April 18, 2019
April 18, 2019 —
With more than 258 million migrants living outside their country of birth, the United Nations Foundation says the number of international migrants has grown by 49% since 2000, and nearly half are women. In 2018, more than 3,000 people died or went missing on migratory routes; these stats raise questions about the moral responsibility countries face in addressing a global crisis.
April 18, 2019
April 18, 2019 —
Agricultural and marine scientists at the University of California have joined forces to combat one of the greatest sources of methane emissions in California: cow burps.
April 17, 2019
April 17, 2019 —
Susan Ackerman, Yishi Jin and John Wixted of UC San Diego have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the country’s most esteemed honorary societies and independent policy research centers. They will join 200 new members in the organization’s 2019 class.
April 17, 2019
April 17, 2019 —
UC San Diego researchers have improved their recycling process that regenerates degraded cathodes from spent lithium-ion batteries. The new process is safer and uses less energy than their previous method in restoring cathodes to their original capacity and cycle performance.
April 17, 2019
April 17, 2019 —
Katharina Rosenberger, a composer and professor in the University of California San Diego Department of Music, was awarded a 2019 Guggenheim Fellowship for a new collaboration that will investigate the relationship of body and movement to sound.
April 17, 2019
April 17, 2019 —
The Institute for Practical Ethics welcomes environmental journalist Emma Marris for a unique and optimistic talk about new methods in conservation during Earth Month celebrations, the second keynote address for the new campus institute.
April 16, 2019
April 16, 2019 —
The University of California San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy’s Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies recently released a report listing steps the U.S. and Mexico can take to make each other safe. The white paper lists 13 recommendations for both nations to achieve bilateral cooperation.
April 15, 2019
April 15, 2019 —
UC San Diego Health has invested in a new robotic technology to benefit patients in need of restorative spine surgery. This technology enables minimally invasive spine surgery, the benefits of which include potential for shorter operations, less anesthesia, smaller incisions and reduced blood loss.
April 12, 2019
April 12, 2019 —
The Voter’s Choice Act is transforming voting methods in California: the how, where and when of voting. Is it also changing who votes?
April 12, 2019
April 12, 2019 —
The UC San Diego Department of Literature’s New Writing Series has introduced hundreds of writers to the greater San Diego community since 1986. The six events set for Spring Quarter kicks off April 17.
