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Next-Generation Innovators: Meet the 2026 Chancellor’s Innovation Awards Finalists

March 30, 2026

The finalists for the third annual Chancellor’s Innovation Awards at University of California San Diego represent a new generation of innovators transforming research breakthroughs into lasting advances that address complex societal challenges.

New Satellite’s Observations Close Blind Spot in Tsunami Science

March 26, 2026

An international research team of scientists from UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography and San Diego State University has used the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite to capture wave patterns near the magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck Russia's coast in 2025.

‘Rag Dolls’ Brings a Tender Story of Love and Resilience to the Global Stage

March 26, 2026

“Rag Dolls,” a short film by Visual Arts Professor Amy Adler, offers a tender portrait of love and resilience. Set in Puebla, Mexico, it follows Rosalinda Garcia Bonilla and Diana Ivón Villafán Pérez as they navigate disability, poverty and discrimination with quiet strength.

Eight UC San Diego Researchers Elected 2025 AAAS Fellows

March 26, 2026

Eight researchers at the University of California San Diego have been elected 2025 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS): Andrew D. Chisholm, Farinaz Koushanfar, Albert P. Pisano, Ravi Ramamoorthi, JoAnn Trejo, Emily Troemel, Meenakshi Wadhwa and Sheng Zhong.

Ten Pieces of Non-Technical Career Advice for Engineering and Computer Science Students

March 25, 2026

At a new event focused on student success and career readiness at the Jacobs School of Engineering, alumni and faculty shared non-technical career advice with current students.

All Roads Lead to Match Day

March 24, 2026

No two journeys to medicine look the same. Learn about some of the paths that UC San Diego School of Medicine students have taken to arrive at Match Day, the day they find out where they will begin residency training.

Birch Aquarium Celebrates First-Ever Red Octopus Settlement Success

March 24, 2026

Experts believe this is the first documented case of this species raised from hatchlings to fully settled juveniles in aquarium care.

New Study Highlights Success in Open-Coast Seagrass Restoration

March 24, 2026

New research led by scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography is shining a spotlight on one of the ocean’s most overlooked habitats: seagrass.

Bee Dancing is Better with the Right Audience

March 23, 2026

Dance like nobody’s watching? Not quite, at least not for honey bees. A new study finds that bees performing the “waggle dance,” a form of food source communication, are not simply broadcasting a predetermined message. Rather, the precision of the performer’s directions depends on the audience.

Two Scripps-Named Marine Species Make Top 10 List

March 19, 2026

Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography have identified and described two of the otherworldly species highlighted in the latest “Top 10 New Marine Species” list from the World Register of Marine Species.
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