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UC San Diego Student-Run Free Clinic Project Receives Boost as Part of May 16 Gala

The UC San Diego Student-Run Free Clinic Project will host its 15th annual fundraiser gala, “Light up the Night” on Thursday, May 16.

May 15, 2013Events, Giving, Health

Survivor Beach to ‘SUP-port’ Quest to Conquer Cancer June 2

UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center will host the 7th annual Survivor Beach on Sunday, June 2. The event, which has become a La Jolla tradition, will feature a stand-up paddleboard (SUP) competition, beach festival with food trucks and more.

May 13, 2013Events, Giving, Health, Rady

Business Leader, Author Robert E. Price Shares Legacy of Price Club Founder, Sol Price, May 6

The University of California, San Diego will present an evening with Robert E. Price on May 6 at 4 p.m., including a talk and book-signing by the international businessman, philanthropist and author of the book, “Sol Price: Retail Revolutionary and Social Innovator.” The event is free and open to the public.

April 29, 2013Events, General, Rady

Fiesta de las Estrellas Celebrates ‘Star’ Scholars at UC San Diego

The UC San Diego Hispanic Scholarship Council will host its 16th annual Fiesta de las Estrellas April 25 to raise scholarship funds for outstanding students, with an opportunity for donors to meet the students whose lives will be transformed by their gift.

April 25, 2013General, Giving, Students

UC San Diego Receives Diamond Award from SANDAG for Alternative Transportation

The University of California, San Diego has received a SANDAG iCommute Diamond Award in recognition of the university’s contributions to alleviating the region’s traffic congestion and greenhouse gases with alternative transportation options.

April 11, 2013General

Kyoto Prize Laureate and Cell Biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi to Speak at UC San Diego March 13

World-renowned molecular cell biologist and 2012 Kyoto Prize laureate Yoshinori Ohsumi, Ph.D., will speak at the University of California, San Diego, March 13 at 3:30 p.m., as part of the annual Kyoto Prize Symposium. To register for the free talk, which is open to the public, please visit: kyotoprizeusa.com.

March 01, 2013Events, Giving, Science and Engineering

Annual Heart of San Diego Gala Honors Audrey Geisel Feb. 9

The University of California, San Diego’s 16th annual Heart of San Diego Gala will honor local philanthropist and community leader Audrey Geisel Feb. 9 at the Grand Hyatt Aviara Resort. The formal fete will include dinner, dancing and a silent auction. Former San Diego Charger Rolf Benirschke will serve as the evening’s emcee. All proceeds from the event will benefit the UC San Diego Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center.

January 23, 2013Events, Giving, Health

New Telescopes to Give UC San Diego Researchers Glimpse of the Beginning of Time

Where do we come from? What is the universe made of? Will the universe exist only for a finite time or will it last forever? These are just some of the questions that University of California, San Diego physicists are working to answer in the high desert of northern Chile.

January 08, 2013Giving, Science and Engineering

UC San Diego First in Countywide iCommute Challenge

The University of California, San Diego placed first in SANDAG’s 2012 iCommute Rideshare Corporate Challenge, which encouraged employees at local companies and organizations to use alternative, sustainable commute choices—including carpool, vanpool, transit, biking, walking, teleworking or compressed workweek—during the month of October.

December 03, 2012Awards, General

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