May 8, 2012
May 8, 2012 —
A 100-fold upsurge in human-produced plastic garbage in the ocean is altering habitats in the marine environment, according to a new study led by a graduate student researcher at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.
May 8, 2012
May 8, 2012 —
It’s the University of California’s oldest arts research center and was one of the University of California, San Diego’s first Organized Research Units. It’s been housed in everything from a converted Marine Corps bowling alley to a state-of-the-art research facility, and in its 40-year history, the Center for Research in Computing and the Arts (CRCA) has been an incubator for myriad experiments at the intersection of culture and computer science research, from computer-spatialized audio and future cinema to video games and virtual reality.
May 8, 2012
May 8, 2012 —
A team of researchers led by computer scientist Serge Belongie at the University of California, San Diego, has good news for birders: they have developed an iPad app that will identify most North American birds, with a little help from a human user.
May 8, 2012
May 8, 2012 —
Diabetes affects nearly 24 million people in the United States, most with Type 2 diabetes, a disease which is often coupled with obesity. Concerned by the increasing number of overweight Americans, nutrition experts with the UC San Diego School of Medicine are launching Take Charge, a research study analyzing the effectiveness of a commercial weight-loss program on participants with Type 2 diabetes who have a BMI of 25 – 45.
May 8, 2012
May 8, 2012 —
Some 300 leaders in plant and algae biology from around the country will gather here for a symposium this week to discuss ways of using genetics to develop renewable ways of improving the nation’s food, fuel, pharmaceutical and other bio-based industries.
May 8, 2012
May 8, 2012 —
Southern California Edison (SCE) and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego will collaborate on a project to gather seismic data off the coast of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS).
May 8, 2012
May 8, 2012 —
Claire Miller is studying human biology at UC San Diego, preparing to graduate in June. In her spare time, she is educating others about mental health, wellness and the related resources available on campus. Miller is part of a team of students called the Wellness Peer Educators, organized by UC San Diego’s Counseling and Psychological Services, who host events and awareness campaigns to educate their fellow students.
May 8, 2012
May 8, 2012 —
University of California President Mark Yudof announced May 3 that
his selection for the eighth Chancellor of UC San Diego is Pradeep Khosla, dean of Carnegie Mellon University’s highly regarded College of Engineering. The appointment will be voted on at the May 16 meeting of the UC Board of Regents. Meanwhile, campus and community members are reacting to the announcement. Here is what they’re saying.
May 8, 2012
May 8, 2012 —
Only three years ago, UC San Diego freshman Betelhem Kifle was living in her home country of Ethiopia, and although no one in her family had gone to college before, she knew she was destined to get a great education.
May 7, 2012
May 7, 2012 —
An international team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, report that significant numbers of myofibroblasts – cells that produce the fibrous scarring in chronic liver injury – revert to an inactive phenotype as the liver heals. The discovery in mouse models could ultimately help lead to new human therapies for reversing fibrosis in the liver, and in other organs like the lungs and kidneys.
