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Inside UC San Diego’s Out-of-This-World Impact

Explore 13 ways our research is extending past Earth’s atmosphere, from astronaut firsts to breakthroughs in orbit and discoveries across the cosmos.

Composite image showing Jessica Meir in space suit, hand-drawn pink stars, the International Space Station and pink galaxy

Meet our Distinguished Alumni of the Year: Transplant Specialist Mary Moss Chandran, Pharm.D. ’12

Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is proud to honor Mary Moss Chandran ’08, Pharm.D. ’12, as our Distinguished Alumni of the Year. A clinical pharmacist specializing in organ transplantation, Chandran has made profound impacts on patient care and is advancing the field.

Meet the Inaugural Cohort of the New Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health

UC San Diego is buzzing with the energy of thousands of students navigating new schedules and spaces. Among the new and returning students, six individuals stand out - the first to enter a trailblazing chapter in public health education. Let’s meet the inaugural cohort of the school’s new program.

UC San Diego Launches Bold New Doctoral Degree in Public Health

The 2025-26 academic year marks the launch of a new, 21st-century Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health degree with a concentration in health services research and implementation science that is uniquely fitting of the university’s interdisciplinary spirit.

Seven individuals are standing in a line, should-to-should, outdoors, smiling and dressed in business casual attire, with trees in the background at the 2025 welcome event for the inaugural cohort of the Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health program.

Training Tomorrow’s Pharmacy Leaders

More than 75 students donned their white coats and recited the Oath of a Pharmacist—marking their official induction into the profession—at UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences’ 2025 White Coat ceremony.

UC San Diego Pharmacy School Moves Up to No. 4 in Research Funding Rankings

UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has moved up three spots from last year to No. 4 in national rankings for research funding, according to data reported by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP).