SAN DIEGO–Chollas Mead Elementary School looks a little sweeter this week, thanks to hundreds of Ben and Jerry’s Scoop Shop owners. On Jan. 10, hundreds of Ben and Jerry’s franchisees descended on Chollas Mead to help beautify the campus in an effort to practice co-founder Ben Cohen’s pledge that “business has the responsibility to give […]

(Newswise)–With support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the University of California San Diego and San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) are building a pipeline of successful undergraduate and graduate students, resulting in a new generation of leaders who will reshape the value and meaning of an education in the humanities in the 21st century. […]

SAN DIEGO–Every student in San Diego County deserves to have a safe and nurturing educational environment, free of sexual and physical abuse.  But when that kind of abuse does happen, it’s critical that students, parents and teachers have a trusted way to report it. And, prosecutors say, it’s even more important that those reports don’t […]

(Newswise)–David Cheresh, distinguished professor and vice chair of pathology at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, will be able to continue his research into cancer’s ability to overcome stress, gain drug resistance and metastasize thanks to a $4.2 million Outstanding Investigator Award from the National Cancer Institute. Cheresh’s research is one of […]

SAN DIEGO–(PRNewswire)–Staff and students of Webster Elementary School recently accepted a $5,000 education grant from the Barona Band of Mission Indians. Located in one of the most culturally diverse neighborhoods of San Diego, as a Title 1 school, 100% of Webster Elementary School’s students are enrolled in the free lunch program. Unfortunately, the community of […]

(Newswise)–The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) announced that UC San Diego Health has earned 2019 CHIME HealthCare’s Most Wired award as a certified level eight organization. The Most Wired program conducts an annual survey to assess how effectively health care delivery organizations apply core and advanced technologies to improve health and care in […]

SAN DIEGO–The San Diego Unified School District Board of Education voted to extend the contract for Superintendent Cindy Marten and approve a new teachers contract, which includes a 3.7 percent pay increase.  The teachers contract was ratified this month with 99 percent of the vote by the members of the San Diego Education Association. The […]

CARLSBAD–More than 100 students from the West Coast were honored as Carson Scholars at a banquet on Saturday at the Omni La Costa Resort in Carlsbad. The scholarship recipients were recognized at the 9th annual West Coast Carson Scholars Fund awards for their high academic achievements and commitment to community service. About 117 students will […]

SAN DIEGO–Three local 10th graders were the winners of the County of San Diego’s Office of Emergency Services Tsunami Preparedness Week contest. County OES challenged high school age students earlier this month to create a public service announcement video with tsunami preparedness as a theme. Seven videos were submitted, all from a Digital Arts class […]