\n\tSandra Timmons \u201981 and Richard Sandstrom \u201972, PhD \u201979, pledged $30 million to support graduate fellowships, undergraduate scholarships and endowed faculty chairs.
\n\tScripps Institution of Oceanography received a $15 million grant from the Fund for Science and Technology (FFST)<\/a> to expand observational capabilities into parts of the ocean where data has historically been sparse or nonexistent.
\n\tPrice Philanthropies awarded $10 million to establish the UC San Diego Health East Campus Behavioral Health Hub<\/a>. The investment will help expand access to critically needed mental health services across the region.
\n\tA $5 million endowed gift from alumnus Robert Koenigsberger \u201987 and his wife Dilek<\/a> is advancing academic research and education in financial markets and investing.
\n\tJoseph and Honmai Goodman provided $5 million for the Center for the Future of Surgery<\/a>, with funds designated to support leadership, training and emerging technologies in the UC San Diego School of Medicine.
\n\tA $5 million gift was given to support innovative research and treatment for debilitating spinal cord and neurological injuries, supporting the new Spinal Therapeutics, Engineering, Limb and Life Advancement (STELLA) Initiative.
\n\tPrebys Foundation<\/a>, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and W. M. Keck Foundation<\/a> each made separate awards totaling more than $5 million with the goal of enabling UC San Diego researchers to continue promising research in the face of research cuts.
\n\tAlumnus Robert J. Glushko, Ph.D. \u201979 and Pamela Samuelson provided $4 million in funding for four endowed faculty chairs<\/a>: The Robert J. Glushko \u201979 Chair in Sensemaking and Organizing, The David Rumelhart Chair in Cognitive Science, The Don Norman Chair in Cognitive Science and The Jay McClelland Chair in Cognitive Science.
\n\tRichard Merkin, MD, who established the Merkin Graduate Fellows Program in 2022, renewed his support of the program<\/a>, which opens doors for UC San Diego graduate students to connect their research to the wider world.
\n\tThe acclaimed Stuart Collection received donations totaling $1 million from Irwin Jacobs and Jill and Peter Kraus to support the Emerging Artists Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Alumni Support Builds Momentum Across Campus<\/p>\n
UC San Diego alumni played a significant role in supporting the university\u2019s success this year, collectively giving more than $100 million to support priorities across campus. The generosity of alumni helped support the establishment of a new school, the creation of multiple endowed faculty chairs, groundbreaking research, student scholarships and fellowships, and the Triton Alumni and Welcome Center, which will open in fall 2026. Part of the larger Triton Center project at the heart of campus, the Triton Alumni and Welcome Center will serve as a gathering place for alumni to return to their alma mater and further their impact as Tritons.<\/p>\n
The entire UC San Diego community came together for Triton Giving Day in April 2026 to make a record-breaking 4,055 gifts totaling more than $1.1 million. The results represented a 65.1% increase in dollars raised for the annual day of giving compared with the previous year. Alumni accounted for 1,175 donors and more than half a million dollars raised, with participation fueled by more than $85,000 in matches and challenges created by alumni to inspire their fellow alumni to give. Donations made as part of Triton Giving Day made a difference in wide-ranging areas \u2013 from supporting students\u2019 basic needs to ensuring continuity of research and discovery despite gaps in federal funding.<\/p>\n
To learn more about the impact of philanthropic support at UC San Diego, please visit giving.ucsd.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/giving-storybug-graphic.png\")
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