In fiscal year 2023, UC San Diego earned $1.76 billion in research funding, up from $1.64 billion the previous year—an increase of more than 6%. This marks more than a decade of sustained growth in research funding and encompasses an increasingly complex and ambitious research portfolio year-over-year. Read More»
The start of wine grape growing season in California’s Napa Valley now comes nearly a month earlier due to the region’s warming climate, according to a new study led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography researcher Dan Cayan. The study was designed to help vintners understand the effects of climate variation and change on their grapevines. Read More»
Gentry Patrick, a professor of neurobiology and director of the Center for Empathy and Social Justice in Human Health, has been named as the inaugural holder of the Kavli and Dr. William and Marisa Rastetter Chancellor’s Endowed Chair in Neurobiology. The chair supports the work of a faculty member who is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion. Read More»
Compelling works of art by members of the campus community are now on display as part of the Visual Arts Group’s 20th Anniversary Art Show. Created 20 years ago to foster creative development and support diversity through creativity, the group gives Tritons from all walks of life the opportunity to share and exhibit their art. View Slideshow»
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has awarded a team of researchers from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History and UC San Diego’s Qualcomm Institute and Scripps Institution of Oceanography for their efforts to protect underwater cultural heritage sites. Read More»
Cognitive scientist and UC San Diego alumna Sian Beilock ’97 is the first woman to serve as president of Dartmouth College. In this Q&A, she discusses why she chose to attend UC San Diego, how her work as a cognitive scientist influences her leadership role and what it means to be the first woman president of Dartmouth. Read More»
World-renowned soccer club Manchester United recently wrapped up training at UC San Diego’s Triton Soccer Stadium and RIMAC Fields. The Premier League team was in the United States to take part in a preseason tour, playing four matches across the country, and held its training on campus for the duration of its U.S. stay. Read More»
This summer, Ania Snissarenko, a member of the women’s tennis team majoring in human biology, had the chance to improve the lives of those around her by participating in a two-week medical mission to a small town in Uganda. The aspiring surgeon was one of only three undergraduate students on the mission, and the only student from UC San Diego. Read More»
