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Photographing ‘All the Sharks’ Leads to Victory

Profiles

When “All the Sharks” premiered on Netflix this summer, Brendan Talwar, a postdoctoral scholar at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, emerged as a local fan favorite.

A scuba diver with an underwater camera with a nearby shark and coral reef.

UC San Diego Health No. 1 in San Diego, Specialty Care Nationally Ranked

Awards & Accolades

UC San Diego Health has once again secured the No. 1 ranking in San Diego, according to the 2025-2026 U.S. News & World Report "Best Hospitals" survey alongside top national rankings for nine specialties.

Five clinicians hold up fingers signifying No. 1 ranking

ALERTCalifornia Awarded 2025 Special Achievement in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) by Esri

Awards & Accolades

University of California San Diego’s ALERTCalifornia program was awarded a Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) award from Esri, for innovation in the field of GIS software and technology, geospatial analytics, and mapping.

Map shows the state of California with blue arrows indicating each of ALERTCalifornia's cameras. As of July 2025 there are more than 1,190 cameras across the state.

Celebrating the Life and Legacy of UC San Diego Bioengineering Pioneer David Gough

In Memoriam

UC San Diego bioengineering professor David Gough devoted nearly half a century to a singular big-picture goal: improving the day-to-day experiences and the outlook on life of people with diabetes.

Celebrating the Life and Legacy of UC San Diego Bioengineering Pioneer David Gough

Paging Dr. Vane: Dissecting Hollywood’s Medical Mayhem at Comic-Con

Profiles

He is a doctor, he has played one on TV, and this week he is preparing to present his seventh Comic-Con panel as the annual event converges on downtown San Diego.

A group of five people three men and two women with their arms around one another posing and smiling in front of a Comic-Con banner.

Yao Yu ‘Kant’ Imagine a Life Without Philosophizing

Awards & Accolades

Philosophy student Yao Yu has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Eric Paul Allison Memorial Prize Fellowship, which is awarded to an outstanding graduating senior who plans to pursue further schooling and who exemplifies personal integrity, academic excellence and a commitment to learning.