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When King Triton Played Cupid: Campus Love Stories, Then and Now
Campus NewsLove at UC San Diego doesn’t follow a script. This Valentine’s Day, read stories of love and friendship rooted on campus and shaped by life's milestone events.
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Supporting Safety and Free Expression
ProfilesBringing vibrant cultural and educational opportunities to campus requires extensive planning and also careful coordination to keep the community safe. To address this unique challenge, a special events and community programs position has been created within UC San Diego Police Department.
From Philosophy to Pharma: Meet UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy Alum Courtney Shakowski
ProfilesMeet UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy alum Courtney Shakowski, PharmD ’11, who now works at Novo Nordisk as a medical liaison where she helps transform today’s research into tomorrow’s treatments.
A Smarter Way for AI to Understand Text and Images
Technology & EngineeringA new method trains artificial intelligence systems to more reliably solve complex problems that require interpreting both text and images. In tests, AI models trained with this method outperformed others in solving math word problems containing images such as charts and diagrams.
Immunity Against Common Virus Leveraged Against Pancreatic Cancer
Health & BehaviorUC San Diego researchers have harnessed the body's immune response to a common virus to shrink pancreatic tumors, offering hope for a new cancer treatment approach.
In the Media
One of UC’s most popular majors sees declines for first time since dot-com bust
San Francisco Chronicle, February 10
NASA greenlights two earth science missions, to researchers’ relief
Science, February 9
2 to 3 cups of coffee a day may reduce dementia risk. But not if it’s decaf
The New York Times, February 9
To study Antarctic ice rifts, you have to throw a few ‘bombs’
The New York Times, February 6
‘Can Dogs Talk?’ review: Going beyond barks on PBS
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, February 3
At the US-Mexico Border, a children’s opera sings to the moment
The New York Times, February 2
Artificial Intelligence
New AI Tool Accelerates Hearing Research with Unprecedented 3D Views of Sensory Cells
Health & Behavior
New AI Tool Accelerates Hearing Research with Unprecedented 3D Views of Sensory Cells
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Campus & Community
From exciting athletics programs and campus events, to our latest contributions to cutting-edge research—UC San Diego is a vibrant community of creators and innovators, making a positive impact both in San Diego and beyond.
First-Year Triton Steps Into His Olympic Moment
ProfilesAs the Milan Cortina Games get underway, a Revelle College first-year is balancing coursework at UC San Diego with elite alpine ski racing on the Olympic stage.
UC San Diego Announces Illustrious Alumni Award Recipients
Awards & AccoladesThe University of California San Diego has announced its distinguished lineup of honorees for the 2026 Illustrious Alumni Awards — one of the university’s highest honors for alumni, celebrating extraordinary leadership, innovation and impact by Tritons around the world.
A First for Birch Aquarium: Little Blue Penguin Chick Reared by Its Parents
Campus NewsBirch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego is celebrating another milestone in their Little Blue Penguin breeding program. For the first time, a penguin chick has been raised and reared by its penguin parents on habitat in Beyster Family Little Blue Penguins.
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“If millions of people can unite in the shared joy of dancing to the same beat, that alone speaks volumes about the cultural significance of this moment.”
“LLMs learned about the world through processes unlike human learning, and we lack a detailed account of how their abilities emerged. This gap in understanding grows more important as the systems grow more capable.”
“It's been a delight to watch them care for and protect their chick under our team’s watchful eyes.”
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