November 19, 2020
…its 60 year anniversary milestone. Throughout the 2020-2021 academic year, UC San Diego will commemorate its founding through virtual events that celebrate the campus’ remarkable legacy and ability to focus its attention, talents and research prowess to address the complex challenges facing society. Virtual anniversary programming includes the upcoming virtual…
October 14, 2021
…the university’s most exciting milestones—UC San Diego Athletics is currently playing its first full season as a NCAA Division I school. Just four years ago, the university accepted an invitation to join the Big West Conference, paving the way for its transition to DI. Campus community members smile for a…
August 18, 2021
In fiscal year 2021 (July 1-June 30), UC San Diego earned $1.54 billion in sponsored research funding, a 6% increase over the previous year. This is the largest number ever for the university and marks the 12th consecutive year the campus has earned more than $1 billion in funding to…
May 29, 2012
Celebrated alumni of the University of California, San Diego that include Ira Rubenstein, executive vice president at Twentieth Century Fox and actor James Avery will speak to 8,182 graduating students for the campus’s 2012 commencement ceremonies. The majority of UC San Diego’s 11 commencement ceremonies will take place June 15-17,…
October 31, 2013
…and completion—and a huge milestone for UC San Diego. The special event was “topped out” with a surprise announcement from Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla. “Just recently, an anonymous donor came to us and offered a $25 million challenge gift with the offer of a dollar for dollar match for every…
July 18, 2012
This year, for the first time, external funding for sponsored research by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego exceeds $150 million (excluding ARRA* funding). Such funding arises from innovations and ideas of Scripps scientists and researchers who perform initial exploration of the concepts and compete in…
May 23, 2017
The Institute for the Global Entrepreneur (IGE) at UC San Diego has announced team selections for its new technology accelerator. Five UC San Diego research teams, with innovations ranging from advanced healthcare diagnostics and medical device technologies to next generation LIDAR for autonomous-vehicle navigation, have been selected to join the…
February 9, 2023
Jim Madden was honored for five decades of exceptional impact on the university, benefitting not only UC, but education and research networking across California.
March 21, 2023
The University of California Board of Regents recently approved two key campus projects, Triton Center and Ridge Walk North Living and Learning Neighborhood.
September 7, 2011
A three-year series of research flights from the Arctic to the Antarctic has successfully produced an unprecedented portrait of greenhouse gases and particles in the atmosphere, scientists announced today.
