Sally Ride didn't let any barrier--even the atmosphere--stand in her way. After a groundbreaking career as an astronaut, she taught physics at UC San Diego. And that's just one fact you might not know about her: https://bit.ly/3RN6m9A
San Diego County is partnering with UC San Diego to better understand how pollution from the #TijuanaRiver Valley affects people living nearby. Led by Kimberly Prather PhD the study will equip the county with the scientific foundation needed to support future health studies. https://bit.ly/43fWMP8
💥Congratulations💥 to Sasha Levina on being selected for the prestigious ACME visitor program. Sasha will visit the University of Geneva to study gravitational waves and cosmic star formation. She is currently a third-year PhD student in Floor Broekgaarden's lab. https://bit.ly/3Q3fdDp
Congratulations to all of our outstanding graduate students who received a Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention from the National Science Foundation! 🎉
The #TijuanaRiver sewage crisis remains one of the top #EnvironmentalJustice issues in the nation. In this interview with ABC 10News' Kimberly Hunt, atmospheric chemistry professor Kimberly Prather PhD explains the science behind the sewage. https://bit.ly/4dyksEh
Congrats to Aobo Li on receiving an NSF CAREER award. His proposal focuses on developing AI agents to automate the search for neutrinos and dark matter, as well as interdisciplinary AI education between physics and data science. https://bit.ly/4o0SVPc
The second call ran from March 2, 2026 to April 2, 2026. See more details here. Out of the 108 eligible applications that have been received, 52 projects were selected as listed below. The selected candidates are invited to contact the coordinator of the corresponding institute as soon as possible to organise the visit. List […]
Happy birthday to Sally Ride (1951-2012) on what would have been her 75th birthday on May 26, 2026. Here, to celebrate her life and birthday during the 25th anniversary year of Sally Ride Science at UC San Diego, is a list of 25 things you might not know about the trailblazing astronaut Sally Ride.
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Drug delivery and diagnostic imaging can lack specificity, but a new method from UC San Diego biochem prof Neal Devaraj lets specially‑caged compounds stay inert until reaching a target cell’s enzymes, potentially allowing for more precise drug delivery and diagnostic imaging. https://bit.ly/4fWiZcj
You did it grads! Congratulations on all you have accomplished. We can't wait to see what you do next. No matter where you go, you'll always have a home at UC San Diego.
#DarkMatter, extraterrestrial life, space dust -- our astrophysicists cover all that and more. Even beyond our astronomy department, UC San Diego faculty in biology, geophysics and engineering are helping us explore the final frontier. https://bit.ly/4uUwjmm #SpaceScience
Drug delivery and diagnostic imaging often lack specificity, but a new “TRACE” method lets specially‑caged compounds stay inert until a target cell’s enzymes quickly remove the cage, potentially allowing for more precise drug delivery and sharper diagnostic imaging.
UC San Diego’s astronomy department will graduate its first cohort of undergraduates this year. Launched in 2023, the department wanted to capitalize on the rich history of space research and teaching at the university while also rethinking the needs of modern-day students. https://bit.ly/4onGA8f
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In addition to UC San Diego’s well-known ties to space — producing astronauts such as Jessica Meir and Kate Rubins, offering K-12 offerings from Sally Ride Science, and sending health research to space, to name but a few — researchers are conducting space-related research in unexpected ways.
UC San Diego’s astronomy department will graduate its first cohort of undergraduates this year. When it was launched in 2023, the department wanted to capitalize on the rich history of space research and teaching at the university while also rethinking the needs of modern-day students.
