We are excited to announce that climate advocate and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore (
@algore
) will serve as UC San Diego’s 2024 All Campus Commencement speaker. 🎓 All Campus Commencement will be held on Saturday, June 15, 2024, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
To ensure the health and safety of our campus community given the recent coronavirus developments, all Spring Quarter courses will be delivered remotely and guidelines have been recommended for campus gatherings. More details:
California celebrates
#Juneteenth
as a day to reflect on the significant role that African Americans have played in the history of the U.S. & how they have enriched society through their commitment to promoting unity & equality.
@UcsdVis
Black Lives Matter mural by
@3bcollective
Scrippshenge from last night, Aug 8, 2022, at
@Scripps_Ocean
.
Twice a year the sun sets perfectly to align with Scripps Pier. If you missed it last night, you may still be able to catch it this evening if it's not too cloudy. 🌅
#SanDiego
#LaJolla
#UCSanDiego
.
@Scripps_Ocean
had a spectacular display of
#bioluminescence
last night. Experts don’t know how long the event will last, but if you’re hoping to catch a glimpse of the bioluminescent display, head to the beach when it's dark out. Visibility is not guaranteed.
#RedTide
#SanDiego
A good mask is “the most important defense we have” against COVID, says aerosol expert
@kprather88
. When it comes to mask effectiveness, the most important parameters are filtration, fit and comfort. Learn more via
@sciam
⬇️
UC San Diego encourages our current and future students to exercise their constitutionally protected rights to free speech and assembly. Peaceful protest is one of the cornerstones of our democratic process.
#StudentsStandUp
Did you hear that
@Scripps_Ocean
alumna
@Astro_Megan
is headed to space on April 22? Comment below with your well wishes for Megan and be eligible to pick up one of our custom mission stickers at the
@ucsdbookstore
pick-up window from April 19-23 between 9am-4pm 🚀
Breaking: UC San Diego has been ranked 5th among the nation’s best public universities for its award-winning faculty and alumni, academic performance and impactful research by
@ShanghaiRanking
's Academic Ranking of World Universities
#ARWU
2022
Breaking: UC San Diego has been ranked 4th among the nation’s best public universities! 🔱
The 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) ranking was released today by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, which also named
#UCSanDiego
No. 19 in the world.
Twice a year photographers flock to see the sun setting in the center of Scripps Pier. If you missed it last night, you may still be able to catch it this evening (5.2.23) if it’s not too cloudy.
#SanDiego
#LaJolla
#UCSanDiego
#ScrippsHenge
#UCSD
A group of UC San Diego parents from China sent more than 20,000 masks, thousands of protective face shields, and full body suits to
@UCSDHealth
. We thank them for their generosity during these difficult times.
#UCSDCares
💙
Learn about how you can help:
Captured last night 3/1/22. A red tide offshore Southern California is bringing a spectacular display of bioluminescence to beaches at night. Learn more about this phenomenon from Scripps Institution of Oceanography expert Michael Latz:
InnerScience Research Fund has committed to provide up to $10 million to
#UCSanDiego
to support research on how meditation may impede the progression of serious terminal and chronic illnesses that affect millions of people each year.
UC San Diego strongly condemns the violence perpetrated by a mob of rioters who today breached security at the U.S. Capitol.
Full statement to the Triton community from Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla:
UC San Diego encourages our current and future students to exercise their constitutionally protected rights to free speech and assembly. Peaceful protest is one of the cornerstones of our democratic process.
#NationalWalkoutDay
UC San Diego has been named the nation’s 6th best public university by
@worlduniranking
, which released their inaugural list of America’s top universities based on diversity, employability and internationalization
#TritonPride
🔱
UC San Diego has been named the 4th best public research university in the U.S. by the 2019 Academic Ranking of World Universities.
#ARWU
#ShanghaiRanking
Coastal waters around San Diego have been lit up by bioluminescent tides recently. The blue neon glow is created by algae blooms called red tides that react with bioluminescence when jostled by waves or movement in the water.
Photos by Erik Jepsen
Recognize this beach? A favorite of
@UCSanDiego
students and the university surf team, Blacks Beach recently became a backdrop for the “Rescue Me” music video by
@marshmellomusic
and
@adtr
.
It's your lucky day because application decisions for first-year applicants are now available in your applicant portal. 🍀 Congratulations and welcome to UC San Diego, future Tritons! 🔱✨👏
#UCSD
#UCSanDiego
#FutureTriton
#ClassOf2027
Excited to welcome Rep. John Lewis, an icon of the civil rights movement, to campus as our keynote speaker for All Campus Commencement.
#ucsd
#ucsd2018
For the fourth year in a row, UC San Diego has been ranked the world’s top university founded during the Golden Age (1945-1967), a period in higher education characterized by rapid university expansion and increasing investment in research.
#TritonPride
🔱
UC San Diego researchers are evaluating a new diagnostic testing system that holds promise for identifying COVID-19 in as little as 45 minutes and typically within one hour.
Now celebrating its 50th anniversary, Geisel Library is considered by many to be the most recognizable building on campus, and definitely one of the most visited, welcoming on average more than 2 million visitors per year. Read more:
@ucsdlibrary
The Center for World University Rankings has named UC San Diego the world’s 20th best university for quality of research, faculty, influence, enterprise and alumni success.
#TritonPride
#UCSanDiego
We are honored to host the
@USPS
Stamp Ceremony to commemorate the pioneering spirit of Dr. Sally Ride (1951 – 2012), America’s first woman in space who inspired the nation as a pioneering astronaut, brilliant physicist, and dedicated educator!
#SallyRideForever
#AstronautStamps
Chancellor Khosla happened to be walking by when these students were taking grad photos under
@Scripps_Ocean
Pier 🤗
📷 : PhD Candidate Isaac Cabrera (
@chefmusicianengineer
)
Graduating students from left to right 🎓 : Win-Ying Zhao, Victoria Thai, Joseph Martin, Samantha Fong
UC San Diego has been ranked among the top 20 universities in the world, according to
@USNewsEducation
's 2022-2023 Best Global Universities.
#UCSanDiego
also ranked 6th among the nation’s top public colleges and 15th university in the U.S. Read More:
UC San Diego has been named the fourth best public university in the U.S. for the second consecutive year by
@ShanghaiRanking
. The overall rankings list the campus as the country’s 14th best university, up one spot from last year, and 18th in the world 🔱
Join us in saying thanks to
@UCSDHealth
& all healthcare workers caring for our community, staff working to keep UCSD supported, faculty for rising to the challenge of online learning, and students & families for facing this unprecedented situation with understanding & patience.
Congrats to
@Scripps_Ocean
atmospheric chemist Kimberly Prather (
@kprather88
), who has been elected to the
@AmPhilSociety
. The society was founded by Ben Franklin in 1743 to promote the study of science and the humanities.
(1/5) We are deeply troubled by the long-term ramifications for reproductive rights following the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
UC San Diego has been named the 30th best university in the world, out of the top 1,000 public and private universities spanning the globe, in the 2019 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
#TritonPride
@timeshighered
@THEworldunirank
UC San Diego engineers and doctors are teaming up retrofit and build ventilators with 3D-printing to support medical facilities during the
#COVID19
pandemic.