UC San Diego Named Among Nation’s Most Ethnically Diverse Colleges
October 15, 2015
Christine Clark
October 15, 2015
MCASD visitors observe Gallacio’s sculpture grow steadily during the course of her solo exhibition. Photos by Giana Leone/Union Tribune UC San Diego Visual Arts Professor Moves ‘Mountains’ Faculty-artist and her students combine art and technology to re-create Devil’s Tower Clay oozes from a pump suspended by cables in a giant…
October 15, 2015
Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications UC Launches Cool Campus Challenge in Push Toward Carbon Neutrality Register now for the Cool Campus Challenge at coolcampuschallenge.org. The Cool Campus Challenge runs Oct. 6 through Dec. 10 and is open to all students, staff and faculty of the University of California.…
October 15, 2015
Economist Thomas Piketty to Discuss Groundbreaking Book on Income Inequality Economist Thomas Piketty Income inequality and the “one percent” are more than mere catch phrases. They are the cornerstone of noted economist Thomas Piketty’s groundbreaking book, “Capital in the Twenty-First Century.” Through exhaustive research that spans centuries of tax records,…
October 15, 2015
A Mentor for Success Biology professor strives to serve as example for students from diverse backgrounds Gentry Patrick Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Like many faculty members at UC San Diego, Gentry Patrick arrived on campus with sterling academic credentials: An undergraduate degree from the University of California,…
October 15, 2015
Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Round-the-Clock Hackathon Helps Coders Make Connections, Develop ‘Crazy Ideas’ More than 1,000 computer science students gathered in a massive air-conditioned tent at UC San Diego’s Triton Track and Field Stadium Oct. 2-4 for the first-ever SD Hacks competition. The 36-hour round-the-clock hackathon challenged…
October 15, 2015
Crop Cure Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Scientists in new center to use medical research techniques to help food crops withstand drought and climate change Roughly one in nine people on Earth do not have enough food to eat. And climate change is only making it harder for…
October 14, 2015
Jackie Carr