August 9, 2017
August 9, 2017 —
The University of California San Diego is the world’s 14th best university for developing research that is used to create products or services that benefit society and spur economic growth. The new rankings by Nature, one of the world’s leading academic journals, also praise the campus for its research output: nearly half of UC San Diego’s published papers appear in the Nature index, which measures research productivity in the globe’s top science journals.
July 6, 2017
July 6, 2017 —
The University of California San Diego has admitted 30,207 freshman and 9,595 transfer students for the fall 2017 term. Of the 39,802 new students, the university anticipates enrolling a diverse class of approximately 5,400 freshmen and 2,400 transfers. UC San Diego continues to increase its number of students from historically underrepresented groups.
June 8, 2017
June 8, 2017 —
During his June 2017 visit to the University of California San Diego, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama will share messages of global compassion, with an emphasis on education, scientific inquiry and global responsibility––all values that deeply align with UC San Diego’s academic mission.
June 1, 2017
June 1, 2017 —
Tenzin Gyatso, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, will be the keynote speaker at the University of California San Diego All Campus Commencement where he will share with a record 9,000 graduating students and more than 15,000 guests “The Value of Education, Ethics and Compassion for the Well-Being of Self and Others.”
June 1, 2017
June 1, 2017 —
Abdikarin (Abdi) Abdullahi wasn’t sure he’d ever attend college–no one in his family had gone to college and they didn’t have the financial resources to pay for tuition. Fortunately, he earned good grades in high school, which qualified him for UC San Diego’s Chancellor’s Scholars Program, ensuring his future as a Triton. The program awards four-year scholarships to outstanding entering freshmen and provides them with other supportive resources.
April 27, 2017
April 27, 2017 —
The University of California San Diego will host His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama at a public event June 16, 2017 where he will speak about “Embracing the Beauty of Diversity in our World” to an estimated 25,000 attendees on the campus’s RIMAC Field. On May 1 at 10 a.m., general tickets will be released for the June 16 public address.
April 20, 2017
April 20, 2017 —
Since its inception in 1983, the annual Sun God Festival has been one of the most anticipated student events at UC San Diego, providing attendees with live music from nationally touring artists, interactive activities, carnival rides and more. This year’s Sun God Festival on Saturday, April 29, will commemorate the 35th anniversary of the festivities.
April 5, 2017
April 5, 2017 —
The University of California San Diego is listed first in a new Times Higher Education ranking of the world’s top “Golden Age” universities—the best 100 institutions that were founded between 1945 and 1966.
April 4, 2017
April 4, 2017 —
The University of California San Diego has been designated as a Changemaker Campus by Ashoka U for its role as a leader in social innovation education. Only 40 universities around the world have received this designation and UC San Diego is the first University of California campus to be recognized.
April 4, 2017
April 4, 2017 —
Throughout the month of April, UC San Diego will recognize Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) as part of the campus’s mission to provide resources, education and support for the prevention of sexual violence. This year’s SAAM theme, “Engaging New Voices,” was established by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center to encourage and inform a wider audience about how to take action and stop sexual violence before it happens.
