Attend a Gender Buffet with special guest Maryam Zaringhalam, who will speak on “Harnessing the Power of Wikipedia to Promote Women in STEM.” March 7: Join the International Women’s Day Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon to help create and improve Wikipedia pages for women in academia—only 18.2 percent of English Wikipedia…
October 17, 2013
Increased vitamin D levels may prevent a wide range of diseases, according to recent studies. However, some previous studies led to a concern that vitamin D supplementation could increase an individual’s risk of developing kidney stones.
January 29, 2015
…Center for Research on Gender in STEMM Led by Mary Blair-Loy, Wendy Campana, Pamela Cosman Research Area: Understanding Cultures and Addressing Disparities in Society Mary Blair-Loy, associate professor sociology and associate vice chancellor for faculty diversity and equity: “The new Center for Research on Gender in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics…
October 10, 2019
When you hold constant national origin, religion is the most powerful source of discrimination against refugees to the United States – mattering more than gender, age, fluency in English or professional skill. Also: anti-Muslim bias prevails across the board in the U.S. but differs across subgroups.
February 2, 2018
On the day U.S.A. National Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nasser was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison for the sexual assault of minors, researchers at the University of California San Diego were gathered for the recent Sports and Sexual Violence Researcher Think Tank—a timely and wide-ranging discussion of…
June 27, 2023
In honor of Pride Month we connected with junior Kiki Drew to learn their coming out story, how their identity empowers them and ways they are involved in the LGBTQ+ community.
January 17, 2013
…ethnic studies and critical gender studies, but he wanted to see these disciplines promoted more. “[These classes] allow students to think critically about society, race, gender and class.” He added that he hopes sustainability initiatives will be included in the campus’s strategic plan. Subramani concluded the brainstorming session by thanking…
April 27, 2022
LGBT+ physicists often face harassment and other behaviors that make them leave the profession, according to a new study, which comes as physics as a discipline has attempted to grapple with equity and inclusion issues.
