February 14, 2023
Akshara Kuduvalli, a computer engineering undergraduate student at the University of California San Diego, has been selected as a 2023 Brooke Owens Fellow. The Fellowship is awarded to exceptional undergraduate women and gender minorities in aerospace.
April 20, 2015
A decrease in the amount of time spent eating and an increase in overnight fasting reduces glucose levels and may reduce the risk of breast cancer among women, report University of California, San Diego School of Medicine researchers in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
May 21, 2015
…Diego Publications Pavilion for Women and Infants named in recognition of the Radys’ $12 million gift “My father was an OB/GYN,” said Ernest Rady, one of San Diego’s most prominent philanthropists and business leaders. “When a woman would come in and say, ‘Thank you doctor, you saved my life,’ my…
October 10, 2011
No. 2 Ranked Women’s Soccer Team Continues Hot Start with Win Over Cal State East Bay Sara Spaventa The second-ranked UC San Diego women’s soccer team scored four goals in the second half as the Tritons pounded Cal State East Bay 5-1 in California Collegiate Athletic Association play on Sunday…
December 2, 2021
…a heart fails, a woman’s ventricular wall increases in thickness relative to a man’s. And in heart valve disease, men show more calcified tissue growth, while women develop more fibrotic, scar-like tissue. Yet, treatments for both diseases remain strikingly similar for both men and women, despite the differences in disease…
August 10, 2017
…Sally Ride—the first American woman in space—taught physics and where, just recently, scientists contributed to the discovery of the first-known system of seven Earth-sized planets around a single star. This rich tradition of space exploration and commitment to inspiring the next generation of scientists is one of the reasons UC…
November 17, 2016
…great personal risk when women performing on stage in Iran was taboo. Ultimately, her courage led to her repute as the “Mother of Theatre and Film,” in Iran, culminating in her recognition as the best female actress of the year at the age of 80, according to her son. “The…
February 14, 2023
In everyday life, people have to make decisions in uncertain situations in which they have incomplete information, but how individuals behave in such instances is influenced by their gender.
March 21, 2019
…San Diego men and women’s basketball teams each overcame the loss of key players, persevered through adversity and, as league favorites, overcame the pressure of entering each game with a target on its back. Joleen Yang is one of just three seniors on this year’s Tritons Despite all that, they…
January 31, 2012
…Celebrating Achievements of African-American Women Members of UC San Diego’s Black Student Union at a previous Black History Month kickoff celebration. The University of California, San Diego will honor the history and accomplishments of African-American women for the university’s celebration of Black History Month. The theme for 2012 is “Black…
