Skaggs School of Pharmacy Launches PRIME Rx with Landmark State Investment
A new PRIME program at UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences will train the next generation of pharmacy leaders to work in underserved areas.
Awards & Accolades
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Inaugural ArtsConnect Prize Bridges Art and Community
The $20,000 UC San Diego ArtsConnect Prize is a new biennial award supporting emerging and established artists from the San Diego-Tijuana region in developing an interdisciplinary work at the university, culminating in a weeklong residency and public presentation in October 2027.
Astrophysicist France A. Córdova Named 2026 Nierenberg Prize Recipient
Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has selected astrophysicist France Anne Córdova as the recipient of the 2026 Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest.
Nanomedicine Pioneer Awarded MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’
UC San Diego chemical and nano engineering professor Liangfang Zhang has been named a 2026 MacArthur Fellow from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. He has developed a creative approach to medicine that features cell-mimicking nanoparticles to treat disease.
UC San Diego Library’s Digital Experience Team Wins Silver Design Award at the 2026 UC Tech Awards
UC San Diego Library's Digital Experience Team won the Silver Design Award at the 2026 UC Tech Awards for creating a sustainable, Library-wide practice for user-centered design that transformed how accessibility and quality assurance are managed across the Library’s core public website.
UC San Diego Engineering Graduate Students Named Siebel Scholars
Three engineering graduate students at the Jacobs School of Engineering have been named 2027 Siebel Scholars. The Siebel Scholars program recognizes the most talented students in the world’s leading graduate schools of business, computer science, bioengineering and energy science.
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