The future is shaped by those who push beyond what is known. At UC San Diego, we don’t just navigate change—we create it. Every breakthrough, every discovery starts with the courage to explore, to challenge, to redefine what’s possible. But even the boldest ideas need a foundation. Research requires resources, collaboration, and investment to turn possibility into reality. Without it, the unknown stays unknown. With it, we change the world.
UC San Diego scientists and colleagues pinpointed an individual coal-fired power plant in Houston, Texas, as the main source of particles most likely to encourage formation of clouds around the metropolitan area. Particles that size are also most likely to cause respiratory illness.
After the abrupt dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in early 2025, researchers at the School of Medicine’s Center on Gender Equity and Health were left scrambling to fulfill their ethical obligations to participants.
What happens when federally funded research suddenly becomes part of the national conversation? The campuswide Behind Every Breakthrough campaign set out to explain what was really at stake — from cancer care and earthquake safety to the future of scientific discovery.
National study found use of the drug rose sharply following major media coverage and later White House promotion, despite limited large-scale evidence for autism treatment.
Survey of nearly 1,000 researchers whose grants were cut shows BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and women investigators faced higher odds of targeted equity-related terminations, raising concerns about long-term impacts on the U.S. scientific workforce
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.
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