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From Wish to Reality — The Gene Therapy Initiative at UC San Diego
The Gene Therapy Initiative (GTI), which was founded in 2023 with a $5 million gift from Nancy and Jeff Stack, supports innovative gene therapy research projects across campus and has helped UC San Diego become a world leader in gene therapy research.
St. John Endowed Chair in Gynecologic Oncology Established
Ramez N. Eskander, MD ’06, has been named the inaugural holder the endowed chair, which was established with a $2 million gift to support UC San Diego faculty.
A Conversation with ‘Invincible’ Animation Producer Marge Dean
Dean, an alumna and this year's featured speaker for the Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts Memorial Lecture, talks about her experience at UC San Diego and the creative and advocacy projects that drive her work.
Once completed, the Behavioral Health Hub will include two inpatient psychiatric units, totaling 50 beds, and offering a full spectrum of outpatient services, including partial hospitalization and interventional psychiatry.
A $4 million gift from alumnus Robert J. Glushko, PhD ’79, and Pamela Samuelson will establish four endowed chairs in the Department of Cognitive Science in honor of Glushko’s UC San Diego mentors.
UC San Diego alumnus and battalion chief Christopher Siok ’97 was given the 2025 Triton Hero Award, a one-of-a-kind creation by fellow alumnus and glass artist Tim Carey ’96.
Thanks to support from alumnus Robert Koenigsberger ’87 and his wife Dilek, UC San Diego will be home to the newly renamed Kroner and Koenigsberger Center for Financial Research.
A new in-kind gift from Dell Technologies is enabling a team of researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego to increase the environmental sustainability of their AI-powered research.
More than 100 community members gathered at RIMAC's LionTree Arena for the inaugural Hoops for the Hub basketball tournament to raise funds for the Hub Basic Needs Center, raising nearly $30,000.
School of Medicine announced the inaugural recipients of its pivot grant program, an initiative made possible by a $1 million gift from Prebys Foundation to help protect San Diego’s biomedical research sector in response to declining federal funding for medical research.
Gifts from Irwin Jacobs and Jill and Peter Kraus totaling $1 million will provide financial support for new works by up-and-coming international artists on the university campus.
A new $1.51 million gift from the Girard Foundation will enable UC San Diego to continue to scale up efforts to help thousands of high school students in the San Diego region.
UC San Diego received a $1 million gift to establish the Brian and Paula Powers Chancellor’s Associates Inspiration Challenge, a philanthropic initiative designed to expand support for the Chancellor’s Associates Scholarship Program (CASP).
With a ceremonial “kelp cutting,” Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography officially unveiled its newest exhibition — now named Adam R. Scripps Living Seas Gallery — in recognition of a generous gift from The Adam R. Scripps Foundation.
Prebys Foundation Announces $7 Million in Emergency Support for Biomedical Research
As federal funding for medical and life sciences research faces deep cuts, Prebys Foundation is stepping in with a rapid response package totaling $7 million to defend San Diego’s biomedical research sector — one of the world’s leading innovation hubs.
Moores Cancer Center Receives $1M from Pfizer for Early Cancer Detection
Funding will support Moores Cancer Center’s efforts to develop a unique, large-scale program to drive early detection and prevention of cancer among San Diegans, focusing on those in greatest need in our community.
Donation Fuels Research of DMT on Mental Health
UC San Diego School of Medicine has received a gift from the nonprofit organization DMT Quest to support research on the effects of N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT), a powerful psychedelic that has been used for centuries by indigenous cultures.
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