UC San Diego is bustling with excitement as it prepares for its Homecoming and Family Weekend, a campuswide celebration filled with spirited Triton fun. The beloved university tradition takes place from Oct. 16-22, offering dozens of opportunities to make new friends, cheer on UC San Diego’s Division I scholar-athletes, enjoy live music and more. Read More»
Award-winning director, producer and host Kat Lazo—best known for her Mitú series "The Kat Call"—will deliver the keynote address Oct. 25 for UC San Diego’s 3rd Annual Latinx Heritage Month Commemoration Ceremony hosted at Price Center. Read More»
Donna Mojarro, who has served as UC San Diego’s Early Childhood Education Center lead teacher for 16 years, was recently appointed as the center’s Interim Coordinator, Education and Operations. The UC San Diego alumna has also been honored for her work with the Exemplary Staff Employee of the Year Award. Learn about her role, the best advice she has received and more. Read More»
UC San Diego researchers have developed a structural supercapacitor, which is a device that provides both structural support and energy storage capabilities. These devices can add more power to electronic gadgets and vehicles without adding extra weight, allowing them to last longer on a single charge. Read More»
Robots built by UC San Diego engineers helped achieve a major breakthrough in understanding how insect flight has evolved. The work highlights the potential of robophysics–the practice of using robots to study the physics of living systems. Read More»
On Oct. 19, Nobel Prize Laureate Dr. Donna Strickland—one of only five women to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics—will be visiting campus to discuss her award-winning work in high-intensity laser physics. The event will also celebrate the 60th anniversary of UC San Diego founding faculty member Maria Goeppert Mayer receiving the Nobel Prize in Physics. Register»
Bioengineering undergraduate student Daniel John was one of 11 students from across the state awarded the $15,000 Strauss Scholarship for outstanding students developing social change or public service projects. Read More»
