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U.S. News & World Report has named UC San Diego Health — the region’s only academic medical center — as the best in California, one of the top 20 in the nation and among the top 50 in the country for eight medical specialties. Read More»
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Spider silk is one of nature’s strongest and most remarkable materials. Inspired by the latest Spider-Man film, a materials scientist in the Jacobs School of Engineering explains why researchers are still trying to unlock its secrets. Read More»
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Backed by a six-year, $18 million National Science Foundation grant, the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center will develop new kinds of quantum materials for uses ranging from medical diagnostics and data encryption to high-performance electronics. Read More»
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Amid an uncertain funding landscape, UC San Diego raised $470 million in fiscal year 2025-26, as more than 20,000 alumni, donors and partners came together to advance research, faculty excellence and new opportunities for students. Read More»
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Environmental economics professor Judson Boomhower explains why wildfire risk is no longer confined to the places people expect, and what these blazes reveal about our global climate risk. Read More»
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Researchers have found that just one month on a vegan diet can alter the body's epigenetic landscape — the biological switches that control how genes are expressed — in ways linked to reduced inflammation and slower biological aging. Read More»
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A new interdisciplinary bachelor’s degree — the first program of its kind in the UC system — will empower students to turn data into strategic business decisions. Read More»
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Epstein Family Amphitheater
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Kendall-Frost Marsh Reserve
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UC San Diego is reimagining how it engages with industry partners — moving beyond traditional business relationships to better support the university's mission and provide greater value to collaborators. Read More»
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