December 17, 2020
…than half of the on-campus population adopted the app within the first month of launching the pilot program, and over 50 anonymous exposure notifications were issued at UC San Diego during the10-week pilot. Due to the early successes at UC San Diego—and subsequently six other University of California campuses—the program…
October 28, 2021
…Elves To ensure the safety of adopters and nominated families, there are options to drop off gifts without direct contact, and donations are sanitized prior to delivery. For some, the holiday season is synonymous with shopping for gifts and bountiful meals shared with loved ones. Yet this experience is not…
August 8, 2017
UC San Diego Health and its medical and surgical specialties have been recognized as among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for 2017-18. The annual “Best Hospitals” rankings distinguish hospitals that excel in treating the most challenging health conditions.
January 11, 2024
UC San Diego recently became a Bee Campus USA member, part of a national program created to support pollinating organisms, boost the abundance of native plant species and reduce pesticide use. Professor James Nieh explains what the designation means for UC San Diego and the San Diego region.
October 30, 2017
…Diego will turn its campus into a test bed for self-driving vehicles starting in January 2018. The project will be implemented in stages. The first will be to put self-driving mail delivery carts on the road. The carts will run on algorithms developed by UC San Diego researchers who are…
January 25, 2018
…Resource Center Turns 30 Campus to commemorate its leadership in taking proactive measures to ensure health and safety of students The subject of sexual violence and sexual assault prevention is a matter of national importance, and it has been at the core of the work of UC San Diego’s sexual…
September 26, 2013
…Traffic Signals Installed on Campus as Part of SuperLoop Transit Project Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications If you’ve been to the center of campus recently, you have probably noticed some new additions on Gilman Drive. This bustling thoroughfare is now home to four new traffic lights at Scholars…
April 27, 2017
UC President Janet Napolitano visited the UC San Diego campus and the Qualcomm Institute on Friday, April 21, for briefings on local activities aimed at commercializing academic research and supporting student entrepreneurship.
November 4, 2021
…the UC San Diego campus. Photo credit: Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego. The Proof is in the Poop When early evidence emerged that people with COVID-19—whether or not they have symptoms—shed the virus in their stool, “the sewer seemed like the ‘happening’ place to look for it,” said Smruthi Karthikeyan, an…
February 28, 2013
…to attend to a campus with a mid-day population of students, faculty and staff upwards of around 50,000, the department is responsible for the security, enforcement, investigation and crime prevention of essentially a small city. Despite running like a typical city police department, UC San Diego’s police team is cognizant…
