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UC San Diego’s Federal Research Funding Among Top 10 in Nation Despite Campus’s Relative Youth

May 23, 2013

…study by the National Science Foundation naming the top 10 universities receiving the most federal funding for research and development ranked UC San Diego in 8th place out of 896 colleges that received federal R&D money during the 2011 fiscal year. In addition to receiving large amounts of federal funding,…

Marines to be Briefed at UC San Diego before Leaving for Middle East and North Africa

August 8, 2013

Officers from Camp Pendleton’s 1st Battalion, 4th Marines will be participating in a pre-deployment educational briefing on Aug. 12, just days before leaving for tours of duty in the Middle East and North Africa.

From San Diego to Mars

June 10, 2021

…his Ph.D. in computational science at the University of California San Diego in 2017. “A few months back, we were testing the rover outside my office. Now, it’s on another planet.” Between first watching the rovers in 2004 and being part of the team, Alimo transformed himself from a mediocre…

School of Global Policy and Strategy Professor Awarded for Engaging Analysis of News and Events

April 9, 2018

…The blog was launched by Barbara F. Walter, political science professor at the School of Global Policy and Strategy.

Meet Your New Student Government Leaders

October 10, 2022

For Sky Yang and Giulia Corno, getting involved with student government seemed like a great way to make a difference. Now, as the presidents of Associated Students and the Graduate & Professional Student Association, respectively, they share what they hope to accomplish this year.

Douglas Inman, Founder of Coastal Oceanography, Dies at 95

February 18, 2016

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego Emeritus Professor Douglas Inman, considered the founder of the field of coastal oceanography, died Thursday at the age of 95.

Center for Networked Systems: Finding the Silver Lining in a Sometimes Dark ‘Cloud’

September 6, 2013

On first appearances, it might seem as if researchers at the University of California, San Diego Center for Networked Systems are working at cross-purposes to one another.

UC San Diego Scientists Race to Document Mexico’s Maya Ruins

January 24, 2023

Researchers from the UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute have joined forces with Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History to document at-risk Maya ruins in the Yucatán Peninsula.

Tai Ming Cheung Appointed New Director of UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC)

August 2, 2012

Tai Ming Cheung has been appointed director of the University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC), a multi-campus research unit (MRU) located on the campus of the University of California, San Diego. IGCC focuses on security and nuclear proliferation and examines how policy affects the state of…

UC San Diego Wildfire Experts Directory

August 4, 2023

With wildfire season in full swing, experts at UC San Diego are available to discuss wildfires across an array of topics, including climate science, technology, health and policy.

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