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Bridging Campus Communities

UC San Diego recently celebrated the opening of a new pedestrian bridge that will link thousands of graduate students to the center of campus.

New Telescopes Aim to Detect Extraterrestrial Intelligence

A team of astronomers led by UC San Diego physicist Shelley Wright is deploying a pair of telescopes that will constantly search the nighttime sky for signals from intelligent life in our galaxy.

“60 Minutes” Correspondent Bill Whitaker to Address Class of 2020

Emmy-Award winning “60 Minutes” correspondent Bill Whitaker has been on the front lines of the major news stories of our time. He recently uncovered how Russian operatives hacked the 2016 election, was a moderator during last week’s South Carolina Democratic primary debate and has done extensive reporting on the U.S. opioid epidemic. A journalist with a 30-year career at CBS News who has traveled the globe, Whitaker will share insight with thousands of University of California San Diego graduates as the keynote speaker for the All Campus Commencement on June 13, 2020.

International Leaders in Technology, Science and Arts to Speak on Campus as Part of Kyoto Symposium

UC San Diego will host international leaders in advanced technology, astrophysical sciences and theatre March 18-19 as part of the annual Kyoto Prize Symposium.

Supercomputer Models Accurately Simulate Tsunamis from Volcanic Events

Researchers at the University of Rhode Island (URI) used the San Diego Supercomputer Center’s 'Comet' supercomputer to show that high-performance computer modeling can accurately simulate tsunamis from volcanic events.

Presence of Staph Bacteria in Skin Microbiome Promotes Netherton Syndrome Inflammation

Netherton syndrome is exacerbated by the presence of Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis living on human skin report University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers.

UC San Diego Faculty Partnerships with HBCUs Help Underrepresented Students Access Graduate School

The University of California San Diego is strengthening its relationship with historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to help undergraduates from all backgrounds envision an advanced degree in their future.

Putting a Price on the Protective Power of Wetlands

In coastal communities prone to hurricanes, people typically turn to engineered solutions for protection: levees, sea walls and the like. But a natural buffer in the form of wetlands may be the more cost-effective solution, says the most comprehensive study of its sort to date.

This Wearable Device Camouflages Its Wearer No Matter the Weather

Researchers at the University of California San Diego developed a wearable technology that can hide its wearer from heat-detecting sensors such as night vision goggles, even when the ambient temperature changes--a feat that current state of the art technology cannot match.

Burbidge Visiting Professor Uses Physics of Mayonnaise to Develop Electronic Skin

For researcher Annie Colin, a Margaret Burbidge Visiting Professor at the University of California San Diego, the road to developing better electronic skin is all about the physics of mayonnaise.