August 13, 2024
Formerly incarcerated and system-impacted students at UC San Diego are beating the odds stacked against them with the help of a robust scaffolding of support and nurturing community offered by the Underground Scholars Initiative (USI) and Triton Underground Scholars (TUS).
September 3, 2024
UC San Diego continues to stand out as one of the nation’s leading institutions, securing its position as the No. 3 top public university in the country, according to Forbes’ 2025 America’s Top Colleges list.
April 20, 2023
At the 22nd annual César E. Chávez celebration kickoff, four undergraduates were awarded scholarships for their demonstrated commitment to the advancement of Chávez’s core values on campus and beyond.
May 24, 2023
Applying imaging technology to plant roots, researchers have developed a new understanding of chemicals that are responsible for plant growth. The chemical “roadmap” identifies where key molecules are distributed along corn roots and how their placement factors into the plant’s maturation.
April 24, 2019
An international team of scientists, including researchers from the University of California San Diego, report in the science journal Nature that they observed the decay of Xenon-124 atoms for the first time.
June 7, 2018
…2,000 undergraduate beds, 1,200 underground parking spaces and a market, dining hall, retail space and craft center. The neighborhood will also house two new academic buildings—one for Social Sciences and one for the Arts and Humanities. Known as the Public Engagement Building, Social Sciences’ space will be anchored by the…
October 7, 2021
…the Latinx Academic Excellence Initiative and Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) workgroups. “We are so excited to celebrate and recognize the diverse Latinx community and its intersectional identities with a month of events that reflect the rich tapestry of our culture,” said Mario Garibay, assistant dean of Student Affairs and co-lead of…
June 7, 2022
…Access and Mentorship (PATHS) Scholars program, a scholarship and student support program aiming to increase the representation and success of underrepresented students in STEM and medical fields. The mentorship she received fueled her passion to get involved with local healthcare systems and support the wellbeing of underserved communities. Javaheri credits…
February 6, 2020
…of Project Lim(b)itless, an initiative founded by Albert Lin, a recent amputee and researcher at the Qualcomm Institute (QI) at UC San Diego. With Lin’s guidance, and led by graduate student Isaac Cabrera, the students created a cellphone app that gives amputees the power to scan their residual limb, send…
August 3, 2023
A new study from researchers at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography uses a multidisciplinary approach to unravel the complexities of the two deadly earthquakes of nearly equal strength that struck Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6, 2023.
