March 3, 2022
…as the online and social media intern. In the role, Lautz helped cultivate community digitally during the pandemic as well as grow participation in events. Camila Lautz After graduating from UC San Diego in 2021 with a degree in political science and double minors in environmental studies and international studies,…
November 8, 2022
Up to 12 new faculty members will be hired at UC San Diego whose work centers on designing just futures, particularly for Indigenous, Black and migrant communities.
April 15, 2021
…and co-founder of the Social Justice Training Institute and Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Becky Petitt. Register for the webinar here » “My office is often asked by campus community members and units how to be better allies and improve the campus experience for Black and other minoritized…
April 3, 2017
In an era of wall-building, UC San Diego is creating links between the university and the marginalized communities straddling the U.S.-Mexico border. Now, a grant of $1 million from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will help advance the Cross-Border Community Stations project, spearheaded by professors Teddy Cruz and Fonna Forman.
April 19, 2022
Five remarkable people are being celebrated by the Life Course Scholars Program at UC San Diego with “Wise Elder Changemaker” awards for their “significant impact on people, land, communities and movements for change across our region.”
December 10, 2014
Scott Makeig, research scientist and director of the Swartz Center for Computational Neuroscience at the Institute for Neural Computation of UC San Diego, has brought together a research group from four UC campuses who have won a $300,000 President’s Research Catalyst Award, one of five such awards across the UC…
June 16, 2018
It was emotional. It was inspirational. It was moving. The University of California San Diego held its All Campus Commencement today, celebrating the graduation of approximately 7,500 graduates from the university.
June 19, 2014
…for and commitment to social justice,” she said. “I know that the habits and skills I developed as a student at UC San Diego will be incredibly valuable as I begin teaching.” “Each year, more of our students are accepted into Teach For America, many of them from the ranks…
December 21, 2015
…San Diego. The American justice system should take note of eyewitness confidence, but only at the time of the initial identification and not at a later date in court. Working with victims and bystanders of actual robberies, the study also finds in favor of the traditional lineup procedure that presents…
March 14, 2013
While poverty and under-education continue to dampen contraception use in Nepal, exacerbating the country’s efforts to reduce maternal and child mortality rates, researchers say another, more surprising factor may be more intractable: Deeply held cultural preferences for sons over daughters.
