The University of California San Diego will honor World AIDS Day on Thursday, Dec. 1 to raise awareness of the impact that HIV/AIDS has had and continues to have on the San Diego community, the nation and world. In recognition of the international event day, which was established in 1988, the campus will sponsor a…
Of the 5,750 incoming freshmen, 24 percent come from historically underrepresented groups; majority of new students are from California. The University of California San Diego welcomed its most diverse incoming class of freshmen and transfer students today, on Sept. 22 with additional resources that support diversity, inclusivity and student success. The new initiatives include identity-themed…
The University of California San Diego has been ranked the number one public university in the nation for serving the public interest for the seventh consecutive year by Washington Monthly. The magazine released its annual rankings Monday measuring social mobility (recruiting and graduating low-income students), research (preparing undergraduates for graduate school as well as discovering…
The University of California San Diego has admitted a record 30,273 freshman and 9,802 transfer students for the fall 2016 term. The number of new freshmen is up 3,773 compared to last year and there is also an increase among transfer admits by 1,652 students. Historically underrepresented students are up 46.2 percent at freshman level…
The University of California, San Diego is honoring African American history throughout February with events including art exhibits, lectures, film screenings, spoken word performances and the annual Black History Month Scholarship Brunch, featuring special guest speaker Danny Glover, a renowned filmmaker, actor and activist. This year’s Black History Month theme “Hallowed Ground: Sites of African…
Blasting aboard space shuttle Challenger in 1983 to become the first American woman—and at age 32, the youngest American in space—the late Sally Ride captured the nation’s imagination by breaking barriers. Her legacy also includes inspiring generations of students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) through Sally Ride Science, a science education company…
Psychiatric disorders can be difficult to diagnose because clinicians must rely upon interpreted clues, such as a patient’s behaviors and feelings. For the first time, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report identifying a biological marker: the over-production of specific genes that could be a diagnostic indicator of mental illness in…
Discover the history, art and architecture of UC San Diego—from world-famous buildings to historic eucalyptus groves and renowned public artwork. Free bus tours are held year-round by the UC San Diego Visitor’s Tour Program and showcase the most notable features of the 1,200-acre campus. Sights include the Jacobs School of Engineering, UC San Diego Moores…
The Center for Networked Systems (CNS), a computer science research center at UC San Diego, is developing a new initiative to support LGBT undergraduate students in computer science and engineering. Named The Alan Turing Scholarship, this initiative will be established in 2015 by CNS through philanthropic partnership. CNS will award the Alan Turing Memorial Scholarship…
In a story that largely went unnoticed last week, Janet Napolitano, the current president of the University of California university system, announced Tuesday that she will appoint a President’s Advisory Group on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues to advise her on how best to create a more welcoming and inclusive environment for LGBT students, faculty and…
