May 19, 2022
New Fellowship Program Supports Diversity in Scientific Diving The Scripps-led DIVERsity Fellowship Program is accepting applications for the Fall 2022 cohort through June 3 For some marine researchers, becoming a certified scientific diver is a game changer. This certification can have a profound impact on the research experiences and career…
June 1, 2017
2017 Outstanding Graduates Celebrate the Success of UC San Diego’s Graduating Seniors The class of 2017 shares their stories of triumph as they mark one of the most important milestones in their academic careers. From overcoming obstacles, to giving back to their communities and creating groundbreaking technologies, these students have…
October 4, 2022
With Homecoming just weeks away, the energy across campus is electric as UC San Diego gears up to welcome its Triton family home. Get ready to sport your blue and gold and take part in a full schedule of events that will include all your old favorites, plus some exciting…
November 6, 2023
A group of the world’s leading ocean scientific, philanthropic, and other stakeholder organizations, led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego, have come together to highlight the global ocean.
October 6, 2016
Surfer, ocean steward and chemistry doctoral student Cliff Kapono begins his worldwide expedition this fall to discover if surfers have a unique microbiome, and if so, how these marine bacteria and chemicals impact human health. Surfing the World for Microbes Doctoral student Cliff Kapono sets out on an adventure to…
October 14, 2021
Triton Spirit Soars for Homecoming 2021 Tritons get ready for the Homecoming 2021 festivities. Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego. UC San Diego’s Homecoming celebration will be back in full gear for 2021, filled with exciting in-person and online events designed to spread Triton cheer and reconnect with community members…
January 30, 2014
Scripps Grad Students Bring Cutting-edge Science to Local K-12 Classrooms Unique outreach program places Scripps students in diverse classrooms across San Diego County Scripps graduate student and Scripps Classroom Connection fellow Sarah Lerch instructs seventh grade students at Wangenheim Middle School in the Mira Mesa neighborhood of San Diego. Photos…
May 2, 2023
Researchers across a range of fields are working together to develop and implement AI-assisted tools and machine learning methods that will enable scientific discoveries at an unprecedented pace. And when it comes to global challenges like climate change, time is of the essence.
November 6, 2014
Personalized Medicine, Climate Change Topics of TED-Style Founders Symposium Through Their Eyes: A Conversation with Our Chancellors Hear about UC San Diego’s history from those who made it. The last 54 years of UC San Diego’s existence will come alive through the descriptions and recollections of the leaders who helped…
October 7, 2021
In this 1802 cartoon, English satirist James Gillray captures opponents’ belief that Edward Jenner’s new smallpox vaccine, introduced six years earlier, could induce the growth of cow parts in vaccinated recipients. The smallpox vaccine was derived from cowpox, a relatively benign viral cousin to smallpox that triggered a similar immune…
