Campus & Community

For the Love of Nature, Sprout Up Inspires Curiosity in Young Minds

Student Life

A group photo of smiling college students standing alongside each other on a green lawn surrounded by trees on a sunny day.

In Sacramento, Chancellor Khosla Fights for Higher Ed Funding

Campus News

Chancellor Khosla stands in front of state capitol building

UC San Diego Celebrates 60 Years of Its Unique College System

Campus News

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UC San Diego Receives Four International CASE Awards

Campus News

More than 3,350 stories, magazines, design portfolios and other demonstrations of outstanding work were considered by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) for this year’s Circle of Excellence Awards. The national awards program recognizes superior accomplishments in the fields of advancement services, alumni relations, communications, fundraising and marketing. UC San Diego was honored with four awards for creatively and effectively engaging internal and external audiences through print and digital publications.

UC San Diego Receives Four International CASE Awards

Graduating Student with Muscular Dystrophy Shows Incredible Strength to Achieve his Dreams

Campus News

Raul Carranza, who is graduating with a degree in political science from UC San Diego, is not your typical student. The Chula Vista native, who will soon apply to law school and plans to run for public office someday, is passionate about American politics, cares about social justice, studies hard and has a wry sense of humor—but that is not all that sets him apart. Carranza was born with muscular dystrophy and only has limited use of his right thumb.