A Look Back at 2022
December 15, 2022
As we look forward to the upcoming new year, UC San Diego Today invites readers to take a look back at some milestones from 2022.
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Grad Students Build Science Bridge to the Incarcerated
November 5, 2020
…and UC San Diego’s Center for Research on Equity, Assessment and Teaching Excellence, or CREATE, an equity-centered research program that links campus and community members and leverages university resources. As an academic coordinator for CREATE, Vasquez, a Division of Biological Sciences alumnus, offered the graduate students insights to effectively reach…
Graduate Students Honored for Inclusive Mentorship
February 17, 2022
…justice, inclusivity and academic excellence. As outstanding student leaders in their respective fields, these scholars exemplify the values of Edward Alexander Bouchet, the first African American to earn a doctorate degree in the U.S. in 1876 and the sixth person to earn a doctorate in physics in the Western Hemisphere.…
Unexpected Impact: Concussion Derails Football Dreams, Experts Help Ignite Hurdles Talent
August 13, 2024
A traumatic brain injury ended Caden Taffe’s ability to play football, yet he has channeled his talents into running hurdles.
Lim(b)itless in India: UC San Diego Students Travel Abroad to Empower Amputees
February 6, 2020
…founder of the QI Center for Human Frontiers. Of the approximately 40 million amputees worldwide, only a fraction have access to a prosthetic limb. Multiple office visits, travel fees, and material and labor costs can drive prices into the tens of thousands of dollars. Lin planned to use an engineering…
Chancellor’s and Revelle Medalists Announced
October 8, 2015
…Program at Moores Cancer Center. Most recently, she donated to Jacobs Medical Center, naming the A. Vassiliadis Family Pavilion for Advanced Surgery for her husband and family. Vassiliadis has also expressed her passion for the humanities, helping position UC San Diego as the top center for Greek studies in the…
Two Billion Reasons to Celebrate
August 19, 2019
…to the Latinx/Chicanx Academic Excellence Initiative Fund to unlock his gift of $500. “Private support enables us to advance knowledge for a better society, and better train talent and citizenry of tomorrow,” said Rajesh Gupta, holder of the Qualcomm Endowed Chair in Embedded Microsystems at the Jacobs School of Engineering.…
Class of 2021 Shining Stars
June 10, 2021
…San Diego, and Black excellency as a whole.” Cage’s leadership impact extends far beyond Greek life. She is the Kujichagulia Access Coordinator on the Black Student Union Board and served as the General Health Lead Coordinator this year with the Student Health Advocate Program. Cage also served as a Resident…
The Campaign for UC San Diego
August 19, 2019
…Viterbi Family Vision Research Center, and create six new endowed chairs for faculty. His generous support is dedicated to advancing research, education and eye care. The Viterbi Family Vision Research Center will house research for a number of different ophthalmological diseases and interdisciplinary ophthalmological research. Students: Chancellor Associates Scholarships The…
Honoring the Veterans in Our Lives
November 9, 2023
In honor of Veterans Day, Nov. 11, UC San Diego Today asked members of the campus community to tell us about the U.S. military service members and veterans in their lives and share messages of gratitude for their contributions to their nation.
