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UC San Diego Breaks Ground on Revitalization of Hillcrest Campus

December 17, 2021

A celebratory groundbreaking event marks the beginning of a comprehensive revitalization project of UC San Diego’s Hillcrest campus, which upon completion will feature state-of-the-art facilities, expanded patient care services and technologies and other community amenities to promote wellbeing.

Grant to Support Safe Driving Program to Curb Traffic Injuries, Deaths

December 16, 2021

A grant awarded to UC San Diego will allow researchers to continue working with law enforcement and health professionals to develop educational programs and interventions that reduce traffic-related injuries and deaths.

Adrianus Kalmijn: 1933-2021

December 16, 2021

Adrianus J. Kalmijn, a biologist and physicist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego who pioneered the study of electromagnetics in shark sensory functions, died Dec. 7, 2021, at the age of 88.

Doubling Compute Capacity for Data-Intensive Physics with Microsoft Azure

December 16, 2021

SDSC and OSG used Microsoft Azure Cloud Services to enable scientists to accomplish in a few days what would normally take them weeks, thus accelerating science and opening up new scientific pursuits.

UC San Diego Launches New Data Science Graduate Degree Programs

December 15, 2021

UC San Diego has launched new master’s and doctoral degree programs at the Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute (HDSI), the university’s hub for all things data science.

Major Gift Focuses Efforts on a Rare, but Devastating, Genetic Eye Disease

December 15, 2021

Nixon Foundation funds effort to study and treat macular dystrophy at Shiley Eye Institute. Currently, there are no effective treatments to slow or prevent genetic condition.

David A. Brenner, MD, to Step Down as Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences

December 15, 2021

Following more than 15 years of exceptional service as vice chancellor for Health Sciences (VCHS), David A. Brenner, MD, will step down on June 30, 2022 to focus on teaching and research as a member of the School of Medicine’s faculty.

The Router in Your Home Might Be Intercepting Some of Your Internet Traffic—for a Good Reason

December 15, 2021

The router in your home might be intercepting some of your Internet traffic and sending it to a different destination. Specifically, the router can intercept the Domain Name System traffic --the communications used to translate human-readable domain names.

First Case of Community Acquired Omicron Variant in San Diego

December 10, 2021

Few places in the country are better equipped to detect new virus variants than San Diego, where researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine and Scripps Research, working with county public health officials, health systems and others, collaborate to create a sort of viral early warning system.

2021 Triton Holiday Gift Guide

December 9, 2021

This holiday season, spread some Triton cheer with gifts from UC San Diego innovators, entrepreneurs, tastemakers, scholars and more. We have curated a list of unique items and experiences offered by the campus community, featuring an array of holiday gifting ideas for all ages and interests.
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