Your student experience at UC San Diego begins with Triton Weeks of Welcome (TWOW), a campus-wide series of introductory activities, special programs, and signature events at the start of each academic year. Triton Weeks of Welcome (TWOW) is the official welcome period for new & returning students to UC San Diego. Join us this year as we introduce you to UC San Diego and all the exciting changes to campus. Don’t miss UnOlympics, Convocation, Triton Fest, Meet the Beach, orientations and much more!
The results are in! UC San Diego Health ranked #1 in San Diego and #5 in California by U.S. News and World Report. Thank you to our physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers for their dedication to providing the best and safest care to our patients and families.
Made possible with philanthropic support from the Beyster Family, the new Beyster Family Little Blue Penguins exhibit at Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego brings the world’s smallest penguins to the West Coast for the first time.
When UC San Diego became the youngest university in the country to surpass a multibillion-dollar fundraising milestone in a single campaign — and $3 billion raised in the Campaign for UC San Diego — we knew it was thanks to a boldly nontraditional community of donors, believers and doers.
National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan visited UC San Diego on June 30, 2022, for an up-close look at scientific projects and research innovations across campus. He joined UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla and other university leaders for discussions on research investments, technology, innovation and partnerships.
UC San Diego held nearly a dozen Commencement ceremonies on June 11-12, recognizing the accomplishments of more than 8,000 graduates. Relive the happy memories through this gallery of photos captured as graduates crossed the stage, rejoiced with family and friends and got creative with their cap designs.
