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Announcing the 2025 Lifetime Legacy and Chancellor’s Medal Awardees

For the first time, UC San Diego’s Chancellor’s Medal honorees are all distinguished alumni: David Goeddel ’72, Ken Kroner, Ph.D. ’88, and Sally WongAvery ’75. This year’s Lifetime Legacy Award is being bestowed upon San Diego-based philanthropists and community leaders Evelyn and Ernest Rady.

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From Broadway-bound plays and captivating musical performances by Grammy-winning artists to futuristic film screenings and gravity-defying sculptures, UC San Diego’s vibrant art scene has something for everyone. There are hundreds of visual and performing art events happening as well as numerous ways to get creative — from art courses to craft workshops.

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In a series of successful launches, most recently aboard the Axiom 3, researchers affiliated with the UC San Diego Sanford Stem Cell Institute have sent various types of stem cells to space aboard the International Space Station, where the unique microgravity environment offers an unparalleled view into the molecular mechanisms of cancer and aging.

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