During Changemaker Week 2024, which will take place Jan. 13-20, UC San Diego invites the campus community to join in a transformative weeklong celebration dedicated to igniting change and fostering the spirit of activism. Read More»
As part of ongoing efforts to understand the scale of the environmental impact from industrial waste dumping off the coast of Southern California, researchers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography revisited two industrial undersea dumpsites and uncovered a high volume of discarded World War II-era military munitions. Read More»
A team of researchers led by Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics Alison Coil has found that odd radio circles first identified by a telescope in 2019 are shells formed by outflowing galactic winds—possibly from massive exploding stars known as supernovae. Read More»
Alumna and award-winning director Lisa Portes has been named chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance. In her new role, Portes aims to promote a new theater narrative and believes that UC San Diego is the ideal place to explore how technology can transform the theater experience. Read More»
A $5 million, five-year grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality will establish a Center for Learning Health Systems Science at UC San Diego School of Medicine. The new center will provide instructional and experiential learning opportunities for clinicians and researchers in learning health systems science, an emerging interdisciplinary field. Read More»
This weekend, join fellow UC San Diego students, staff, faculty and alumni as we march in San Diego’s beloved Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade and honor the legacy of Dr. King by coming together for a Day of Service at Mission Bay High School. Register for Events»
On Jan. 19, experience an enlightening talk and Q&A with Nobel Prize Laureate Andrea Ghez, a trailblazing astrophysicist renowned for her groundbreaking research on supermassive black holes. The event, held at The Jeannie in North Torrey Pines Living and Learning Neighborhood, also will commemorate the 60th anniversary of Maria Goeppert Mayer’s Nobel Prize in Physics, celebrating her historic achievement as one of UC San Diego’s founding faculty members and the second woman to receive the prestigious prize. Register Now»
Ebb and Flow: Giant Kelp Forests through Art, Science and the Archives, a group exhibition hosted by UC San Diego Library and curated by San Diego-based photographer, marine scientist and Scripps Institution of Oceanography alumna Oriana Poindexter ’15, opens at Geisel Library on Jan. 12. Read More»
