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UC San Diego Named No. 3 Best Public College by Forbes

September 10, 2021

The University of California San Diego has been ranked third among the nation’s top public colleges, according to the Forbes 2021 list of America’s Top Colleges. UC San Diego was No. 15 out of the complete list of 600 four-year private and public colleges in the country.

Stories from Home

May 28, 2020

…Home UC San Diego student employees share their experiences with working remotely Lily Chen in her at-home work setup. As a student employee at UC San Diego, I am one of many who have had to adapt to working from home while continuing to serve peers and department teams. As…

Project in a Box: Dream it. Build it.

June 6, 2019

…Dream it. Build it. Student-run program finds success on campus and off with hands-on learning experiences Project in a Box is a way to introduce young children to engineering through a fun, interactive experience with their parents, friends and classmates. Photos by Phuong Truong, Project in a Box An Electrical…

Don’t Know Much About Charter Schools

January 12, 2012

Some two decades into the grand national experiment with charter schools, how much do we really know about them? Not all that much. And not nearly as much as we easily could, say researchers from the University of California, San Diego Division of Social Sciences.

A Mentor for Success

October 15, 2015

A Mentor for Success Biology professor strives to serve as example for students from diverse backgrounds Gentry Patrick Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Like many faculty members at UC San Diego, Gentry Patrick arrived on campus with sterling academic credentials: An undergraduate degree from the University of California,…

Animal Encounters, Augmented Reality and More to be Featured at San Diego Festival of Science

March 6, 2012

…what UC San Diego students, faculty and alumni are doing to enrich the activities. Festival Events with UC San Diego Cymer, Inc., a local high-tech company founded by UC San Diego alumni Bob Akins and Rick Sandstrom, is inviting community students and their families to its headquarters on March 18…

Finding a Roadmap to Success for Students

January 18, 2018

…Finding a Roadmap to Success for Students Four ‘Careers in the Humanities’ workshops highlight choices, concrete steps to successful futures UC San Diego students attending a series of workshops last week learned that study in the humanities will benefit them in multiple ways—beyond opening doors to exciting jobs and careers.…

A Promise Undeterred by a Pandemic

October 8, 2020

…to boost distance learning success Fall semester distance instruction began at The Preuss School—a charter middle and high school on the campus—on Aug. 10. Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Communications, taken prior to the start of the pandemic. Jaya Carter, a seventh-grade student at The Preuss School UC San…

UC San Diego’s Most Diverse Incoming Class Begins Fall Quarter

September 22, 2016

…groups; majority of new students are from California Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications The University of California San Diego welcomed its most diverse incoming class of freshmen and transfer students on Sept. 22 with additional resources that support diversity, inclusivity and student success. The new initiatives include identity-themed…

Students Crack the Code on How to Graduate in Three Years

January 12, 2017

Students Crack the Code on How to Graduate in Three Years Earning a bachelor’s degree from UC San Diego in just three years may seem like a daunting feat, but recent alumni such as Siyi Ye, Brianna Lonquich and Albert Chang did so despite having either double or capped majors…

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