The University of California San Diego has remained at No. 4 among U.S. public universities in the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities.
The StartBlue Ocean Enterprise Accelerator program led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Rady School of Management at UC San Diego is welcoming its newest cohort of innovators ready to take their ocean-related ideas to the next level.
STEM majors are expected to know how to critically read scientific research, even if no one ever taught them how. UC San Diego alumni Genevive Bjorn and Adam Burgasser wrote “How to Critically Read the Scientific Research Literature: Introducing the CERIC Method” to help young researchers learn how
More than 70 students were inducted into the pharmacy profession at UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences’ 2026 White Coat ceremony.
A new study spearheaded by surfing scientists with Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego revealed the physical relationships underlying a pattern familiar to generations of surfers.
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Growing up in Carlsbad, Elise Nishimura developed an early appreciation for the environment. Now a junior Environmental Systems major and UC San Diego softball player, she combines her academic and athletic passions through EcoAthletes, using her voice to inspire climate action.
UC San Diego relies on business partnerships to keep the campus running. Inspired by the university’s focus on innovation, university leaders are reimagining how the university engages with industry partners to better support the university’s mission and provide greater value to collaborators.
Cross country and track and field scholar-athlete Thomas Fry measures success by the conversations that happen away from competition: the ones that help athletes feel supported, understood, and empowered as a mental health advocate.
“This merger will impact anyone who goes to movies, uses a streaming service, watches sports or cartoons, or reads the news.”
“A lot of the practices tied to nervous system ‘regulation’ — cold plunges, breathing exercises, vagus nerve stimulation — are really about helping people tolerate distress in the moment. ”
““I think the big question on people’s minds, coming out of COVID, is whether this is the start of another worldwide infectious disease problem that could spread broadly and cause a high number of deaths.” ”
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