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Thanksgiving may be behind us, but acts of gratitude are always good for our psychological wellbeing. Check out this special episode of KPBS Midday Edition with UC San Diego Psychology prof Mike McCullough. https://bit.ly/3j9Bwqx

UC San Diego Cognitive Science alum Sian Beilock will lead Dartmouth starting July 2023. 👏

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Sian Beilock is first woman named president of Dartmouth College Sian Beilock will become Dartmouth College's first female president when she takes over in July 2023. She has led Barnard College since 2017.

Congratulations to Judson Boomhower, UC San Diego/UCSD Department of Economics, on being selected as one of the 2022 ! Judd's research project is "Learning about Climate Risk and Adaptation from Catastrophic Wildfires.”
More: https://www.carnegie.org/awards/honoree/judson-boomhower/

Congratulations to UC San Diego's Fonna Forman and all the women who make San Diego better!

As part of , I'm pleased to join the City Council in recognizing our 2022 San Diego Women of Distinction. These highly accomplished leaders have helped move our city forward and make it a better place . Learn more about all 10 of these women here: https://bit.ly/3w8uuqa.

Kudos! UC San Diego Chancellor Khosla and economist Karthik Muralidharan are both among Apolitical's "100 most influential academics in government." 🙌

Apolitical's 100 Most Influential Academics in Government A list created by Apolitical.

Archaeologist Isabel Rivera-Collazo, doing work that matters - for our past and our future.

Eroding History Professor Isabel Rivera-Collazo is an environmental archaeologist who combines earth sciences, archaeology, and marine ecology to study human responses to cl...

. Amanda Corona, director of alumni engagement for Social Sciences, "09 alum of the UC San Diego Department of Anthropology and current graduate student in the UC San Diego Department of Education Studies and California State University San Marcos joint doctoral program in educational leadership.You go, Amanda!

"Despite Latinx students representing 55 percent of the K-12 population in California and trends suggesting that Hispanic women will comprise nearly one-third of the country’s female population, studies indicate that Latinas are the least likely of all women to complete a college degree, let alone pursue a doctoral program.

As a first-generation Latinx student, I was on the verge of contributing to the aforementioned statistics. In high school, I focused on getting into a prestigious university. Naively, I assumed that getting into college meant I was also prepared to succeed. As a freshman in college, I was enthralled by the freedom of living miles away from home. The appeal faded as the weeks progressed, with each failed midterm I could feel my future slipping away. I assumed it was my fault; I told myself I was not studying enough. When studying more did not help, I decided to ignore the problem. Overwhelmed, embarrassed, and culturally devoid, I began to resent the very thing I had worked hard to achieve. After years of suffering in silence, feeling alone and out of place, I decided it was up to me to create an environment conducive to my needs. I joined Lambda Theta Nu Sorority, Inc. a Latinx organization with womxn who became my family, community, mentors, and my support system. We encouraged each other, validated each other's struggles, and fought to create a positive climate for all students. This opened my eyes to the distinction between surviving and thriving in postsecondary education.

This experience gave me insight into the need to create supportive, culturally competent climates for students to thrive. I am motivated to see this vision come to fruition in time for my two daughters and the future generations they represent. As part of UCSD/CSUSM’s Joint Doctoral Program, I hope to develop the knowledge and skills needed to inform educational leadership research and practice to address issues that prolong and even prevent degree completion for Latinx womxn."

-Amanda Corona ‘09, Director of Alumni Engagement

Our profs and students are working to help bring to UC San Diego academics directly impacted by the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan.

UCSD’s International Institute aims to help Afghan scholars — and their research — get to safety The International Institute at UC San Diego in La Jolla is looking to raise money to provide refuge to Afghan scholars during a "terrifying" time, its co-director says.

We're cheering for UC San Diego student Cassidy Wallace '23 who is competing in the America's Got Talent finale as part of the World Taekwondo Demonstration Team! Tune in to NBC and vote. If Cassidy and the team win, they will donate the $1 million prize to the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation, which provides martial arts instruction to refugees around the globe. Cassidy is majoring in Human Developmental Sciences, UCSD, out of our Division of Social Sciences, and Biochemistry in the Division of Physical Sciences | UC San Diego. 🔱 💛💙

Marwa Abdalla works to build understanding between non-Muslims and the Muslim American community. Twenty years after the 9/11 attacks, the UC San Diego doctoral student spoke with KPBS about how American Muslims are still treated differently.

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Decades After 9/11, Muslim Americans Say They Are Still Treated Differently Twenty years after the 9/11 attacks, Muslims in the United States say they are still experiencing discrimination and prejudices.

Ask Me Anything on the California recall election with UC San Diego chair of political science Thad Kousser -- check out the Instagram story: https://www.instagram.com/stories/ucsandiego/2658515004512485499/

Triton Weeks of Welcome, or TWOW, is the official welcome period for new and returning students to UC San Diego. Join us this year as we (re)introduce you to the university and all the exciting changes to campus. Don’t miss residential move-in events, Convocation, Triton Fest, Meet the Beach, orientations and much more! Check out the calendar of events on twow.ucsd.edu.