June 30, 2026
June 30, 2026 —
An internationally recognized scholar whose work focuses on digital politics, information, China and U.S.-China relations has been appointed director of the 21st Century China Center at the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy.
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2026 —
Two faculty members and two alumni from UC San Diego's Department of Music have received fellowships and awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a prestigious honor society that recognizes exceptional achievement among contemporary composers, writers, visual artists and architects.
June 29, 2026
June 29, 2026 —
UC San Diego scientists and colleagues pinpointed an individual coal-fired power plant in Houston, Texas, as the main source of particles most likely to encourage formation of clouds around the metropolitan area. Particles that size are also most likely to cause respiratory illness.
June 29, 2026
June 29, 2026 —
After the abrupt dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in early 2025, researchers at the School of Medicine’s Center on Gender Equity and Health were left scrambling to fulfill their ethical obligations to participants.
June 26, 2026
June 26, 2026 —
UC San Diego marine microbiologist and Distinguished Professor Emeritus Farooq Azam has been selected as the 2026 Kyoto Prize laureate in Basic Sciences.
June 26, 2026
June 26, 2026 —
Researchers at UC San Diego have developed a large-scale screening approach that identifies proteins controlling a fundamental step in gene expression known as alternative polyadenylation (APA). APA determines where an RNA molecule is cut and finished before it is translated into protein.
June 25, 2026
June 25, 2026 —
Marine scientists have launched the first large-scale effort to genetically catalog coastal biodiversity in California. Researchers at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography are co-leading the project's San Diego field campaign, which runs through July 4, 2026.
June 25, 2026
June 25, 2026 —
New research combining experiments with data from 11.6 million marketplace interactions suggests employers view fast replies as a positive signal — one that increases hiring likelihood.
June 25, 2026
June 25, 2026 —
From sci-fi and graphic novels to podcasts, pop stars and TV shows, members of the campus LGBTQ+ community share what's bringing them joy, inspiration and connection this Pride Month.
June 25, 2026
June 25, 2026 —
A newly released 2026 California Life Sciences Economic Impact Report, unveiled at the BIO 2026 International Convention in San Diego on June 22-23, finds that California's life sciences sector supported over 400,000 jobs and generated nearly $394 billion in economic activity statewide in 2025.
