February 18, 2016
…emerging trends, breakthroughs and social advances they envision over the next 50 years. Stephen Mayfield on algae biotechnology Razelle Kurzrock on personalized cancer therapy Barry Lopez on environmentalism Mary Walshok, associate vice chancellor of public programs and dean of UC San Diego Extension, said the yearlong celebration will provide a…
March 17, 2022
…beyond Amid the growing social justice movement in the summer of 2020, many graduate programs issued mission statements for equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI). But as Gene Yeo, a professor of cellular and molecular medicine at UC San Diego School of Medicine, met with students from the Bioinformatics Graduate Program…
July 8, 2015
Marcia McNutt, a prominent geophysicist, national leader in science, and alumna of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, has been nominated to become the next president of the National Academy of Sciences.
February 26, 2018
…conference uses the metaphor of fluidity to explore the social position of sound and music through time and genre.
June 9, 2016
…UC San Diego surveyed social media sites such as Twitter to gauge how weird weather affects discussion of climate change and climate-related legislation. In addition to his doctoral studies in the Department of Political Science, Obradovich was also a fellow of the Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation at the…
April 4, 2024
A $2 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to support the UC Sentencing Project to drive work – inside and outside of prison – that disrupts the narratives that legitimize the racialized and gendered criminalization of people in California’s women’s prisons.
February 15, 2018
…from climate change to social justice issues—or to deliver exceptional health care to patients in our region and beyond. Yet, their impact doesn’t end there. Many of our faculty and staff are taking their dedication one step further by donating to campus areas that enhance the student experience, enrich our…
May 30, 2019
…committed to civil discourse, social justice and the importance of an excellent education. Photo: UC San Diego Foundation San Diego community leader Elaine Galinson is committed to civil discourse, social justice and the importance of an excellent education. “It has always been a part of my being. It was a…
May 15, 2014
…the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences held May 2 to 6. Joining him in presiding over the summit were Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, British economist Partha S. Dasgupta of Cambridge University, and His Excellency Archbishop Roland Minnerath, Archbishop of Dijon, France. Pope Francis with…
October 5, 2017
…world’s largest network of social entrepreneurs, for its role as a leader in social innovation education. Following up with the designation, the university is hosting on campus a Changemaker Day on Oct. 25. This cross-campus initiative is dedicated to creating positive social change through public and community service, research, social…
