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August 25, 2022
 
UC San Diego

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Tropical Storm Imelda causes closure of Interstate 10 in Houston, Texas in 2019.

Climate Change Projected to Increase Atmospheric River Flood Damages in the United States

A research team at Scripps Institution of Oceanography has found that flood damages triggered by atmospheric river storms may triple from $1 billion a year to over $3 billion a year by the end of the century unless action is taken to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. Read More »
Tim Barnett addresses San Diego media in 2008 after releasing a projection that Lake Mead could go dry by the mid 2020s.  

Tim Barnett, Scripps Geophysicist Who Led First Wave of El Niño Forecasting and Foretold Demise of Western Reservoirs, Dies at 83

A pioneer in climate research, Tim Barnett made climate models become reliable as predictive tools. Read More »
Theatre District Living and Learning Neighborhood

UC San Diego Reinstates Undergraduate Housing Guarantee Suspended During the Pandemic

With the opening of the Theatre District Living and Learning Neighborhood in fall 2023, the university will begin offering a two-year undergraduate on-campus housing guarantee. Read More »
 
Estefanía Azcanio Muro and Sofia Gandarilla in bioengineering Professor Karen Christman's lab.

Binational Program Provides Students with Impactful Research Opportunities

As part of the ENLACE binational research program, 185 students from Mexico and the United States spent the summer getting hands-on experience in science and engineering labs on campus. Read More »
Angela Song.

Take 10 With a Triton: Meet Angela Song, a Lover of Dogs, Data Analytics and Disneyland

 
seniors exercising.

Physical Activity May Have a Stronger Role than Genes in Longevity

IN THE MEDIA

Cool or cringe? Politicians try to connect on TikTok, but risk the dreaded ‘teenage eye roll’ »

Los Angeles Times  |  August 22

Asthma deaths rose during the pandemic. Climate change may make it worse »

NBC News  |  August 20

The cartels flexed their power in Tijuana—and now the battle for influence is on »

NPR  |  August 20

You have no idea how good mosquitoes are at smelling us »

The Atlantic  |  August 18

EVENTS

 
August 25, 2022
 
 
September 8, 2022
 
 
August 16 - November 30, 2022
 

AROUND CAMPUS

Inviting Faculty Participation in the New Student Welcome Convocation – Tuesday, Sept. 20, 4:30 p.m. »

Changes to UCSD-GUEST Wi-Fi and General Wi-Fi Best Practices »

ATHLETICS

 

Women’s Volleyball at San Diego State »

August 27 at 7 p.m.
 
 

Women’s Soccer at Cal (Pac-12 Network) »

August 28 at 4 p.m.
 
 

Men’s Soccer at Santa Clara »

August 28 at 7:30 p.m.
 
 
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