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UC San Diego Engineer Miroslav Krstic Named Fellow-Ambassador of CNRS

Technology & Engineering

Krstic joins world leaders in their research fields as a Fellow-Ambassador with France’s national research organization.

UC San Diego Engineer Miroslav Krstic Named Fellow-Ambassador of CNRS

Growing Our Way out of a Climate Crisis

Science & Environment

A new UC San Diego study compares a promising agricultural solution to other proposed methods of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) as a way of showing what needs to happen to address the climate crisis on a global scale.

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Using Bacteria as Living Test Tubes to Study Human Gene Mutations and Find New Drug Leads

Health & Behavior

Traditional methods of studying human gene mutations are often laborious and costly. Now bioengineers at UC San Diego have developed a new simple approach to rapidly check on human gene changes and also screen chemicals as potential drugs by turning everyday bacteria into living test tubes.

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Food for Thought: The Ingredients for Social Change

Politics & Society

In the UC San Diego School of Social Sciences, scholars are looking at the cultural, environmental, economic, and political implications of the foods we eat. Their work explores food systems and ways to make access to food more equitable and sustainable.

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Take a deeper look into the remarkable stories of our changemakers and community-builders, our cutting-edge research, and the global influence of UC San Diego.

Campus & Community

From exciting athletics programs and campus events, to our latest contributions to cutting-edge research—UC San Diego is a vibrant community of creators and innovators, making a positive impact both in San Diego and beyond.

Six UC San Diego Faculty Members Join Prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Awards & Accolades

Six professors from the University of California San Diego have been elected in 2025 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s most prestigious honor societies

New UC San Diego Bachelor of Science Program Proposed in South County

Campus News

If funded by the State of California, a collaborative public health degree with Southwestern College would make higher education more accessible in the South Bay.

For the Love of Nature, Sprout Up Inspires Curiosity in Young Minds

Student Life

Sprout Up at UC San Diego teaches local elementary school kids to think in new ways about the natural world around them. By promoting equitable access to environmental education, Sprout Up cultivates the next generation of Earth's caretakers from the youngest members of society up.

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