UC San Diego’s head water polo coach Matt Ustaszewski played a pivotal role as an assistant coach for the U.S. men’s water polo team, helping lead them to a Bronze medal at the Paris Olympics Sunday after a 11-8 shootout victory over Hungary. This marks the first U.S. Olympic men’s water polo medal since 2008 and the fourth bronze in program history. Read More»
Researchers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences have developed a new approach to scour the oceans for novel compounds that could become the medicines and products of tomorrow. Read More»
STEM Girl Summer, a program created by graduate student Robin Glefke, brings female San Diego-area high school students to campus for a weekend of hands-on learning, panel discussions and fellowship, introducing them to career paths in science, technology, engineering and math. Read More»
Formerly incarcerated and system-impacted students at UC San Diego are beating the odds stacked against them with the help of a robust scaffolding of support and nurturing community offered by the Underground Scholars Initiative and Triton Underground Scholars. Read More»
Researchers at the School of Medicine have shed new light on how the brain processes and synthesizes information. The study observed how neurons synchronize across the human brain while reading, uncovering how the human brain turns words into thoughts. Read More»
While investigating how marine algae create their chemically complex toxins, scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography have discovered the largest protein yet identified in biology. The findings also revealed previously unknown strategies for assembling chemicals, which could unlock the development of new medicines and materials. Read More»
UC San Diego baseball’s Ryan Forcucci, Matt Halbach and Izaak Martinez have been selected in the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft. The trio—selected by the Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs, and Cleveland Guardians, respectively—are the first Tritons to be drafted in the program’s Division I era. Read More»
Members of the campus community are invited to offer comments to the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA) as part of a voluntary process to gain accreditation. Read More»
