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Air Pollution May Increase Risk of Dementia, Complicated by Genetics

May 2, 2023

UC San Diego researchers describe how exposure to ambient air pollution, such as car exhaust and power plant emissions — is associated with a measurably greater risk of developing dementia over time.

The AI Revolution is Upon Us—And UC San Diego Researchers Are Using it to Inform Climate Action

May 2, 2023

Researchers across a range of fields are working together to develop and implement AI-assisted tools and machine learning methods that will enable scientific discoveries at an unprecedented pace. And when it comes to global challenges like climate change, time is of the essence.

A Grassroots Composting Success

May 2, 2023

Sustainability-minded graduate students at UC San Diego living in the Grad and Family Housing (GFH) complex have launched a new composting effort to benefit the environment and enhance the residential community.

Did Volcanoes Provide the Spark of Life?

May 2, 2023

Scripps Oceanography researcher Jeffrey Bada proposes that volcanism could have produced the lightning bolts that charged life into existence.

Inclusive Excellence Awards Applaud Accessibility Innovators

May 2, 2023

16 individuals, departments and campus organizations were honored at the 28th annual Inclusive Excellence Awards ceremony on April 26.

Experiment in Progress

May 1, 2023

From Blacktronika to ocean sounds to gender-coded sound structures, experimental musicians and faculty like King Britt, Amy Cimini, and Lei Liang continue to redefine the Department of Music. Also features Rand Steiger.

Rare Science

May 1, 2023

UC San Diego is a hub for rare disease research. Although each rare disease impacts a small number of people, the research findings sometimes apply to more prevalent conditions.

Chord Craft

May 1, 2023

Chief Guitar Designer, President and CEO of Taylor Guitars, Andy Powers, ’04, talks about music as a communal experience, the first guitar he ever made, and the role of sustainability in guitar making.

Broadcasting Live

May 1, 2023

Student-run radio station, KSDT, fosters a sense of community among UC San Diego students—and draws listeners from all over San Diego and other parts of the world.

Underwater Soundscapes

May 1, 2023

Biological oceanographer Simone-Baumann Pickering leads the Scripps Acoustic Ecology Laboratory, a group of researchers that works in collaboration with other campus labs recording underwater sound data in an effort to learn more about deep sea marine mammals and their prey.
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