Strategic Plan

Explore the latest news as UC San Diego advances innovation, collaboration and growth through its renewed Strategic Plan.

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Skills Learned at UC San Diego Lead to Successful Engineering Career

The connections and friendships Jim Kaplan ’84 made at UC San Diego are also among his fondest memories from campus.

Federally Funded Research Nourishes and Protects America

Scientific research may seem abstract, but when supported by federal funding, it profoundly impacts every American — from quiet rural fields buzzing with pollinators to hospitals pioneering lifesaving cancer therapies.

UC San Diego’s WIFIRE Program Provides Real-Time Information to Wildfire Responders

There is no alarm bell ringing or fire pole to slide down at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at UC San Diego’s School of Computing, Information and Data Science. Still, at the first sign of wildfire anywhere in California, members of the WIFIRE team are ready.

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Faculty Ambassadors Appointed to Drive Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Funding Opportunities

Faculty Ambassadors appointed foster interdisciplinary engagement across campus and help align faculty research with key funding opportunities related to our refreshed Strategic Research Themes.

Exploring the Impact of Generative AI on Education, Research and More

Better simulations to understand how viruses work. Better ways to model and predict climate change. Better robots that can navigate the real world. Researchers from all across UC San Diego and around the world converged on campus last week to explore the promise of generative AI.

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Improving Risk Estimates for Extreme Rain and Snow

A new study led by scientists from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography details an improved method for estimating the likelihood of extreme precipitation events in the western United States.