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The campus turmoil caused by the coronavirus pandemic hasn’t muted interest in UC San Diego, which received a record 118,360 applications globally from students seeking to enroll this fall as freshmen. That includes notable increases in Black and Latino applicants. UCSD also saw a significant jump in the number of foreign students applying for admission, which could offset the sharp decline the university experienced in that area during the current academic year. The number of prospective transfer students also rose — an increase largely driven by California residents. The boom reflects t...

A team of undergraduate students—known as Triton Health Ambassadors—have been recruited to help educate and inspire their peers to follow UC San Diego’s safety and health guidelines during the pandemic. Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Communications. Triton Health Ambassadors Inspire a Culture of Caring A team of 400 UC San Diego undergraduates has been recruited to reinforce healthy behaviors among students on- and off-campus, from wearing masks to maintaining physical distance and participating in weekly COVID testing. Known as Triton Health Ambassadors, these friendly students—w...

With a multilayered approach to detect and prevent the spread of Covid-19, campus leaders at the University of California, San Diego say they have created something rare in higher education this year: a safe on-campus experience for thousands of students. Even with Covid-19 spreading rapidly in Southern California, about 10,000 students are living on UC San Diego’s La Jolla campus this year. After avoiding any significant Covid-19 outbreaks during the 11-week fall quarter, the university welcomed students back this month and resumed instruction for the winter quarter.  Colleges with that m...

Lengthy waits for COVID-19 tests are a thing of the past for students at UC San Diego -- test kits are now available through on-campus vending machines.