From tutoring and mentoring local students to preparing future teachers and school leaders, UC San Diego’s Department of Education Studies is helping shape education across San Diego County. Through hands-on learning, community partnerships and research, its impact extends far beyond the classroom.
From applying AI to finance, drug discovery and biocompatible biomaterials, second-year students in the AI major at UC San Diego found that the skills they acquired through their first year of coursework can be used in many fields.
“Now that we have a space in QI, we want to build on that momentum and partner even more closely with faculty and departments conducting cutting-edge research in areas that interest Kyocera,” said Shiva Chandra, senior associate at Kyocera Ventures.
Rainy coffee shifts and music reverberating through residence hall walls come alive in alumni memories. Together, the selections form “The Sound of Coming Home,” a crowdsourced playlist that carries decades of Triton memories into Homecoming 2026.
As the first cohort of the Atkinson Physician Assistant Education Program, the graduates helped establish not only a new program, but also a learning environment built around collaboration across health professions.
California is home to hundreds of active fault lines. Research at UC San Diego can help build safer and more resilient infrastructure, but it’s also important for everyone to actually prepare for earthquakes.
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