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Tim Barnett, Scripps Geophysicist Dies at 83

August 25, 2022

Tim Barnett, a research marine geophysicist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego who made climate models become reliable as predictive tools, died Aug. 12 at his home in San Diego, Calif. He was 83.

Binational Program Provides Students with Impactful Research Opportunities

August 25, 2022

Bioprinting for in vitro blood brain barriers. Acoustic tracking of humpback whales and marine robots. Smartphone-based health measurements. Understanding why jerboas have long feet.

Climate Change Projected to Increase Atmospheric River Flood Damages in the United States

August 25, 2022

A research team at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has found that flood damages triggered by atmospheric river storms may triple from $1 billion a year to over $3 billion a year by the end of the century unless action is taken to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.

Take 10 With a Triton: Meet Angela Song, a Lover of Dogs, Data Analytics and Disneyland

August 25, 2022

Angela Song is the Senior Director of the Office of Operational Strategic Initiatives (OSI); Leader of the OSI Tritonlytics Team for UC San Diego.

UC San Diego Reinstates Undergraduate Housing Guarantee Suspended During the Pandemic

August 25, 2022

Eight years ago, UC San Diego set into motion ambitious plans to expand on-campus housing as part of a strategy to enhance the student experience and increase access to a UC education by offering student housing at below market rates.

Physical Activity May Have a Stronger Role than Genes in Longevity

August 24, 2022

UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity study asked whether associations between physical activity and sedentary time with death varied based on different levels of genetic predisposition for longevity.

Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute (HDSI) and UCTV Have Teamed Up to Launch the Data Science Channel

August 22, 2022

A collaboration between HDSI and UCTV, the HDSI Channel will serve as a central platform to promote the people and programs that are affiliated with HDSI to highlight the diversity of their research, education, and outreach programs

First in Nation: UC San Diego Health Offers Treatment for Hereditary Amyloidosis

August 18, 2022

New medication now available at UC San Diego Health allows for less frequent visits for patients, helping improve quality of life.

First in the Nation: All San Diego Hospitals Now Accredited for Geriatric Emergency Care

August 18, 2022

Susan Nelson, a retired schoolteacher from San Diego, never thought she’d have to call 911 for herself. “It was late at night, last November, and I was having unusual symptoms.

Surprise, Surprise: Subsurface Water on Mars Defies Expectations

August 18, 2022

A new analysis of seismic data from NASA’s Mars InSight mission has revealed a couple of surprises. The first surprise: the top 300 meters of the subsurface beneath the landing site near the Martian equator contains little or no ice.
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