Founded in 1960, UC San Diego has realized our founders’ vision of a distinctive learning and research institution, laying the foundation for a momentous celebration of extraordinary achievements.
UC San Diego is a world-renowned research university and this year we will celebrate our milestone 50th anniversary.
This will be a time to honor our founders and the people who shaped this university, as well as their historic achievements. We will celebrate our impressive trajectory as a local, national and global leader in undergraduate and graduate education, academic research and innovation, which impacts our community and world now and in the future. As we celebrate the past, our sight is firmly set on the years ahead and our vision for the next 50 years, and you are an integral part of our celebration and our future.
Marye Anne Fox, Chancellor
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