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Love Your Wetlands Day: Where Research, Community and Conservation Converge

February 17, 2026

More than a thousand residents of the region gathered at the Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Marsh Reserve for Love Your Wetlands Day, an annual celebration of community science, habitat stewardship and discussions of coastal conservation. Last week, more than a thousand residents of the region

A Look at Love Your Wetlands Day 2026

February 17, 2026

The 21st year of Love Your Wetlands welcomed more than 1,000 visitors and included more than 50 local and regional organizations from Southern California and across the border in Baja California, Mexico. Volunteers collected more than 323 pounds of trash from the marsh, and citizen scientists recorded more than 40 species of birds and ground-dwelling animals in the iNaturalist app.

UC San Diego and UC System Rank Among World’s Top Institutions for Most Influential Researchers

November 18, 2025

UC San Diego has once again been recognized among the top institutions in the world on the 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list compiled by Clarivate. UC San Diego tied for 18th in the world this year with UCLA. Both schools have 50 recognitions on the Highly Cited Researchers listing.

Second Cohort of UC San Diego’s 2025 Convene and Influence Awardees Announced

November 11, 2025

Six new faculty-led teams have been selected as UC San Diego’s Fall 2025 Convene and Influence Awardees. The most recent awardees were announced recently in a meeting with Spring 2025 awardees who discussed how their projects have progressed since May and what aspects have been strengthened and heig

$1.7B in Funding Fuels Research that Sparks Breakthroughs

August 26, 2025

University of California San Diego received $1.7 billion in grants over the previous year, funding that fueled critical research in human health, national defense, advanced technology, social sciences, and much more.

Shaping the Future Together: Announcing the 2025 Convene and Influence Awardees

May 6, 2025

UC San Diego’s 2025 Strategic Convene and Influence Awards highlight seven groundbreaking initiatives aimed at fostering investigator-led collaborations that advance interdisciplinary thought leadership.

UC San Diego Professor Explores Academia’s Role in AI’s Evolution at Major National Conference

April 3, 2025

At the inaugural HumanX conference in Las Vegas, David Danks, a UC San Diego professor of Data Science, Philosophy, and Policy and national expert in AI ethics, shared insights on the evolving international landscape of AI and the industry's unique dynamics.

Faculty Ambassadors Appointed to Drive Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Funding Opportunities

April 3, 2025

Faculty Ambassadors appointed foster interdisciplinary engagement across campus and help align faculty research with key funding opportunities related to our refreshed Strategic Research Themes.

Record Attendance Marks 20 Years of Love Your Wetlands Day at UC San Diego

February 11, 2025

UC San Diego's Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Marsh Reserve welcomed more than 1,300 attendees celebrating two decades of Love Your Wetlands Day, an event dedicated to bringing awareness to the University of California Natural Reserve System and conservation.

20th Anniversary of Love Your Wetlands Day

February 11, 2025

UC San Diego's Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Marsh Reserve welcomed more than 1,300 attendees celebrating two decades of Love Your Wetlands Day.
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