April 23, 2013
April 23, 2013 —
For the first time in human history, concentrations of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2 ) could rise above 400 parts per million (ppm) for sustained lengths of time throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere as soon as May 2013.
April 23, 2013
April 23, 2013 —
For much of Asia, the pace of life is tuned to rhythms of monsoons. The summer rainy season is especially important for securing the water and food supplies for more than a billion people. Its variations can mean the difference between drought and flood.
April 22, 2013
April 22, 2013 —
An international team of neuroscientists has described for the first time in exhaustive detail the underlying neurobiology of an amnesiac who suffered from profound memory loss after damage to key portions of his brain.
April 22, 2013
April 22, 2013 —
Ocean biology alters the chemical composition of sea spray in ways that influence its ability to form clouds over the ocean. That’s the conclusion of a team of scientists using a new approach to study tiny atmospheric particles called aerosols that can influence climate by absorbing or reflecting sunlight and seeding clouds.
April 22, 2013
April 22, 2013 —
How can we alleviate poverty? What policies can be implemented to promote health, welfare and security? The University of California, San Diego is helping to answer these questions with the launch of a new lab designed to find innovative solutions, utilizing information technology, to help address the most pressing issues around the globe.
April 19, 2013
April 19, 2013 —
Can scientists rid malaria from the Third World by simply feeding algae genetically engineered with a vaccine? That’s the question biologists at UC San Diego sought to answer after they demonstrated last May that algae can be engineered to produce a vaccine that blocks malaria transmission. In a follow up study, they got their answer: Not yet, although the same method may work as a vaccine against a wide variety of viral and bacterial infections.
April 18, 2013
April 18, 2013 —
A record 24,792 freshmen have been admitted to the University of California, San Diego for the fall 2013 term. The number of admitted students is up by 1,856 students which is an 8.1 percent increase compared to last year.
April 18, 2013
April 18, 2013 —
Graduates from three local high schools will be eligible for a new undergraduate scholarship program–the Chancellor’s Associates Scholars–announced yesterday by Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla.
April 18, 2013
April 18, 2013 —
Ten UC San Diego graduate students were recently inducted into the prestigious Bouchet Graduate Honor Society in recognition of their outstanding scholarly achievement and work towards promoting diversity in higher education.
April 18, 2013
April 18, 2013 —
A push to curb air pollution as a means of slowing the pace of climate change is gaining momentum as a Scripps Institution of Oceanography researcher takes his message to new audiences.
