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More Than a Game: UC San Diego Launches Earl W. Edwards Lectureship on Athletics and Society

UC San Diego Earl W. Edwards Lectureship on Athletics and Society launches July 13 with inaugural event, Rising Beyond Circumstance: Faith, Resilience, and the Power of Community, featuring author, pastor and inspirational speaker Jolinda Wade, mother of NBA Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade.

Could Geoengineering Work to Tamp Down Super El Niños?

A 2019 Australian bushfire provided a case study enabling researchers to consider whether the geoengineering technique called marine cloud brightening could diminish the destructive effects of major El Niño events in the future.

Surgeons Use Teleoperated Humanoid Robots to Perform Live Surgery – a World First

For the first time, two teleoperated humanoid robots have been used to complete two surgeries during a preclinical trial, researchers report in the July 8 issue of the journal Nature.

Study: Biodiversity Hotspots in American West Face Extinction

A comprehensive study of more than 1,100 springs in the American West warns that critical biodiversity hotspots are facing a mounting extinction crisis.

Curebound Cancer Challenge Returns to Campus Aug. 1

The Curebound Cancer Challenge will return to UC San Diego on Aug. 1, raising critical funds for cancer research in San Diego.

Eject! Bacteria Discovered with the Ability to Jettison Cells as a Survival Mechanism

Researchers have observed a cell ejection phenomenon in communities of bacteria (biofilms), similar to how jellyfish eject stingers. Biofilms eject cells to ensure the community survives in new colonies. They leveraged the discovery as a possible new way to eliminate antibiotic-tolerant bacteria.

Google.org Supports the Societal Computing and Innovation Lab to Accelerate AI Wildfire Solutions

Funding from Google’s philanthropic arm will help support the Wildfire Science and Technology Commons — a collaborative platform designed to accelerate the development of wildfire technology using advanced computing, artificial intelligence and integrated workflows.