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UC San Diego to Receive $7 Million to Power Campus and Strengthen State Electricity Grid

September 17, 2024

The California Energy Commission approved a $7 million award to UC San Diego to replace a decade-old battery with one large enough to power 5,000 homes for four hours. Scheduled to come online in the latter half of 2025, the new system represents an eight-fold increase in capacity and will play a critical role in modernizing UC San Diego’s microgrid while providing reliable and cost-effective energy for the entire campus.

Chancellor’s Interdisciplinary Team Catalyst Fund Announces Five Inaugural Awardees

September 17, 2024

UC San Diego announced recipients of its inaugural Chancellor’s Interdisciplinary Team Catalyst Fund, recognizing five groundbreaking research teams for their exceptional projects.

Clinical Trial Evaluates Spatial Computing App on Apple Vision Pro in Operating Room

September 16, 2024

UC San Diego Health is first in the nation to evaluate the potential use of spatial computing apps on Apple Vision Pro in the operating room.

Does the U.S. President’s Party Matter to Black and Latino Economic Wellbeing?

September 16, 2024

A newly released report from the Yankelovich Center for Social Science Research at UC San Diego offers a rare, direct test of the impact of the party of the U.S. president on Black and Latino economic well-being. The report examines U.S. employment, poverty and median income data over the last 75 years, with 36 years of Democratic and 39 of Republican leadership in the White House.

19 Faculty Join the School of Arts and Humanities

September 15, 2024

They are arts activists and philosophers of language, scholars of avant-garde children's literature and composers of experimental music. The School of Arts and Humanities welcomes 19 new faculty members for the 2024-25 academic year.

Technique to Study How Proteins Bind to DNA is Easily Misused; New Study Offers Solution

September 13, 2024

Spike-in normalization helps molecular biologists ensure the accuracy of their results, but the technique is easily misused. New study suggests new guidelines for use of this valuable technique.

New Study Reveals Food Waste Bans Ineffective in Reducing Landfill Waste, Except in Massachusetts

September 12, 2024

Of the first five U.S. states to implement food waste bans, only Massachusetts was successful at diverting waste away from landfills and incinerators, according to a new study from the University of California Rady School of Management.

Eight Talks Explore Untold Stories and Enduring Impact of the Holocaust

September 12, 2024

This fall, the University of California San Diego’s Holocaust Living History Workshop (HLHW) series returns for its 16th season with eight compelling talks that underscore the theme “Violence, Voice and Recognition.” Each event will feature innovative approaches from scholars, writers, and survivors and explore both personal and shared responses to the Holocaust and its far-reaching consequences.

San Diego Supercomputer Center and CENIC Work to Expand AI Education Infrastructure in California

September 11, 2024

The San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego and the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) have developed a prescient AI education infrastructure called CENIC AI Resource for K-12 education, public libraries, community colleges, the CSU and UC campus systems.

UC San Diego Climbs to No. 3 Public University in U.S. in Academic Ranking of World Universities

September 10, 2024

UC San Diego has been ranked No. 3 among public U.S. universities in the 2024 Academic Ranking of World Universities released by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy. The university also advanced to No. 14 among U.S. colleges overall and No. 18 in the world in the annual list. 
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