Campus Leverages Milestone Anniversary to Raise Critically Needed Funds

In a memorable 2010-2011 fiscal year, the University of California, San Diego celebrated its 50th Anniversary, was named first in the nation for “what colleges are doing for the country” and hosted the Clinton Global Initiative University. The campus leveraged the amazing visibility generated from its milestone celebration to raise $120.7 million in critically needed private support, with $11.0 million committed to the Invent the Future: The UC San Diego Student Support Campaign. Read More »

Fueling Hope

Chemistry lecturer teaches high school students how to power combustion engine using coffee grounds—but hopes they will also learn love for university life

Long lines at campus coffee carts suggest that more than a few of us fuel our mornings with caffeine. This summer, a group of students turned the spent grounds from all those cups into real fuel and used it to power a combustion engine. Skip Pomeroy, a lecturer in chemistry, brought more than a dozen students from Castle Park High School to UC San Diego to learn how to make biodiesel. Read More »

Preuss School’s Athletic Director Recognized as Coach of Year

For many of her students, Lisa Hawk is more than a lacrosse coach at The Preuss School UCSD, a unique charter middle and high school for low income, highly motivated students from throughout San Diego County. Read More »

A Winning Cap

Aaryn Kobayashi shows off her winning swim cap after the men's water polo match Friday night. The UCSD Athletic department passed out 500 free swim caps and provided materials to decorate them. Kobayashi won free Chick-fil-A for a year for designing the best cap.