SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg, visible across Southern California, marking the rocket's 28th flight.

UC San Diego Health conducted the world's first custom-fit anterior cervical spine surgery, utilizing AI, imaging, and 3D printing for personalized implants.

UC San Diego was ranked as the No. 1 best public college for research in the U.S. by Washington Monthly, also placing sixth among all research universities nationwide.

UC San Diego ranked No. 4 public university in the US and 20th globally in the 2025 ARWU, known for its rigorous evaluation based on academic achievements.

UC San Diego researchers launched a tool forecasting sewage contamination on beaches from Coronado to Tijuana, assisting the public in assessing the risk of illness from swimming.

A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft with Ax-4 astronauts is expected to splashdown off the San Diego coast, creating a sonic boom, at around 2:31 a.m. PT on Tuesday.

SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft returned to Southern California with a sonic boom, splashing down off Oceanside after a historic polar orbit trip with four space tourists.

The DOD and NASA completed Underway Recovery Test 12 for the Artemis II mission, with training aboard the USS Somerset to safely recover astronauts post-mission.

Heron Therapeutics is relocating its headquarters from San Diego to Cary, North Carolina by January 1, 2025, to capitalize on the biotech opportunities in the Research Triangle Park area.

A team of over 40 experts, including UC San Diego and Scripps Research, is working to make whole eye transplants a reality to restore vision, backed by a $56 million ARPA-H award.

San Diego is developing a Broadband Master Plan to enhance internet access and affordability, prioritizing communities with a significant digital divide.

UC San Diego ranks 9th on the Clarivate 2024 Highly Cited Researchers list, with 56 researchers acknowledged, marking it as the top public university in the U.S. for influential research.

The CDIP, hosted by UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography, received $40 million from the USACE to continue coastal data collection and research.