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Recognizing the Veterans Who Inspire Us

This Veterans Day, Nov. 11, UC San Diego Today invites our campus community to honor and reflect on the service of the U.S. military veterans and active-duty service members in their lives.

UC San Diego Grad Student Project Evolves Into NASA-Funded Program

FjordPhyto, Allison Cusick’s capstone project for her master’s degree, trains tour vessel operators and “citizen scientists” to collect samples of phytoplankton in Antarctica.

A boat filled with people in heavy red parkas floats by a glacier.

Musical Documentary Named Finalist for 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Music

UC San Diego alumna Mary Kouyoumdijian developed “Paper Pianos” to highlight the global refugee crisis.

A piano is suspended above a stage. A person standing on a chair beneath the piano is is caged with chain-link fencing. Pieces of paper are scattered across the floor.

UC San Diego Alumnus Leads UC Natural Reserve System

Steve Monfort spearheads the reserve system, a “library of ecosystems,” that are for the dedicated use of researchers and educators.

Two men stand facing one another outside.

From California to Capitol Hill: UC San Diego’s Federal Policy Interns are Shaping the Future

Surrounded by Washington, D.C.’s historic monuments and immersed in the energetic buzz of Capitol Hill, UC San Diego’s federal policy interns aren’t just observers of the political sphere—they’re key players. These Tritons are diving headfirst into the heart of national policymaking, helping shape the future of higher education, research and health care.

Two image collage showing John Paculdo Koenigshofer with U.S. Capitol in the background and Maya Perez Diaz inside the Capitol

The Enablers of Discovery

Curiosity — and a love of cooking — fueled Yuhwa Lo’s decades-long career in electrical engineering, which has ranged from commercialization to nanotechnology and biotechnology to photodetection.