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Student Residents Form Small Town Bonds

April 22, 2021

…support their academic and social journey.” Junior Jay Wilson, a housing advisor at Muir College, has found he is able to form a closer bond with each of his residents during the pandemic. During the Fall quarter, Wilson got to know what residents enjoyed and their availability. He and other…

Experiment in Progress

May 1, 2023

From Blacktronika to ocean sounds to gender-coded sound structures, experimental musicians and faculty like King Britt, Amy Cimini, and Lei Liang continue to redefine the Department of Music. Also features Rand Steiger.

Celebrating the successes of UC San Diego’s most dynamic grads

June 14, 2018

…combing a love of science, art and activism with cutting-edge research, this year’s outstanding grads are truly inspiring. Here is a sampling of their stories: Avid sailor overcomes devastating brain tumor to graduate Earl Warren College grad Matt Morris (right) pictured with his girlfriend on a backpacking trip. Matt Morris…

Trailblazing Class of ’68 Celebrates 50th Anniversary

October 9, 2014

…of the freshmen were science majors and there were, as a registrar told the press that year, “two boys for every girl.” According to Penner, a philosophy major, who now works as a government property administrator for Raytheon, and Roger Carne, Revelle ’68, a math major, camaraderie was strong amongst…

SDSC Mourns the Loss of Dr. Robert P. Harkness

February 1, 2013

Dr. Robert P. Harkness, a computational astrophysicist with the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, died on Sunday, January 27, after a brief bout with cancer. He was 56.

Scientists Call for New Stewardship of the Deep Ocean: Earth’s Last Frontier

February 20, 2014

…for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Chicago. As the human population has more than doubled in the past 50 years, demand for food, energy, and raw materials from the sea has risen with it. “At the same time human society has undergone tremendous changes and we rarely, if ever,…

Changing the World One Startup at a Time

June 13, 2019

…a leader in driving social and economic prosperity. This objective resonates deeply with the chancellor. “One of the stated goals of our strategic plan is community enrichment,” Khosla said. “UC San Diego’s innovation ecosystem is thriving and it provides many avenues for our students, faculty and partners to foster community…

Coming Home: Alumni Faculty Share Why They Came Back to Campus

December 1, 2016

…of Linguistics Division of Social Sciences Grant Goodall attended UC San Diego at a time when Geisel Library marked the edge of campus and it wasn’t unusual to come across a coyote or rattlesnake on the way to class. The physical campus may look very different now, but the cutting-edge,…

Students As Oracles: In Delphi, UC San Diego Researchers Report Cyber-Archaeology Findings

October 25, 2013

Students from the University of California, San Diego who are part of a National Science Foundation graduate training program in cultural heritage diagnostics spent part of October in the cradle of Western civilization – ancient Greece.

UC San Diego Health Ranked #1 by U.S. News & World Report

July 27, 2020

UC San Diego Health is ranked first in San Diego and sixth in California, placing it among the nation’s best hospitals, according to the 2020-2021 U.S. News & World Report. Eight common procedures and conditions were also rated “high performing.”

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