ArtPower at UC San Diego will bring an expanded array of offerings—including lively concerts, public art activations, dance performances and family-friendly programs—to venues across campus as part of its 2023-2024 season lineup. The season will celebrate ArtPower’s 20-year anniversary with a diverse mix of over 40 events, with more than half of the performances hosted at the Epstein Family Amphitheater. Read More»
The state of California has awarded the Scripps Institution of Oceanography $3 million to develop the Tijuana River Estuary and Coastal Ocean Pathogen Forecast Model, which aims to predict the presence of pathogens in San Diego coastal and tidal waters. Read More»
Reaching the age of 90, 95 or 100—known as exceptional longevity—was more likely for women who maintained their body weight after age 60, according to a multi-institutional study led by UC San Diego. Read More»
Thanks to a $5 million gift from the Nancy and Geoffrey Stack Foundation, UC San Diego has launched the Gene Therapy Initiative to fuel research and gene-based therapies to benefit children and adults with genetic disorders. Read More»
A study led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Jacobs School of Engineering has pinpointed how a plankton species created the spring 2020 major red tide event. Researchers found that the swimming ability of dinoflagellates lends them a competitive advantage over other plankton species, contributing to harmful algal blooms. Read More»
The WIFIRE team at the university's San Diego Supercomputer Center has partnered with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to integrate edge computing for wildfire monitoring, response and mitigation. To showcase the technology’s impact in hazardous settings, the team has completed a concept demonstration for a prescribed burn scenario. Read More»
Staff at UC San Diego are encouraged to take the Staff@Work Survey by Sept. 15. The annual survey, which was sent via email invitation on August 16, invites staff to contribute their anonymous feedback about perceptions of their workplace. Those who take the survey will receive their choice of a rally towel or mug from the UC San Diego Bookstore. Read More»
Among the many new faces on campus this fall will be 17 community college graduates with the goal of becoming doctors. These students are all participants in the state-funded California Medicine Scholars Program (CMSP), specifically the Region X Hub of Healthcare Opportunity for San Diego and Imperial Counties, led by the UC San Diego School of Medicine. Read More»
As part of the VC-50 for Transit pilot program, vice chancellors sponsor 50% of their eligible employees’ transit pass costs, up to $27 per month. Now, as VC-50 for Transit celebrates 2,000 members and its first anniversary, our vice chancellors will continue to fund the program through June of 2025. Read More»
