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New UC San Diego Center to Empower Entrepreneurship and Innovation

May 11, 2023

The Rady School of Management at the University of California San Diego proudly celebrated the Robert S. Sullivan Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation on May 8. The center is focused on continuing to cultivate the Rady School’s legacy and impact in entrepreneurship and innovation.

Marko Wolfinger Surfboard Shaping Studio Named in Memory of Local Surfer

May 9, 2023

Wolfinger family honors late son and brother with naming of the Marko Wolfinger Surfboard Shaping Studio at UC San Diego and support for ocean research at Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

Celebrate the Preuss Promise April 28

April 20, 2023

The campus and local community is invited to support the success of scholars at The Preuss School UC San Diego, a charter middle and high school on the university campus, at the annual Preuss Promise benefit celebration, this year happening on April 28 at the San Diego Marriott Del Mar.

UC San Diego Breaks Ground on Viterbi Family Vision Research Center

April 18, 2023

UC San Diego recently celebrated the groundbreaking of the Viterbi Family Vision Research Center at Shiley Eye Institute, which is supported by a $50 million gift made in 2018 by philanthropist Andrew J. Viterbi.

Show You Care on UC San Diego’s Day of Caring

April 13, 2023

UC San Diego’s Day of Caring, u.care, is all about coming together to spark change for future generations.

New Merkin Fellowship Program Expands Global Research Opportunities

April 13, 2023

A new fellowship program has been established at UC San Diego through the generous support of Richard Merkin, MD, making it possible for graduate students to collaborate across continents to advance translational medicine.

What are the Drivers of Chronic Infectious Disease?

March 24, 2023

A $1 million grant from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation will launch a UC San Diego-led national effort to more deeply study tissue samples from patients with conditions ranging from long COVID-19 and relapsed Lyme disease to chronic fatigue syndrome.

Schmidt Futures Fellows Seek to Expand Promise of AI in STEM Fields

March 23, 2023

Ten UC San Diego postdoctoral scholars are applying artificial intelligence (AI) methods to their research in a range of fields thanks to support from the Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship, a program of Schmidt Futures.

Darrell and Dorthy Ann Fanestil Establish Endowed Chair in Nephrology-Hypertension With $2M Gift

March 23, 2023

In 1968, Darrell Fanestil, MD, founded what has become the Division of Nephrology-Hypertension at UC San Diego Health. Fanestil and his wife, Dorthy Ann, have given $2 million establish a chair in the field, which will be held by Joachim H. Ix, MD.

UC San Diego Receives $15M Cryptocurrency Donation, Largest for Research on Airborne Pathogens

March 7, 2023

UC San Diego has received a $15M cryptocurrency gift, directed by Vitalik Buterin, to establish the Meta-Institute for Airborne Disease in a Changing Climate.
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