The inaugural Improvement Excellence Awards was held in June and celebrated the work of individuals and teams whose improvement projects made a positive impact on UC San Diego Health’s strategic goals and patient care.
More than 500 members of the UC San Diego community participated in this year's San Diego Pride Parade to honor the LGBTQ+ community.
The UC San Diego School of Arts and Humanities and Department of Visual Arts celebrated the 13th annual Adam D. Kamil Media Awards, awarding top prize to student Citlalli Martinez Cano for their film "Les Girls."
More than 9,000 graduates took part in commencement ceremonies at UC San Diego's undergraduate colleges, professional schools and graduate divisions. More than a dozen ceremonies took place between June 17 and 18. Captured here are the smiles, cheers, tears and hugs as graduates showed off their creative cap designs, received applause as they crossed the stage at their college ceremony and rejoiced with family and friends.
Researchers led by UC San Diego have developed a new model that trains four-legged robots to see more clearly in 3D. The advance enabled a robot to autonomously cross challenging terrain with ease—including stairs, rocky ground and gap-filled paths—while clearing obstacles in its way.
June 18, 2023, marks the 40th anniversary of the day Sally Ride blasted off aboard shuttle Challenger to become America’s first woman in space. As she broke through the atmosphere, so too did she break NASA’s gender barrier. In the ensuing years, Ride established her legacy as a champion of equity in science education and a beacon for girls and young people from diverse backgrounds striving to realize their dreams.Today, the Women in Leadership event is presented annually by Sally Ride Science @ UC San Diego to honor a decades-long legacy of blazing new trails and promoting equity and inclusion.
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