October 20, 2020
Scientists set out Oct. 27 to explore the biodiversity of deep sea habitats that are rich in minerals like phosphorus and manganese. The public will be able to see what the scientists see in real time when the researchers guide a remotely operated vehicle as it explores the ocean floor.
October 24, 2018
A team of U.S. computer scientists is receiving a $10 million grant from the National Science Foundation to make machine learning more secure. The grant establishes the Center for Trustworthy Machine Learning at a consortium of seven universities, including the University of California San Diego. Researchers will work together toward…
November 5, 2018
The Design Lab at the University of California San Diego, under the direction of founder Don Norman, has received a $250,000 gift from global communications company, Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT). The investment will support efforts at the Design Lab’s Center for Design-Driven Transformation (CDDT) to assist companies in using leading-edge…
August 15, 2023
The 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) has recognized UC San Diego as No. 4 among public universities in the United States, rising one spot from last year.
October 17, 2017
The University of California San Diego’s history of outstanding chemists dates back to Nobel Prize winner Harold Urey, who joined the university in 1958. That tradition of excellence continues today, as exemplified by The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry’s J. Andrew McCammon. The distinguished professor, who also holds the Joseph…
March 12, 2018
Renowned plant physiologist Graham Farquhar, Ph.D., will speak at the University of California San Diego at 3:30 p.m. on March 21 as part of the annual Kyoto Prize Symposium. Farquhar received the 2017 Kyoto Prize, Japan’s highest private award for global achievement, in the area of “Basic Sciences” for his…
October 17, 2013
…interactions with campus faculty, students and staff demonstrate that the University of California has a jewel in UC San Diego. The San Diego event was one stop in the NEF’s regional dialogue series happening in cities across America. NEF chose cities with a prominent role in shaping the nation’s engineering…
September 5, 2019
UC San Diego’s Foundation Board welcomes 10 new and returning trustees. The unique philanthropic ambassadors help inspire charitable gifts and manage the Foundation’s assets in support of the university’s research, teaching and service goals.
June 4, 2024
Seven formerly unhoused San Diego County residents are contributing their insights and perspectives as co-researchers at UC San Diego’s Homelessness Hub.
March 26, 2019
Is the U.S. heading toward a second civil war? Will we stop global warming before it is too late? Questions like these will be explored at the University of California San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy’s 30th anniversary celebration April 26-27.
