AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for work he began at UC San Diego with cognitive psychology colleagues here four decades ago.
Researchers from the San Diego Supercomputer Center, part of the School of Computing, Information and Data Sciences (SCIDS) at UC San Diego, have launched a new initiative to advance science and technology that addresses wildland fire challenges in an era of more frequent and devastating megafires.
Across California, many college students are struggling to afford or access food, and recent data shows just how pervasive the issue is. UC San Diego, like many other campuses, is taking action and ensuring students are aware of and connected to the many resources available that address food insecurity.
What if you could take just seven minutes to release yourself from work to relax and recharge? Bright Breaks is a free online wellness program that offers hundreds of live and on-demand seven-minute sessions to support faculty and staff throughout their work week.
UC San Diego professors discuss the status of democracy worldwide.
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Wei Xiong and his team of researchers study novel light-matter interactions as a way to control and understand how the structure and dynamics of materials change when they interact with photons. In recognition of this work, Xiong, who is a Kent Wilson Faculty Scholar in UC San Diego’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has been named a Brown Investigator and a Blavatnik Award finalist.
The State of California has hundreds of fault lines running throughout it, and each year, roughly 500 earthquakes can be felt throughout the state. Everyone can take steps now to increase safety before, during and after an earthquake. Take the time to learn more this month.
UC San Diego has entered the final phase of its Strategic Plan Refresh process by announcing refreshed strategies and priorities that will guide UC San Diego’s long-term future.
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“By bringing together all these different technologies and expertise we’re going to have bursts of innovation and invention that would not have happened otherwise. ”
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