In honor of Veterans Day, UC San Diego Today spoke to two student veterans who shared how they came to UC San Diego, the support they found at the Student Veterans Resource Center, and the advice they have for other veterans pursuing higher education.
UC San Diego School of Medicine study finds that teens and caregivers often disagree on mental health reports. Youth report more depression, substance use and self-harm; caregivers report more behavioral and anxiety issues. Both perspectives are necessary for accurate assessment and care.
New findings suggest ketamine may enhance mindfulness therapy by helping people better recognize and respond to internal body signals tied to craving and emotional regulation.
A new chapter for UC San Diego officially began on November 2, 2026 as members of the University of California Board of Regents, campus leaders, elected officials, donors, faculty, staff and students gathered in Carlos Malamud Plaza to celebrate the grand opening of Triton Center.
Engineers at UC San Diego, in collaboration with industry partner OpenStar Technologies, have been awarded an Innovation Network for Fusion Energy (INFUSE) award from the Department of Energy to study turbulence in a levitated dipole plasma approach to fusion.
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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.
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.
It's fall, and the arts are calling. Explore world-premiere theatre and dance performances, film screenings, chamber music concerts, fused-glass workshops and more through ArtsConnect, the university's hub for creative experiences.
Over the past decade, the dining scene at UC San Diego has exploded, with a variety of new restaurants opening each year. That trend continues as several new restaurants debut this fall and in the months to come.
The Revive & Survive San Diego initiative reached its goal of training 1 million people in hands-only CPR, turning bystanders into lifesavers. Tim Winter’s collapse near Mission Beach and rescue by a bandmate shows why seconds matter — and how one CPR-trained person can change everything.
“Young adults are disproportionately choosing high-nicotine products, including within the same brands used by older adults, and that use is associated with substantially greater nicotine dependence. ”
“We are at a Copernican moment where we are questioning the very notion of whether general intelligence is uniquely human.”
“For researchers, the search for life beyond Earth is a serious scientific question with profound implications.”
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