SAN DIEGO–The Barona Band of Mission Indians has awarded students and teachers at Henry C. Johnson Elementary School in San Diego a $5,000 Barona Education Grant. The public elementary school will use the grant to purchase innovative Swivl C5 classroom technology to advance education for students. The grant was sponsored by California State Senator Toni […]

(Newswise)–When a wildfire breaks out and approaches a community, how do emergency managers decide when residents should evacuate? “Wildfire evacuation decision-making is challenging because the incident commanders need to take into account fire progression, population distribution and evacuation traffic,” explained Dapeng Li, an assistant professor in the Department of Geography at South Dakota State University. […]

SAN DIEGO–(Newswise)–As a former clinical laboratory scientist (CLS) student, Melissa Dull knew she wanted to financially help other students achieve their goals in pursuing careers in the medical technologist and laboratory fields. And, before her passing in 2017, she donated $100,000 to the UC San Diego Extension Clinical Laboratory Scientist Program. For the second year […]

Actor and television host Nick Cannon was in San Diego to highlight youth entrepreneurship in the city.The San Diego native’s organization, the Nick Cannon Foundation, partnered with the San Diego Unified School District’s College, Career and Technical Education Showcase at Liberty Station’s conference center in San Diego.

LA JOLLA–Rep. John Lewis, often called “one of the most courageous persons the civil rights movement ever produced,” will offer the keynote address at the invitation-only University of California, San Diego All Campus Commencement June 16. UC San Diego, recognized as one of the top ten public universities in the U.S., is committed to public service […]

SAN DIEGO–Twenty-three downtown-area high school students hoping to make a difference through civic projects will now serve as the first San Diego County Public Defender Youth Council. They kicked off the effort on a recent weekend, meeting with program leaders and young attorney advisors to develop and prepare for those tasks. “They are a team […]

SAN DIEGO–Middle school students in the San Diego Unified School District may be one step closer to their big break. The JumpStart Theatre Program is accepting applications from district middle schools to participate in a three-year, fully-funded musical theater program sponsored by La Jolla Playhouse and the Educational Theatre Association (EdTA). Three district middle schools […]

SAN DIEGO–The California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees has appointed Adela de la Torre, Ph.D to serve as president of San Diego State University. De la Torre currently serves as vice chancellor, student affairs and campus diversity at the University of California, Davis. “SDSU boasts a robust and dynamic variety of academic offerings taught […]

SAN DIEGO–Maritime Museum of San Diego, home to one of the world’s largest collections of historic vessels from sail to steam to submarine, has teamed up with Jerri-Ann Jacobs High Tech High to create prototypes for hands-on children’s exhibits that demonstrate the physics of sailing, science behind navigation and simple maritime machines. Students will present […]