This year, high school students can join a Conservation Leadership program at UC San Diego, born from a partnership between Scripps Institution of Oceanography and UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies. The program gives students unprecedented access to the ocean, research labs and working scientists, and lets them identify and lead conservation projects in their own communities.
Eleven UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering undergraduate programs ranked in the Top 10 among U.S. public engineering schools in 2025. This excellence extends across the School, and our students soar each and every day. From building electric aircraft to autonomous underwater vehicles, scoring high-performance computing wins and landing prestigious internships and jobs, Jacobs School of Engineering undergraduates had another incredible year.
The School of Arts and Humanities' inaugural Night of Research and Creative Activities featured faculty and student representatives from all six departments in the school as well as the Institute of Arts and Humanities will be featured, highlighting a breadth of activity that ranges from individual research to collaborative activities and broad-based community partnerships.
We’re wrapping up 2025 with a collection of this year’s special moments and milestones, along with stunning imagery showcasing the very best from UC San Diego.
Niema Moshiri, a faculty member in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, teaches a freshman seminar on the technical history of video games. During his first lecture, he and students debate what the first computer game really was.
More than 200 leaders from government, industry, national labs and academia gathered at UC San Diego on Nov. 13, 2025 for the first statewide convening to accelerate California’s fusion energy economy.
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