Strategic Plan

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

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4 UC San Diego Startups to Watch from Innovation Day 2024

OxyLo, Personal.ai, Wild Genomics and AirSurgical were among 25 university-powered startups that took center stage at San Diego's annual Innovation Day.

Demonstrator points at needle on AirSurgical's robot-guided ablation system as onlooker watches intently

UC San Diego to Receive $7 Million to Power Campus and Strengthen State Electricity Grid

The California Energy Commission approved a $7 million award to UC San Diego to replace a decade-old battery with one large enough to power 5,000 homes for four hours. Scheduled to come online in the latter half of 2025, the new system represents an eight-fold increase in capacity and will play a critical role in modernizing UC San Diego’s microgrid while providing reliable and cost-effective energy for the entire campus.

Battery systems allow for the integration of renewable energy sources like solar power by storing excess energy from midday and discharging that energy in the evening after the sun is no longer shining. Credit Erik Jepsen.

UC San Diego Health No. 1 in San Diego, Top 20 in the Nation

Region’s only academic health system ranks No. 1 in San Diego and California with 11 medical and surgical specialties rated among nation’s best.

Athletic Director Chats About the Tritons’ Move to Division I

UC San Diego Athletic Director Earl Edwards stewarded UC San Diego’s move from Division II to Division I in 2020. As the campus approaches the end of the required four-year reclassification period, UC San Diego Magazine asked Edwards about the pandemic, scholar-athletes and the future.

A crowd of sports athletes cheers in the stands

Addressing the Current Moment

UC San Diego’s Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion created the Tritons Belong initiative to engage the campus community in times when many are struggling with a significant issue.