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Federal Funding Helps Support Atmospheric River Research

Jeri Wilcox, MAS ’23, a research data analyst at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, peers out the window of a February 2025 flight above an atmospheric river.

A woman looks out an airplane window where the wing of the aircraft is visible. Photo by Erik Jepsen, UC San Diego

The Goeddel Family Technology Sandbox is Open for Research

At UC San Diego, a state-of-the-art facility is redefining how scientists approach modern scientific discoveries and breakthroughs.

A scientist in a white lab coat and safety goggles pours liquid from one container into another.

Silky Shark Population Study Offers Clues for Conservation

For the first time, researchers have mapped the population structure of silky sharks in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, offering new insights that could guide future conservation and management of this vulnerable species.

A juvenile silky shark swims in the open ocean.

Pollution From the Tijuana River Affects Air Quality in San Diego

A new study from UC San Diego examines how pollutants from the Tijuana River travel and are transmitted in the atmosphere through coastal aerosols. The study found a mixture of drugs and chemicals from tires and beauty products aerosolize from wastewater and are detectable in both air and water.

two yellow signs advising swimmers to keep out of ocean posted in the sand

No Sex Differences in Autistic Toddlers at Time of First Diagnosis, Study Finds

A new study from UC San Diego reports no clinical differences in language development, social and motor skills, and core autism traits between female and male autistic toddlers at the time of first diagnosis.

“A Major Conceptual Advance” on El Niño

The east-west shift of a warm blob of water in the equatorial Pacific Ocean has been the main characteristic of El Niño, but 2023 flipped the script, says a team of researchers led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.