November 1, 2018
…Is investing in nuclear energy key to mitigating climate change? Is voter fraud as common as alien abductions? And, who will be the winners and losers from the U.S. trade wars? Scholars at the University of California San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS) are not afraid to…
October 7, 2021
…she has channeled her energy into empowering others. She is currently a member (and former president) of UC San Diego’s Underground Scholars Initiative—a student organization connecting formerly incarcerated students and students directly impacted by a loved one being incarcerated. The organization provides a safe haven for individuals with similar backgrounds…
December 30, 2022
UC San Diego alum Albert Yu-Min Lin has explored the world, made a name for himself on National Geographic television and overcome the major obstacle of a life-changing injury. His latest project promises to make life a little bit easier for those who need it most.
February 4, 2016
…convert light into chemical energy. He started at UC San Diego as a physics professor in 1960, and is one of the university’s founding faculty members. Today, the 92-year-old still comes into the office to keep up with department news, and recently authored a book on the holocaust. He knew…
February 2, 2023
From pandemics to health inequities, confronting future crises will look different — and that’s a good thing.
February 8, 2019
Walter Munk, who gave the Allies a strategic edge in World War II, helped nurture a university into existence, and became a living synonym for oceanography, died February 8 at his home in La Jolla, Calif. He was 101.
December 15, 2022
As we look forward to the upcoming new year, UC San Diego Today invites readers to take a look back at some milestones from 2022.
September 30, 2021
…at Revelle College, the energy at UnOlympics was exciting. “This is the first time I’m participating, and it was a little scary dancing in front of a big audience,” she said. “But it was also really fun!” Riley, who helped plan Welcome Week events, hopes the series sets the tone…
September 15, 2024
They are arts activists and philosophers of language, scholars of avant-garde children’s literature and composers of experimental music. The School of Arts and Humanities welcomes 19 new faculty members for the 2024-25 academic year.
December 9, 2021
…wireless networks with greater energy efficiency and self-driving cars that interact better with pedestrians and with one another. The Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation named UC San Diego one of six universities to participate in the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance, a scientific collaboration that aims to transform human health…
