Christian Metallo, a bioengineering professor at the University of California San Diego, has been named a Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar. Metallo is one of 13 faculty members nationwide to receive the honor from the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation.
Chemists have discovered that tiny particulate matter called aerosols lofted into the atmosphere by sea spray and the bursting of bubbles at the ocean’s surface are chemically altered by the presence of biological activity.
A Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego-led research team discovered for the first time that a common marine sponge hosts bacteria that specialize in the production of toxic compounds nearly identical to man-made fire retardants.
As president of the student-run Virtual Reality Club at UC San Diego, Connor Smith says VR interest is at an all-time high among undergraduate students at UC San Diego. “We were lucky to see anyone here in the lab before winter quarter,” added Smith. “Now, we’re absolutely packed much of the time, and membership will continue surging, particularly from students enrolled in VR courses who get hooked on VR development.”
Climate change is altering the environment in Yellowstone National Park and its surrounding region and scientists at UC San Diego and Unity College are studying its impacts on the diets of threatened grizzly bears.
Ever since elementary school, UC San Diego senior biology major Jackie Nguyen knew she wanted to be an optometrist. She also knew she needed help preparing her application for optometry school, so she headed to UC San Diego’s career services for pre-health students, newly rebranded as Health Beat. Here, she was able to schedule advising appointments and receive individual help with her personal statements and interview preparation. She calls the experience “extremely valuable and helpful in my process of applying to school.”
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