Current Students

Flu preparedness

UC San Diego officials are closely monitoring 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic developments. See the following sources for current updates:

• UCSD flu information
• Student Health Service update
• Centers for Disease Control
• World Health Organization

Tops in research

UCSD undergrads Kenneth Wong and Jacob Blanc have won first place honors in the 2009 University of California Education Abroad Program Undergraduate Research Awards for their studies of childhood malaria treatment in Ghana and the French Revolution, respectively.

Dispatches from the field

Several undergraduates are acting as correspondents for This Week@UCSD this summer as they embark on learning adventures throughout the world, from learning about flamenco and Spanish culture in Cadiz to programming in India to learning about poverty right here at home.

UCSD on your iPhone

Get the latest UCSD info with the new free UC San Diego app for iPhone/ iPod Touch — the first of its kind at a public university. See contacts, campus maps, sports scores, campus-related videos, and some course information. Download the free app at iTunes.

Cal Grant update

An estimated 46,000 University of California students who were awarded state-funded Cal Grants will receive their grants in fall 2009 despite the current state budget impasse, UC President Mark Yudof has announced.

The budget and UCSD

Check out the Budget Line site for the latest on how the state budget situation will affect campus and the UC system.

10 career trends

Game development, green jobs, data mining, translation — a new trend study from UC San Diego Extension reveals some of the hottest career options for college graduates in this recession.

Regents OK fee hike

Facing a severe budget shortfall, state fiscal crisis, and economic recession, the UC Board of Regents have approved 9.3% student fee increases for the 2009-10 school year, amounting to $662 for resident undergraduates. Read a letter (PDF) from UC President Yudof about the increases.