June 22, 2026
June 22, 2026 —
Peter Lonsdale, a professor and researcher of marine geology who contributed to foundational developments in understanding of deep-sea geology, died May 10, 2026, at the age of 78. His career spanned more than five decades.
June 16, 2026
June 16, 2026 —
Scientists have discovered that the southern Andes Mountains don’t rise slowly and steadily as previously thought. Instead, the range builds itself in short, powerful “pulses” every few million years.
June 11, 2026
June 11, 2026 —
Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego reported today that carbon dioxide levels at Mauna Loa Observatory reached 432.00 parts per million in May, continuing a long trend of record-breaking annual peak readings.
June 4, 2026
June 4, 2026 —
UC San Diego Today asked a few of our 2026 graduating Tritons to share their student experiences on campus and how they are planning to change the world.
June 2, 2026
June 2, 2026 —
In addition to UC San Diego’s well-known ties to space — producing astronauts such as Jessica Meir and Kate Rubins, offering K-12 offerings from Sally Ride Science, and sending health research to space, to name but a few — researchers are conducting space-related research in unexpected ways.
May 21, 2026
May 21, 2026 —
We all tuned in when the Artemis II crew splashed down off the San Diego coast. Planetary scientist and academic leader Meenakshi Wadhwa shares her thoughts on why space captures our imaginations so well.
May 18, 2026
May 18, 2026 —
The climate of the ancient Eastern Mediterranean was far more turbulent than previously thought — and a new study suggests that people adapted anyway.
May 14, 2026
May 14, 2026 —
What happens when a composer and oceanographer listen to the ocean together? An unconventional partnership at the University of California San Diego has led to new music inspired by sounds from the seafloor that humans have never heard before.
May 4, 2026
May 4, 2026 —
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and the W. M. Keck Foundation each made separate awards with the goal of enabling UC San Diego researchers to continue their research in the face of today's uncertain funding landscape.
April 30, 2026
April 30, 2026 —
Scripps Institution of Oceanography alumna Ayana Elizabeth Johnson — a marine biologist, climate policy expert and New York Times bestselling author — returns to UC San Diego for a Climate Dance Party centered on community action and climate solutions.
