Sixth College’s pioneering Community-Engaged Honors Program blends storytelling, environmental awareness and hands-on community involvement to prepare students as changemakers. With an innovative curriculum that partners with local organizations, the program empowers students to tackle real-world challenges while fostering connections that leave a lasting impact on both participants and the San Diego community. Read More»
The 2025 Accelerating Innovation to Market (AIM) Awards highlight a record $400,000 in funding for transformative technologies—from coral reef restoration and wearable fetal monitoring to cutting-edge cancer diagnostics—showcasing UC San Diego's commitment to accelerating innovation, equity and market impact. Read More»
Researchers at UC San Diego, the University of Florida and Arizona State University have been awarded a $3.28 million National Science Foundation grant that will use cutting-edge AI and remote sensing to revolutionize forest monitoring, advancing research on ecosystem health, carbon storage and climate impact. Read More»
Ethnomusicologist Nancy Guy has been named the first Chiu-Shan and Rufina Chen Chancellor’s Endowed Chair in Taiwan Studies at UC San Diego, recognizing her decades of research and passion for sharing the diverse ways music shapes culture and society in Taiwan. Read More»
A collaboration between UC San Diego’s Kick It California program and 211 referral agencies connected over 55,000 low-income individuals to free tobacco cessation services, highlighting a powerful strategy to address health disparities and support underserved populations in quitting smoking. Read More»
In a message to the campus community amid devastating wildfires in Los Angeles and Southern California, Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla provides an update on campus operations and planning, shares some ways UC San Diego is leading the way on fire detection and public safety, offers information on helpful resources and shares ways to help. Read More»
Six faculty from the Jacobs School of Engineering have been named 2025 Fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), honoring groundbreaking contributions in fields ranging from wearable electronics and flexible sensors to supercomputing and millimeter wave wireless communications, underscoring the school’s interdisciplinary excellence in solving real-world challenges. Read More»
