Applications are officially open for the Poseidon Fellows 2027 cohort, UC San Diego’s flagship entrepreneurship fellowship! Join the virtual info session on Oct. 15 to learn more. Register: https://luma.com/30nsiy63
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No. 1 for research, two years in a row! UC San Diego has retained its top spot among public research universities in the nation in Washington Monthly’s 2026 rankings: https://bit.ly/3TNKpIH

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With an anonymous $5 million gift to support innovative research and treatment for debilitating spinal cord and neurological injuries, UC San Diego has launched the Spinal Therapeutics, Engineering, Limb and Life Advancement (STELLA) Initiative. 🧠 https://bit.ly/3W8hRdI

As the new quarter begins, it’s easy to overlook emergency preparedness, but spending a few minutes learning how to respond to a crisis now can keep you and the entire community safer throughout the year.

🗞️ Read seven safety tips for every Triton: https://bit.ly/4rORdSV

Curiosity drives us all, and few things spark the imagination more than the possibility of life among the stars. Across campus, that curiosity is fueling groundbreaking work in astronomy, astrophysics, astrobiology and beyond. 🔭 https://bit.ly/4AXuNDt

Using translucent glassfish and virtual reality, researchers discovered that schooling fish can avoid threats just by seeing their neighbors escape. 🐟 https://bit.ly/4hqu0C1

Genius Alert! 🧠🔬

UC San Diego’s Liangfang Zhang has been named a 2026 MacArthur Fellow for pioneering nanosponge technologies that use cell membranes to create tiny “disguises” that can target toxins, infections and inflammatory signals: https://bit.ly/4j1k1pf

UC San Diego is reinventing surgery, medical training and patient care — before patients even enter the room. https://bit.ly/4rvoPp3

What’s that in the sky? What you might be looking at would be UC San Diego’s very own Bird Club. With so many bird species in San Diego, it's only natural that there's an even larger community of “birders” right here on campus. 🐦 https://bit.ly/3TSvA7N

Federal authorities have released a new report on air contamination in the Tijuana River Valley that aligns with a warning raised by UC San Diego scientists two years ago. https://bit.ly/4yY7ozK

As UC San Diego prepares to celebrate Homecoming 2026, we're asking alumni to help create “The Sound of Coming Home,” a crowdsourced Spotify playlist inspired by the music and memories of their time on campus. 🎶🔊

🔗 Share your song and story no later than Oct. 2: https://bit.ly/4AttkUZ

How can #California better prepare for increasing flood risk? New research from UCSanDiego’s @scrippsocean.bsky.social offers eight recommendations for stronger flood-risk modeling, mitigation and insurance protections: https://bit.ly/4yPG06W #UCSanDiego

A naturally occurring antibody may help protect the brain after traumatic brain injury.

UC San Diego researchers found higher anti-NMDAR1 levels were linked to lower depression and PTSD symptoms after TBI: https://bit.ly/4h5b50z

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UC San Diego is the nation’s No. 6 public university for the fourth consecutive year, according to U.S. News & World Report. We also ranked No. 8 in undergraduate AI, No. 12 in undergraduate Econ and No. 19 in innovation: https://bit.ly/4h72gDp

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Fewer than half of Americans expect the 2026 #MidtermElections to be free and fair. 🗳️ There are bipartisan concerns about AI, prediction markets, foreign interference and cyber attacks: https://bit.ly/46t3l2n

The four-building Triton Center is our new gateway to campus. It includes the Triton Alumni and Welcome Center, the Student Success Building, the Triton Health and Wellness Building, Strauss Family Gallery and the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Celebration Hall. 🔱 https://bit.ly/4h7Yh8j

To celebrate the opening of our Triton Alumni and Welcome Center, alumni are invited to share their campus memories in our Living Time Capsule.

Add your story to a shared collection that will be showcased at the grand opening during Homecoming, Nov. 5-8: https://bit.ly/476L9eY

A study led by surfing scientists at @scrippsocean.bsky.social uncovers how seafloor slope and wave height help shape breaking waves — and what those changes mean for turbulence and sand transport. 🌊 https://bit.ly/4qQu42h

To better assess the prevalence of high-risk behaviors, researchers are using #AI-powered cameras to understand how people actually behave behind the wheel. https://bit.ly/4A72L7Q

STEM majors are expected to critically read scientific research — but who teaches them how? Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics Adam Burgasser ’96 breaks down the five-step method introduced in a new book he co-authored. https://bit.ly/3T5Wlp1