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Recent News
Grad Athlete Student Awarded Sally Ride Stem Award -September 29, 2022
Postdoc Aids Research in Linking Bladder Cancer and Tobacco -September 26, 2022
Alum Focuses on Breaking the Cycle of Health Inequities -September 21, 2022
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2022
September 2022
Grad Athlete Student Awarded Sally Ride Stem Award -September 29, 2022
Postdoc Aids Research in Linking Bladder Cancer and Tobacco -September 26, 2022
Alum Focuses on Breaking the Cycle of Health Inequities -September 21, 2022
Bioengineering, Bioinformatics Graduate Students Selected as Siebel Scholars - September 22, 2022
Phd. Student Co-Authors in Study of Soft Devices Powered by “Stressed Algae” - September 20, 2022
Grad Alum Addresses Systemic Health Inequities and Uplifts Marginalized Communities - September 12, 2022
Graduate and Ph.D. Alumni Create 3-D Prosthetics for Ukrainian Amputees - September 15, 2022
Scripps Ph.D. Student Reflects on Fieldwork in Maui - September 8, 2022
Newest Cohort of Medical Students Receives White Coats - September 8, 2022
August 2022
Grad Students Win Awards at Annual “Art of Science” Exhibit - August 24, 2022
Multiple Grad Alums Honored as 2022 “True Tritons” - August 23, 2022
Ph.D. Alum Appointed As Faculty at Cornell Tech - August 22, 2022
Grad Alum Helped Develop New Chip for AI Applications - August 17, 2022
Former Postdoc Studies California’s Coastal Cliff Retreat - August 11, 2022
Graduate Student Awarded Gilliam Fellowship for EDI Initiatives - August 10, 2022
Art of Science Winners Include Grad Students and Postdocs - August 8, 2022
Illumina Provides Training Tools for Scripps Grad Students - August 4, 2022
Grad Students Study Impacts of Ocean Water Movement - August 3, 2022
July 2022
Master’s Student Leads Winning Team in Entrepreneurship Challenge - July 27, 2022
PhD. Student Writes of Biological Age Effect on Healthy Longevity - July 27, 2022
Two Grad Students Awarded Dissertation Year Fellowships - July 26, 2022
Doctoral Student co-led Coronavirus Research Focused on Wuhan - July 26, 2022
Seven Ph.D. Students Speak at Binational ENLACE Research Program - July 15, 2022
Phd Alum to Perform Mariachi: Mexico's Musical Gift to the World - July 15, 2022
Successful Campaign Created 184 Graduate Fellowship Funds - July 14, 2022
Postdocs Featured in Nature Write-Up on Wastewater Monitoring - July 7, 2022
NSF Director Met with Phd and MBA Graduates During Visit - July 7, 2022
Phd Student Writes of Central Pacific Reef Remarkable Recovery - July 6, 2022
Postdoctoral Scholars Research Immune Defense Strategies - July 5, 2022
Doctoral Candidate Advocates for 24-hour Parking to City Council - July 4, 2022
Postdoc Develops Batteries that Work Well In Extreme Cold And Heat - July 4, 2022
Postdoc and Team’s Research May Offer a New Fix for Genetic Defects - July 1, 2022
June 2022
Phd Alumni Chart Their Own Paths to Success - June 30, 2022
Postdocs Led Studies Find Immune Cells Against Pathogens and Cancers - June 29, 2022
Grad Students Mentor High School Students in Alaska to Research - June 27, 2022
Grad Alum Opens New Campus Restaurant to Diversify and Delight - June 23, 2022
MBA Student Startup Creates Sustainable, Biodegradable Plastic Alternatives - June 23, 2022
Recent Grad Alum Named Class of 2022 Outstanding Graduate - June 17, 2022
Scripps Celebrates Class of 2022: Where Are They Headed Next? - June 16, 2022
Recent Grad Alums Give Thanks to Mentors- June 16, 2022
Grad Students Shine in MIT Operations Simulation Competition - June 13, 2022
Grad Students Write How Bluetooth Signals Can Be Used to Track- June 8, 2022
Grad Alum Commencement Speaker Reflects on Lessons from Space- June 7, 2022
Grad Students Featured as Class of 2022 Shining Stars - June 2, 2022
May 2022
Grad Student Studies How Sleep Builds Relational Memory - May 31, 2022
Grad Students Selected as 2022 Community Connections Fellows- May 26, 2022
Grad Alum Authors Paper on Global Networks Susceptible to Attacks - May 25, 2022
PhD Student Uses WiFi To Help Robots Navigate- May 25, 2022
PhD Student Co-Founded Startup Makes Affordable 3D Printed Prosthetics - May 19, 2022
PhD Student Researches California Wildfires Effects - May 13, 2022
PhD Student Writes about Wearable Health Monitors - May 9, 2022
Postdoc Confirms Atmospheric Helium Levels are Rising - May 6, 2022
New Fellowship Program Supports Grad Students in Scientific Diving - May 5, 2022
Postdoc Discovers Groundwater in Sediments Under Antarctic Ice - May 5, 2022
Triton Innovation Challenge Honors Students’ Innovative Startups - May 5, 2022
Postdoc Manipulates Demographic of Bacterial Community - May 4, 2022
Grad Student Announces Diagnostic Testing for Ocean Life - May 4, 2022
April 2022
Ph.D. Student Researches App to Screen for Alzheimer’s - April 29, 2022
Grad Students Receive NSF Research Fellowships - April 27, 2022
Grad Student Wins Award for Excellence in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion-April 22, 2022
Medical Student Wins National Fellowship for Immigrants - April 21, 2022
PhD Student Writes of Social Impact of Language Models - April 21, 2022
Postdoc Researcher’s Study Predicts Climate Change - April 20, 2022
Scripps Oceanography Grad Students Tour the Tide Pools - April, 2022
Four Grad Alums Selected as 2022 Alumni Award Honorees - April 14, 2022
Chancellor Khosla Attends a Musical Celebration with MFA Students - April 7, 2022
Ph.D. Candidate’s Study Shows Increased Giving During the Pandemic - April 4, 2022
March 2022
Alumna NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir to Speak at UCSD Commencement-March 31, 2022
U.S. News Ranks Multiple Graduate Programs Among Top 10 in Nation - March 29, 2022
MFA Grad Student Wins 2022 David Antin Prize in Visual Arts - March 24, 2022
Grad Alum Writes Op-Ed on Education's Impact on Formerly Incarcerated People - March 23, 2022
PhD Student’s Studies Non-invasive Ultrasound Brain Treatments-March 23, 2022
Scripps Postdoc’s Study Reconsiders Early Evolution of Sea Urchins-March 22, 2022
Grad Student Helps Discover How a Molecule Becomes Anticancer Weapon - March 21, 2022
Grad Student Researches Lung Function in Infant Disease and COVID-19 - March 17, 2022
Grad Student Led DASL Seminar Series Receives $460,000 CZI Grant - March 17, 2022
Grad Student Invited to Health Equity Leaders Event at the White House - March 17, 2022
Postdoctoral Scholar Featured at Smithsonian’s Women’s Futures Month - March 17, 2022
Postdoctoral Alum Identifies Protein Turbocharges Gene Expression - March 16, 2022
UC LEADS Scholars Pursue Graduate Programs at UC San Diego - March 10, 2022
Scripps Grad Students and Postdocs Honored for Women’s History Month - March 8, 2022
February 2022
Doctoral Alum Returns to UC San Diego as Assistant Professor - February 28, 2022
Scripps Student Spotlight: Jeremy Wing Ching Wong - February 28, 2022
Multiple Grad Students Receive Campus Inclusive Excellence Awards - February 24, 2022
Bioengineering Grad Alum Helps Develop COVID-19 Antiviral Pill - February 24, 2022
Grad Students, Alums, and Postdocs Collaborate on International Salt Pollution Research - February 21, 2022
Five Doctoral Scholars Inducted into the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society - February 17, 2022
Visual Arts Graduate Alumni Artwork to Be Featured in Pepper Canyon Neighborhood - February 17, 2022
CARTA: Team of Ph.D. Led Grad Students Map Humanity’s Distinctive Evolution - February 17, 2022
Grad Student and Team Discovered Gut Molecule that Flips the Feeding-to-Mating Switch - February 09, 2022
Ph.D. Student Maps Mutation ‘Hotspots’ in Cancer Reveals New Drivers and Biomarkers - February 09, 2022
MFA Alum Built a One-Man Industrial Metal Band - February 8, 2022
Postdoc Fellow Authors Research that Reveal New Landscapes in Brain Structure - February 07, 2022
Ph.D. Student Research Shows Many Firearm Dealers Do Not Comply with Assault Weapons Bans - February 07, 2022
Two Ph.D. Students Named 2022 Meta Ph.D. Research Fellows - February 4, 2022
Doctoral Student Features in 20th Annual Black History Month - February 03, 2022
Scripps Graduate Celebrates Community Outreach Program’s Milestone - February 3, 2022
Postdoc Scholar Studies Links Between Loneliness and Heart Disease in Senior Women - February 02, 2022
January 2022
Postdoc Scholar Uses New Technologies to Depict inside Cells - January 31, 2022
Grad Student Publishes New Map For Sense of Smell - January 28, 2022
Music Grad Student Received the Mivos/Kanter String Quartet Composition Prize - January 25, 2022
Meet the Scripps Graduate Student Council - January 24, 2022
Grad Student Discovered Walking May Reduce Type 2 Diabetes Risk - January 20, 2022
Grad Alum to Speak at 2022 Triton Leaders Conference on Allyship - January 20, 2022
Grad Student and Professor Develop Antibiotics Evolutionary Risks Assessment Tool - January 18, 2022
Josh Borin and Hanqing Liu Selected for Founding Faculty Awards - January 12, 2022
Grad Student and Postdoc Spot the Key in Immune System for Viral Infection - January 13, 2022
Grad Student Led Research Expand CRISPR-Cas9 Genetic Inheritance Control in Mammals - January 11, 2022
Three Grad Students Selected as Racial Equity Fellows at Jacobs School of Engineering - January 10, 2022
Grad Student, Alum, and Postdocs Co-author Research on New Bacteria Findings- January 6, 2022
2021
December 2021
Alumnus Develop ‘Pop-up’ Electronic Sensors that Detect Cellular Misbehaving - December 23, 2021
Music Doctoral Candidate Selected for Civitella Ranieri Fellowship- December 13, 2021
Inaugural Cohort of Curci Scholars Selected in Biological Sciences- December 10, 2021
Triton Holiday Gift Guide Features Grad Alumni Products- December 9, 2021
UC San Diego Launches New Data Science Graduate Degree Programs- December 15, 2021
$3M Boost for Scholarships and Fellowships for Students- December 9, 2021
Student Receives AP Giannini Foundation Postdoc Fellowship- December 7, 2021
Discovering Art in Science Featuring Art Pieces Presented by Grad Students and Postdoctoral Scholars - Fall 2021
Grad Students Assist in Development of Sex-specific Treatments for Heart Disease - December 2, 2021
Recent PhD Alum Featured in Scripps Oceanography Video on Impact of Atmospheric Rivers - December 8, 2021
Grad Students Help Build 3-D Model of Coronavirus in Aerosols- December 1, 2021
November 2021
Grad Student-Led Study Reveals We Might Not Know Half of What’s in Our Cells - November 24, 2021
MFA Students, Alumni, and Faculty Collaborate at La Jolla Playhouse - November 23, 2021
Native American Medical Students Welcomed with Blanket Ceremony - November 18, 2021
Jacobs School of Engineering Launches New “Veteran Forge” Program - November 11, 2021
Two Grad Students at La Jolla Institute Named ARCS Scholars - November 10, 2021
Size Matters for Bee Colonies According to Postdoctoral Scholars - November 10, 2021
Climate Sciences PhD student Featured in Scripps Student Spotlight - November 8, 2021
Researchers Develop CRISPR-based COVID-19 Rapid Diagnostic Tool - November 5, 2021
The Proof is in the Poop According to a Postdoctoral Scholar - November 4, 2021
UC President Visits Campus and Connects with Grad Students - November 4, 2021
October 2021
Grad Student Honored with Impact Award from National Indian Health Board - October 20, 2021
Postdoctoral Scholar Authors Article on Atmospheric River Storms - October 27, 2021
Two Scientists Elected to National Academy of Medicine - Fall 2021
Visual Arts M.F.A. Students and Alumni Presents Wild at Art - Fall 2021
Ph.D. Alumn Shares Passion for Birds and Paragliding - Fall 2021
Grad Student and Team Compete in AI Race Car Competition - October 21, 2021
Grad Alum Won 2021 AAMC Humanism in Medicine Award - October 14, 2021
Graduate Women in Computing Wins International Award - October 21, 2021
Two Scientists Elected to National Academy of Medicine - October 18, 2021
UCSD Men's Soccer's Dominic Peters: Blending Sports and Latin American Politics - October 7, 2021
Postdoctoral Neurobiologists and Team Research Brain Synapses - October 6, 2021
From Landscaping to the Lab: Grad Alum David Gonzalez’s Academic Journey - October 7, 2021
Former Graduate Division Dean Receives Esteemed Revelle Medal - October 7, 2021
NIH Names Cressida Madigan for 2021 New Innovator Award - October 5, 2021
UCSD Chemists Develop New Technology that Detects Algae Crop Health - October 1, 2021
September 2021
Welcoming Graduate and Professional Students to Campus - September 30, 2021
MFA Alum on Broadway Wins First Tony Award - September 26, 2021
Graduate Students Honored as Siebel Scholars - September 23, 2021
NOAA Awards More Than $7 Million for California Ocean Observing - September 23, 2021
John and Sally Hood Family Foundation gives $3 Million to UC San Diego - September 13, 2021
UC San Diego Named Top 10 Public University by U.S. News & World Report - September 13, 2021
PhD Alumn Shares Passion for Birds and Paragliding - September 10, 2021
Scripps PhD Student Researches Marine Microorganisms - September 9, 2021
MFA Alum’s art featured in MOMENTA Biennale - September 8, 2021
Visual Arts MFA Students and Alumni Presents Wild at Art - September 7, 2021
Former Postdoctoral Researcher Receives Young Investigator Award - September 2, 2021
PhD Student Co-Authors Paper on Fridge-Free COVID-19 Vaccines - September 1, 2021
August 2021
Computer Science Students Qualify for Programming World Finals - August 31, 2021
Two Graduate BioSci Student-Advisor Pairs Awarded 2021 HHMI Gilliam Fellowships - August 26, 2021
Political Science PhD Students Co-Author Paper on Local Elections and Voter Turnout - August 20, 2021
Biochemistry Scholar Co-Author Research Study on COVID-19 - August 19, 2021
UC San Diego Breaks Record with $1.54B in Research Funding - August 18, 2021
New Video on the Impact of Graduate Education Just Launched - August 18, 2021
Biology Postdoctoral Student Co-first Authors Study on Human Sperm Mutations - August 12, 2021
Literature PhD Will Lead Panel at San Diego’s Festival of Books 2021 - August 11, 2021
PhD Student and ARCS Scholar Awarded Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Outstanding Dissertation Award - August 9, 2021
Educational Leadership Studies Doctoral Student Creates Scholarship for Immigrant and Refugee Students - August 5, 2021
Chemical Engineering PhD Student Competes on ‘Jeopardy!’ Soon After Brain Injury - August 5, 2021
Scripps Master’s Student Focuses on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation - August 5, 2021
Music Graduate Student Awarded 2021 Jazz Society Award - August 3, 2021
July 2021
MFA Student Awarded Inaugural APAFT & AAP Emerging Playwright Commission - July 26, 2021
New California Coastal Research Vessel Increases Graduate Research Opportunities - July 23, 2021
Physics Grad Student Finds Mice can Manipulate Random Dopamine Impulses for Reward - July 23, 2021
CSE PhD Alumnus Becomes Assistant Professor at Howard University - July 22, 2021
Nanoengineering Alumni Co-First Authors Study on Bloodflow Monitoring with Ultrasound Patch - July 22, 2021
Three Graduate Students and Their Mentors Named 2021 HHMI Gilliam Fellows - July 22, 2021
Biology Postdoc Awarded 2021 Warren Alpert Distinguished Scholar Fellowship Award - July 14, 2021
Scripps Alumna Gives Interview from the Space Station - July 20, 2021
Doctoral Researcher is Awarded the Carbon Neutrality Initiative Fellowship - July 9, 2021
Annual Summer Program for Women in Philosophy Supports the Next Generation of Graduate Students - July 15, 2021
Biology PhD Co-Leads Study on Potential Drug Target for Breast Cancer - July 2, 2021
Scripps PhD Researches Ocean Topography in Forecast Flooding - July 1, 2021
June 2021
Scripps PhD student and Polar Biologist Discusses Extreme Heat in Podcast - June 30, 2021
Biology Graduate Student Leads Research in First CRISPR/Cas9-based Gene Drive in Plants - June 24, 2021
Recent Rady PhD Graduate Publishes Paper on the Wealthy and Power - June 23, 2021
Hollywood Reporter Ranks Theater and Drama as #5 in the World - June 19, 2021
Engineering PhD Student Publishes on Machine Learning - June 21, 2021
Celebrating Pride Month with Scripps PhD and Grad Students - June 20, 2021
Nanoengineering Grad Student Authors Paper on Genetically Engineered Nanoparticles - June 16, 2021
Celebrating Persistence of the Class of 2021 Graduates - June 17, 2021
Doctoral Students Featured in Class of 2021 Shining Stars - June 10, 2021
PhD Engineering Alum’s Journey to Become Part of Mars Exploration team - June 10, 2021
Class of 2021 Grad Overcomes Adversity to Earn a Doctorate - June 3, 2021
Neuroscience Grads Serve as Mentors for New Undergraduate Summer Research Program - June 3, 2021
Scripps PhD Student Publishes Paper on the Benefit of Aerosol Reductions - June 1, 2021
May 2021
Rady School Introduces New Grad Program in Business Analytics - May 27, 2021
PhD Students Win Grand Prize with Sustainable Method to 3D Print Steel - May 26, 2021
Computer Science PhD Student Wins Chancellor's Dissertation Medal - May 24, 2021
GPS Grad Student Analyzes Utilization of land near Rail Stations In San Diego - May 21, 2021
PhD Alumni Shares her work on Chronic Pain on BYURadio - May 21, 2021
MBA Students prepare to participate in the Triton Innovation Challenge - May 20, 2021
2021 Alumni Celebration Weekend Featuring Grad SLAM Showcase Event - May 14, 2021
Join Us in Supporting Graduate Fellowships on UC San Diego Day of Caring 2021! - May 13, 2021
Chancellor Announces Matching Challenge for Graduate Fellowships - May 13, 2021
Four Graduate Alums Selected for 2021 Alumni Awards - May 6, 2021
Visual Arts MFA Students Exhibit Artwork in Balboa Park - May 3, 2021
April 2021
Psychology PhD Student Wins Grad SLAM 2021 with Presentation on Childhood Prejudice - April 29, 2021
PhD Students Provide New Neuroscience Insights with Research on Neural Implants - April 27, 2021
Sociology PhD Student Named 2021 Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellow - April 27, 2021
Graduate Student Honored with 2020-2021 Founding Faculty Award - April 23, 2021
Engineering PhD Student Publishes Paper on Wave-Slope Soaring of Brown Pelican - April 21, 2021
The Ray Thomas Edwards Foundation Contributes Support for Biology Students - April 21, 2021
Music Grad Student Receives Best Paper Award at AAAI Affcon Conference - April 19, 2021
PhD Alum to Pilot NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 Mission to International Space Station - April 15, 2021
PhD Student Named 2021 Paul & Daisy Soros New American Fellow - April 14, 2021
Sloan Scholar and PhD Student Revolutionalizes Plasma Physics - April 8, 2021
Scripps Graduate Student Researches Cyanobacteria - April 2, 2021
Grad Students Help Facilitate $400K Donation to Basic Needs Hub - April 1, 2021
March 2021
Grad Student Athlete Reflects on Resilience and Career Goals - March 30, 2021
Graduate Degree Programs Receive Top Rankings - March 30, 2021
2021 Bouchet Scholars Featured in This Week Newsmagazine - March 25, 2021
Mathematics Professor Shares Mentoring Advice in Sloan Scholar Newsletter - March 24, 2021
Postdoctoral Scholar Co-Authors Study on Pancreatic Cancer Tumors - March 18, 2021
Two PhD Students Receive UC San Diego's 11th Annual Integrity Awards - March 15, 2021
Scripps Grad Students Explore Seaweed Genome Diversity - March 11, 2021
Nanoengineering PhD Student Helps Develop “Wearable Microgrids” - March 9, 2021
Physical Sciences Named Distinguished Professors of Graduate Division - March 8, 2021
Scripps Master’s Student Monitors Brine Disposal Methods from Desalination Plants - March 5, 2021
Grad Alum Cindy Marten Nominated to Serve in Biden Administration - March 4, 2021
February 2021
Doctoral Student Co-Authors Paper About New Discoveries on Batteries - February 25, 2021
Congratulations to the 2021 ARCS Scholars - February 24, 2021
Alum Megan McArthur Will Pilot SpaceX Dragon to Space Station - February 23, 2021
Scripps PhD Student Studies Ocean Acidity and Coral Reefs - February 19, 2021
Congratulations to the 2021 Bouchet Scholars - February 19, 2021
PhD Student Co-Authors Paper About Electronics-Free Air-Powered Robot - February 17, 2021
Nanoengineering PhD Students Develop Wearable, All-In-One Health Monitor - February 15, 2021
Scripps WMIS Group Awarded Inclusive Excellence Award - February 10, 2021
Grad Student Seeks Sustainability and Profitability for Sardine Fisheries - February 5, 2021
Doctoral Students Share Their Stories for Black History Month - February 4, 2021
GPS Grad Alum Mentors Triton Entrepreneurs - February 4, 2021
Engineers Earn $7.5 Million ARPA Grant to Enable Efficiency Through Photonics - February 3, 2021
January 2021
UC San Diego Alumni Receive Accolades in 2021 UC Startup Innovation Challenge - January 28, 2021
Fashionable Grad Alums Featured in Winter Edition of Triton Magazine - January 24, 2021
Scripps Alumni Jessica Meir Joins NASA’s Artemis Team - January 21, 2021
Five PhD Teams receive $100,000 for groundbreaking research - January 19, 2021
Physics PhD Student Wins Beth Brown Memorial Award - January 18, 2021
Skaggs PharmD Alumni Peace Uche Featured as Speaker at 2021 Triton Leaders Conference - January 15, 2021
Grad Researchers Discover Weakened California Mussel Shells - January 12, 2021
Scripps PhD Student Co-Leads Study on Slowing the Spread of COVID-19 - January 11, 2021
Jacobs PhD Student Develops Technology to Help Self-Driving Cars - January 6, 2021
Rady School Ranked Highly by Poets & Quants for Entrepreneurship - January 6, 2021
NYT Critic Honors Theatre & Dance MFA Student’s Play - January 6, 2021
Postdoc Scholar Helps Discover a Stop Signal in Matchmaker Molecules - January 6, 2021
Researchers Find Natural Products Potentially Useful Against Viruses - January 5, 2021
2020
December 2020
Scientists Explain How Shattered Chromosomes Affect Cancer Cells - December 23, 2020
Postdoc Scholar Co-Discovers New Links in Poorer Learning and Memory Among Older Latinos - December 17, 2020
Jacobs Alumni Kickstart Dean's Scholars of Excellence Program - December 15, 2020
Mathematics Students Receive Lattimer Award for Graduate Excellence - December 10, 2020
Grad Alum Chosen by NASA to Train for Moon Mission - December 9, 2020
Bioengineering Grad Students Discover Hidden Dynamics of E. Coli. - December 9, 2020
Grad Student Co-Authors Paper on 10 Times More Powerful Battery - December 7, 2020
Atkinsons Donate $150,000 to Boost Scholarships for Black Students - December 3, 2020