October 20, 2016
…CREATE, UC San Diego’s Center for Research on Educational Equity, Assessment and Teaching Excellence. “I’m very interested in equity in education and creating opportunities for students of all backgrounds to learn, especially in STEM fields connecting the arts and humanities,” she said. “This aligns really well with what Birch Aquarium…
April 9, 2015
…scholars who exemplify academic excellence and foster environments that support students who are traditionally underrepresented in academia. UC San Diego was the first university on the West Coast to establish a chapter of the national organization. “I didn’t realize I could do science until I actually started doing science,” said…
May 16, 2013
…accomplishments exemplify the academic excellence and distinction of UC San Diego graduates.” Kurt Campbell ’80, Outstanding Alumnus Described as “foreign policy think-tank royalty” by the Washington Post, Kurt Campbell’s initial interest in Asia was first sparked by UC San Diego professor Susan Shirk, who regaled her students with stories of…
June 18, 2015
…for UC San Diego’s Center for Research on Educational Equity, Assessment and Teaching Excellence (CREATE) as a research assistant and as a Muir College Provost Intern for the College Academic Mentorship Program (CAMP). She also mentors incoming Chancellor’s Associates Scholars—Esparza was among the first scholarship cohort in 2013—a program created…
January 9, 2014
…and director of the Center for Research on Educational Equity, Assessment and Teaching Excellence (CREATE). Pollock is referring to the work of CREATE’s recently launched STEM Success Initiative. Funded in July by the Offices of the Chancellor and Executive Vice Chancellor, the initiative seeks to network UC San Diego’s resources…
August 23, 2012
…the IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Excellence and Advancement) student center selects IDEA scholars from groups that have been traditionally underrepresented to help them through their college journey at the Jacob’s School of Engineering. This year, the IDEA scholars program accepted 34 incoming freshmen and 20 incoming transfer students. The Summer Pre-Engineering…
June 7, 2018
…they can thrive.” Craft Center Returns to Connect Campus and Community In 2012, the popular UC San Diego Craft Center abruptly closed. Students, staff and faculty, who enjoyed a variety of non-credit classes and programs including ceramics and glass blowing to photography and weaving, were shocked and saddened. Read More…
January 26, 2023
Recognizing exceptional support to the campus, UC San Diego announced Karen and Jeff Silberman; the Step Family; and Sandra Timmons ’81 and Richard Sandstrom ’72, PhD ’79, as recipients of the 2022 Chancellor’s Medal. T. Denny Sanford is being recognized with the second-ever Lifetime Legacy Award.
March 12, 2012
New green methods for making hydrogen fuels. Microrockets that can circulate in the human body without external fuel. Improved seismic safety in hospitals and other structures. New approaches to help utilities integrate solar power into the energy grid.
July 30, 2020
…will benefit Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health For the first time ever, surfers, scientists, physicians and survivors will come together virtually to support the fight against cancer at the annual Luau and Legends of Surfing Invitational on Aug. 9. As UC San Diego events are being canceled…
