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Following a four-year study, @scrippsocean.bsky.social researchers found that a network of sensors detected signs of dangerous cliff failures hours to days before collapse, a promising step toward an early warning system. 🌊 https://bit.ly/4wTJgxg
San Diego Pride Parade recap! 🏳️🌈🎊 Thank you to @ucsdhealth.bsky.social, the UC San Diego LGBT Resource Center, the UCSD Pep Band, and Triton allies who walked with us in the 2026 San Diego Pride Parade. 📸: Erik Jepsen
A 2019 Australian bushfire gave researchers a rare opportunity to explore whether a geoengineering technique known as marine cloud brightening could diminish the destructive impacts of major El Niño events. ➡️ https://bit.ly/4wK3fyo
Thanks to new support from Google.org, researchers are developing AI-powered digital twins — virtual environments where responders can test new technologies and strategies for wildfire. ➡️ https://bit.ly/4vAjfSH
From wearable safety technology for injury prevention to AI software that helps clinicians assess and track wound healing, this year’s Demo Day at The Basement showcased the many ambitious ideas students are developing to tackle real-world challenges. ➡️ https://bit.ly/4ynAOba
#Cyclosporiasis is making headlines, but what should people actually know about this illness? UC San Diego parasitologist Conor Caffrey explains how the parasite spreads, symptoms to watch for and how to reduce risk. Read more: https://bit.ly/4fGYsYE #UCSanDiego #UCSDResearch
Just when you thought Scrippshenge couldn't get any better... 🌒 Captured last night by @erikjepsen on Instagram. #Scrippshenge #UCSD #UCSanDiego #ScrippsPier
For the first time, two teleoperated humanoid robots successfully completed two surgeries during a preclinical trial. Both procedures were performed on large non-primate mammals. Read more in UC San Diego Today: https://bit.ly/4feCM4Z
The Curebound Cancer Challenge — a run, walk, spin or ride fundraiser — will return to campus Aug. 1. Join the Tritons for the Cure team to help raise critical funds for cancer research. ➡️ https://bit.ly/4w1wj4m
At a recent Faculty AI Symposium, Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla and UC San Diego faculty shared the cutting-edge solutions and tools being developed to integrate artificial intelligence into teaching and enhance student learning. https://bit.ly/3Rv7Y86
The newly launched Institute for Applied Health Intelligence connects resources across six schools and @ucsdhealthsci.bsky.social to accelerate the delivery of data-driven, equitable health care. 🩺 https://bit.ly/4fA5pL2
Margaret Roberts, a professor of political science and internationally recognized scholar, has been appointed director of the School of Global Policy and Strategy’s 21st Century China Center — one of the nation's top academic research hubs on China. 🔱 https://bit.ly/4vKhvqE
Distinguished Professor Emeritus Farooq Azam has been awarded the Kyoto Prize, Japan’s highest private award for global achievement, for his groundbreaking discoveries on the microbial loop at @scrippsocean.bsky.social. 🏆 https://bit.ly/4eQUEm5
The American Academy of Arts and Letters annually recognizes exceptional achievement among contemporary composers, writers, visual artists and architects. This year, four faculty and alumni received fellowships and awards. 🔱 https://bit.ly/4eGCt3M
The closest thing marine taxonomists have to the Olympics is now underway in San Diego. Instead of racing for medals, researchers from @scrippsocean.bsky.social are spending two weeks cataloging the extraordinary diversity of life along the California coast. 🪸 https://bit.ly/3SxVHjB
As America marks its 250th anniversary, discover nine surprising ways our campus has contributed to the nation's history — from helping forecast D-Day to advancing lifesaving medicine, climate science and the technologies of tomorrow. 🇺🇸 https://bit.ly/4p0YJZK
UC San Diego’s Moores Cancer Center has received a prestigious $25 million Cancer Center Support Grant from the National Cancer Institute: https://bit.ly/4vUXNbl #UCSanDiego
For this year's graduates, All Campus Commencement marked the culmination of years spent pursuing answers — and the beginning of new questions still to come. 🎓 https://bit.ly/4eyzs4c
Wherever they go next, UC San Diego goes with them. 🎓🔱 Congratulations, class of 2026! #UCSD2026 #UCSanDiego
At this year’s All Campus Commencement, a few graduating Tritons will reflect on the ideas, values and relationships that shaped their journeys. Ahead of that moment, the speakers share some highlights from their speeches: https://bit.ly/4xnKhP1
Forget packing a medicine cabinet for Mars. UC San Diego engineers are exploring how plants could serve as mini pharmaceutical factories in space, producing and replenishing medicines on demand during long missions. 🚀🌱 https://bit.ly/4v9oM3g
As the Class of 2026 prepares to graduate, we asked a few students to share how involvement outside the classroom — from the Costco Club to Triton Gaming and beyond — helped shape their journeys as Tritons. 🔱 https://bit.ly/4dZ0Vgr #UCSD2026
Research on the desert locust — one of the world’s most destructive agricultural pests — is revealing just how valuable early detection systems can be in preventing long-term human and economic harm. ➡️ https://bit.ly/43mVq55
A naturally occurring molecule may offer a promising new way to slow melanoma growth and make resistant cancer cells more responsive to treatment. ➡️ https://bit.ly/4x5TgEz
What do black-eyed peas, “zombie spores” and marsquakes all have in common? They’re among the surprising subjects researchers are studying to expand our understanding of space. 🌌 ➡️ https://bit.ly/3PXlhNX
In honor of National Corgi Day and commencement just around the corner, here's a little something to brighten your feed. 🐕🎓 Photos via: @mrfoxthecorgi on Instagram. #NationalCorgiDay #UCSD #UCSanDiego #UCSD2026
Could your smartwatch help treat depression? ⌚ In a first-of-its kind study using smartwatch and phone app data, UC San Diego researchers identified the daily habits most tied to participants’ moods — then used that information to personalize depression treatment. https://bit.ly/4dHaWi8
This year’s Triton Giving Day inspired extraordinary support, raising a record $1.1 million. Gifts were made to 232 different funds, helping expand student opportunities, advance research, transform global health, strengthen athletics and more. 🔱➡️ https://bit.ly/437KUP3
Whether booking a hotel room or buying a lottery ticket, people often make decisions without knowing exactly what they’ll get. A new paper explores whether people prefer to see the risks or the rewards first. ➡️ https://bit.ly/49xMUDQ