2023 marks the 40th anniversary of when Sally Ride blasted off aboard shuttle Challenger to become America’s first woman in space. Today, her legacy is honored annually at the Women in Leadership event—a gathering to inspire girls and women to embrace leadership roles. This year's esteemed panel featured speedskating Olympic gold medalist Erin Jackson, Director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Laurie Leshin and USC professor Natalia Molina. Read More»
Celebrated on June 19, Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. UC San Diego is honoring the holiday with an event lineup hosted from June 18-21, ranging from a daylong community celebration to a symposium centered around enhancing the Black student experience. Read More»
Go underground and take a look inside the largest outdoor earthquake simulator in the world. In this video, UC San Diego Professor of Structural Engineering Joel Conte gives a tour of the university’s high-performance shake table and explains how its technology can simulate the most devastating earthquakes in modern history. Watch Video»
A new study provides an early look into how artificially intelligent assistants could help answer public health questions. The paper suggests these technologies could improve public health by fielding questions on topics such as addiction and mental health, but fail to promote human-powered critical resources like life-saving hotlines. Read More»
New findings show that carbon dioxide levels measured at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory averaged 424 parts per million in May, the month when CO2 peaks in the Northern Hemisphere. CO2 levels are now 50% higher than they were before the industrial era, say NOAA and Scripps Institution of Oceanography scientists. Read More»
Industrial accidents may have a much longer-term and serious impact on people’s health than just the immediate aftermath, suggests a new UC San Diego study. The paper is the first to reveal the multi-generational health impacts of a major gas explosion in India by studying its effects on survivors’ children—such as higher rates of disabilities and cancer. Read More»
With the help of mentors from UC San Diego’s Qualcomm Institute and Jacobs School of Engineering, postdoctoral fellow Ivonne Gonzalez-Gamboa has won the national Nanotechnology Entrepreneurship Challenge, making this the second consecutive year that a UC San Diego entry secured first place. Read More»
