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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.

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.

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.

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.

UC San Diego Hosts Hands-On Workshop for Researchers Interested in Advocating on Capitol Hill

January 30, 2025

A group of UC San Diego researchers and staff gathered for one of the first events in an Office of Research and Innovation series designed to help researchers on campus increase funding for their work and field of study.

UC San Diego Ranks 9th in the World for Most Influential Researchers

November 26, 2024

UC San Diego has the highest number of influential voices in the University of California system and tied for 9th highest among universities and institutes worldwide, according to Clarivate’s 2024 Highly Cited Researchers list.
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