UC San Diego is planning to construct a new $25.7 million marine science building at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography (SIO). The Marine Conservation Facility will compose of eight new teaching and research labs as well as a multi-purpose outdoor space, rooftop cafe, and two large-stepped terraces for special events. The building is designed by […]
Posted inLocal, News
Westfield UTC Mall Expands; Opens New Flagship Nordstrom and Restaurants
The Westfield UTC Mall continued its $600 million expansion of retail and housing options last week, opening a new-and-expanded Nordstrom with a full-service restaurant inside. At least 90 stores are expected to open in November as part of the 401,000 square-foot second phase of the UTC mall’s expansion. Additionally, the renovation features new landscaping, a […]
Posted inNews
UCSD Prof. Rob Knight Wins $200,000 Massry Prize
UC San Diego professor Rob Knight and two other researchers were awarded the Massry Prize, a distinguished award to honor those who have contributed to advancement in the fields of health and the biomedical sciences. At UCSD, Professor Knight holds appointments in both the departments of Pediatrics and Computer Science. Knight’s previous work at the […]
Posted inNews
Former Student Sues UCSD, Alleging Disability Discrimination
A former undergraduate student is suing UC San Diego, alleging that the university failed to accommodate his disability throughout his undergraduate career. Shahram Jazirian, who entered Warren College as a bioengineering undergraduate transfer student in 2012 and left in 2015, is suing the Regents of the University of California and Chancellor Pradeep Khosla. Jazirian and […]
Posted inNews
Two UCSD Students Win $25,000 in ZPower Battery Bowl Design Challenge
Two UC San Diego students won $25,000 last month in a battery design challenge hosted by ZPower, a California-based battery company. The competition was open to undergraduate engineering students who could develop and prototype products or devices that make use of ZPower’s rechargeable microbattery technology. Quyen Hoang, a recently graduated nanoengineering major who is […]
Posted inCampus, News
300 Transfer Students with Housing Contracts Placed Two Miles Off-Campus
Around 300 first-year undergraduate transfer students are temporarily living in the graduate student quarters located on the Health Sciences Campus because the university underestimated the amount of students in need of on-campus housing this school year. Transfer students are typically housed in The Village on the north-west side of campus, but 400 were designated to […]
Posted inCampus, News
Al Gore to Speak to UCSD Students via Live Stream
Former Vice President Al Gore will speak to students via webcast in Price Center Theatre on Oct. 26 at 3:30 p.m. for John Muir College’s 50th anniversary, the college announced today. UC San Diego will be one of several colleges around the country to participate in a live Q&A session with Gore and screening of […]
Posted inOpinion, Staff Op-Ed
Fear As Fuel After Las Vegas
When tragedy struck Las Vegas on Oct. 1, its ramifications rippled through the nation immediately. However, for a brief moment, I found myself unsurprised. While America has been pulsating with feelings of anger and sadness and the President has only reinforced such emotions with his messages, I hesitate to jump on Twitter or Facebook to […]
Posted inCampus, News
California Gubernatorial Candidate Delaine Eastin Visits UCSD
California gubernatorial candidate Delaine Eastin spoke to around 100 students in Price Center theatre yesterday evening at a forum hosted by the UCSD College Democrats. Eastin is the first gubernatorial candidate this year to visit UC San Diego. Her expansive platform, which seems to draw significantly on her previous experience as California State Superintendent from […]
Posted inOpinion, Staff Op-Ed
Unpaid Internships Are for the Privileged
Prelude: A Revelation Shrouded with malaise as I navigated to my first day at a new job, I nestled into my seat on the D.C. metro. The sea of newspaper-bearing, podcast-consuming young professionals ebbed and flowed before me at every stop. These patterns of commuters’ comings and goings offered me comfort in a place that […]