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UC San Diego Extension Teams Up with Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights

May 7, 2020

UC San Diego Extension’s Department of Education and Community Outreach is the first partner on the West Coast for RFK Human Rights. Both entities have agreed to a proposal that will expand the reach of Speak Truth to Power’s resources into more classrooms across the United States.

UC San Diego Center for Research Partners with Kim Center to Address Gender Inequity

December 4, 2019

At the current pace, gender inequity in the workplace would take more than 100 years to remedy, the Kim Center and UC San Diego want to speed up the process starting with a partnership to assess the problem and stage interventions to address inequity.

UC San Diego’s 4th Global Empowerment Summit inspires first San Diego Kindness Day

October 3, 2019

University of California San Diego is hosting its 4th Annual Global Empowerment Summit on October 19. The event will feature an array of international thought-leaders from religious, governmental, nonprofit and business entities to discuss collaborative solutions to pervasive inequity.

HDSI Welcomes New Partnership with Viasat

June 26, 2019

New partnership joins university's data science hub with leading communications firm collaborating on establishing educational and research connections as well as increased opportunities for students

Ambitious UC San Diego Pilot Program Looks to Solve Student Loan Debt

May 16, 2019

The San Diego Workforce Partnership and the University of California San Diego Extension (UCSDx) today announced a new, first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at removing financial barriers to higher education for students and working learners in San Diego.

VirBELA Brings the Virtual Reality Workplace to the Real World

April 25, 2019

VirBELAis a virtual reality company that connects remote workers from around the world in an online environment. Recently acquired by eXp World Holdings, the company was formed at the University of California San Diego as a partnership between Rady School of Management and the Experimental Game Lab.

Prestigious Rankings Name UC San Diego 15th Best University in the World

August 15, 2017

The University of California San Diego has been ranked the 15th best university in the world by the 2017 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). UC San Diego was also named the world’s third best public college. The campus was named the world’s fourth best public college and nationally, UC San Diego was recognized as the country’s 13th best university.

An Evening with Serial Entrepreneur and Innovator Tina Nova

May 1, 2017

The next installment of the UC San Diego series, Evening with an Entrepreneur, will feature scientist, inventor, serial entrepreneur, innovator, and long-time UC San Diego supporter, Dr. Tina Nova. Nova will sit down with Biocom’s Joe Panetta for an interview to discuss her unique entrepreneurial background and success in molecular diagnostics.

Campuswide Proof-of-Concept Awards Move Innovations to Market

April 26, 2017

UC San Diego announced its first eight proof-of-concept awards to advance university inventions to commercial impact. Funded through the new “Accelerating Innovations to Market (AIM)” program, these milestone-driven projects are designed to de-risk early-stage technologies.

UC San Diego Honors Entrepreneurs-in-Residence with Reception, Apr. 17

April 17, 2017

UC San Diego’s Office of Innovation and Commercialization (OIC) launched the Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIR) program in 2015 to accelerate the creation of new startup companies. The OIC, a Research Affairs unit, will honor the newly appointed 2017 EIR cohort and thank the 2016 cohort for their hard work with a reception, Apr. 17, at Bella Vista Social Club and Caffé in the Sanford Consortium.
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