News Archive - Giving

Brian and Nancy Malk Donate to UC San Diego Department of Economics, Naming Malk Hall

Brian C. Malk and his wife, Nancy, have pledged a philanthropic gift to support the expansion of the University of California San Diego’s Department of Economics. Brian C. Malk Hall will be named in recognition of the donation.

Symposium on Cardiomyopathy Research and Treatment Slated for May 3

The University of California San Diego’s Steven M. Strauss and Lise N. Wilson Center for Cardiomyopathy will host the inaugural Cardiomyopathy Precision Medicine Symposium in La Jolla, Calif., on May 3, 2024.

Disrupting Narratives that Legitimize Long-term Incarceration, from the Inside Out

A $2 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to support the UC Sentencing Project to drive work – inside and outside of prison – that disrupts the narratives that legitimize the racialized and gendered criminalization of people in California’s women's prisons.

UC San Diego Alumni Kick Off ‘First Wave’ of Support for Triton Alumni and Welcome Center

The University of California San Diego’s highly anticipated Triton Center will serve as the heart of campus, and its Triton Alumni and Welcome Center will be a central hub for returning alumni. Several UC San Diego alumni leaders have stepped up to support the project, including Taner Halıcıoğlu ’96

Focus on South Asia

The forum will be launched with an inaugural lecture by renowned Indian musician T.M. Krishna.

$1 Million Endowment Gift Supports Annual Human Milk Institute Symposium

A new $1 million gift will create an endowment to support the annual Human Milk Symposium symposium, which brings together some of the world’s leading breastfeeding and human milk experts for knowledge exchange and visioning.

NanoEngineering Department at UC San Diego Receives $2.1M Gift from the Aiiso Yufeng Li Family

Nanoengineer, entrepreneur and philanthropist Aiiso Yufeng Li (Jeff), and his family have pledged a $2.1M gift to the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering. The gift will support research, education and student activities in the Department of NanoEngineering at the Jacobs School of Engineering.

Helping Hands: UC San Diego Center for Community Health Leadership Honored for Health Equity Work

Blanca Meléndrez and Amina Sheik Mohamed of the UC San Diego Center for Community Health received the James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award for their efforts to address health equity in partnership with underserved, immigrant and refugee communities.

$3 Million Gift from CorDx to Boost Sustainable Energy Innovation at UC San Diego

Through his company CorDx, entrepreneur and philanthropist Aiiso Yufeng Li (Jeff) and Dongdong Guo (Doreen) have pledged $3 million to the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering. The gift will support research, education and entrepreneurship in the Sustainable Power and Energy Center (SPEC).

Researchers Unveil New Approach to Flip the Script on Drug Addiction

UC San Diego scientists are working to flip the script on drug addiction with a $1.3 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation. Their new approach, called negative feedback chemogenetics, works by leveraging the body’s biochemical feedback processes to disrupt pathways associated with addiction.