The University of California San Diego upheld its No. 6 spot among the nation’s best public colleges for students seeking an excellent education and solid career preparation at an affordable cost, according to The Princeton Review’s Best Value Colleges for 2025 ranking.
Robert “Bob” Conn, dean emeritus of the University of California San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering, has been named the 2025 recipient of the Vannevar Bush Award from the National Science Foundation’s National Science Board.
A 10-story, 100-foot structure was experiencing simulations of real earthquakes, including the 6.9 magnitude, 1989 Loma Prieta temblor, as part of an effort to determine if height limits for buildings made of cold-formed steel should be increased.
A team of researchers from the University of California Los Angeles and the University of California San Diego have discovered positive uses for AI and extra credit assignments to help improve student performance in introductory physics courses, including reducing the impacts of inequities.
A new landmark survey of more than 5,000 Californians found that while over a third of Californians use cannabis and the majority use it for symptom relief, most do not consult with their doctor for advice on cannabis use or its impacts.
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Assemblymember David Alvarez (D-San Diego) announced today that he secured $5 million in state funding to the University of California San Diego to provide a collaborative public health degree with Southwestern College.
To celebrate training half a million San Diegans in CPR the UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science and the County of San Diego Emergency Medical Services hosted a Revive & Survive San Diego hands-only CPR event on the beach.
Discover the recent student innovations and awards presented at this year’s Demo Day and Pitch Competition, hosted by The Basement under the Office of Innovation and Commercialization at the Design and Innovation Building on May 22, 2025.
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