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Do “Completely Dark” Dark Matter Halos Exist?

Every galaxy is thought to form at the center of a dark matter halo. Stars are formed when gravity within dark matter halos draws in gas, but astrophysicists don’t know whether star-free dark matter halos exist. A UC San Diego astrophysicist has calculated the mass below which halos fail to form.

UC San Diego Graduate Programs Recognized Among the Nation’s Best by U.S. News & World Report

UC San Diego graduate programs have once again earned top spots in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate School rankings. The 2025 rankings spotlight Jacobs School of Engineering, the School of Medicine and the School of Social Sciences.

Computer Science Professor Earns Undergraduate Mentorship Award for Going the Extra Mile, Literally

Ryan Kastner, a professor in the Jacobs School of Engineering’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering, recently received the prestigious award for undergraduate research faculty mentoring from the Computing Research Association (CRA).

Career Pathways Program Extends a Guiding Hand to High School Students

The Career Pathways Program helps high school students learn about careers, pursue related college degrees and thus gain entry to well-paying jobs in fields such as engineering, education, business and health.

2025 Wagner New Play Festival Presents Five Original Graduate Student Productions

Graduate student playwrights in UC San Diego’s Department of Theatre and Dance present five plays that explore the spectrum of emotions involved in motherhood, friendship, romantic entanglements and living authentically. Productions will run April 25 through May 17.

Addressing Tobacco Use in California’s Native American Communities

The California Native American Tobacco Initiative Evaluation (CAITIE) – led the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at UC San Diego – has emerged as a leader in the effort to evaluate the impact of culturally tailored tobacco use prevention initiatives.

UC San Diego’s WIFIRE Program Provides Real-Time Information to Wildfire Responders

There is no alarm bell ringing or fire pole to slide down at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at UC San Diego’s School of Computing, Information and Data Science. Still, at the first sign of wildfire anywhere in California, members of the WIFIRE team are ready.

Chasing a Moving Target: Research Ethics in a Digital Age

Professor Camille Nebeker and team support researchers and study participants in a rapidly changing technology environment.

What is AI’s Part in Modern Musical Composition?

What makes certain compositions more laudable than others? That is the age-old question. A contemporary question – one that could only be birthed in the era of GenAI– is this: will the 21st century yield a musical composer capable of stirring human emotions without being human itself?

New Guide Seeks to Advance DNA Library of Marine Species

Scientists have created a new guide to advance standards for collecting and cataloging DNA from marine species, enhancing a revolutionary method for monitoring ocean biodiversity. A team of 15 scientists, including several from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, contributed to the guide.

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