October 24, 2019
…the country with their materials, Pollock said, and the current plan is to hold a nationwide contest in 2020. Based on what she’s seen in San Diego, and in the online Schooltalking communities she hosts, she’s fairly confident there will be a lot of uptake. “Teachers are hungry for tools…
October 23, 2014
…as well as course materials. They also had their transportation costs covered and received a $600 stipend. Covering all the costs, Koepke said, ensured the program was available to a broad demographic. Though no one took them up on it, SPWP even made provisions for childcare. Courses were taught, by…
April 27, 2017
…earned his Ph.D. in materials science at UC San Diego in 2008 and is now a research scientist at the university’s Qualcomm Institute and co-founder of the science education company Planet3. “I wouldn’t be standing here if it weren’t for science,” said Lin, referring both to his career and to…
April 5, 2018
…supply helpful and clear materials in all forms—video, print, podcasts and more—and still reach each student to inspire them to be the best student in the class.” Excellence in Graduate Teaching Pamela Radcliff, Ph.D. Professor of History Pamela Radcliff has cultivated the nation’s premier graduate program on modern Spanish history…
April 13, 2017
…we breathe and provides materials for shelter, making life possible. Adam Engler Associate Professor, Jacobs School of Engineering Because government-sponsored science is all around us: in our phones, GPS devices, medicines. Yet the benefits of our science and engineering research go only as far as the public appreciates it. I…
April 15, 2021
…technology, human health and materials to benefit life on Earth, before returning in the fall of 2021. The crew for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission are pictured during a training session at the SpaceX training facility in Hawthorne, California earlier this year. From left are, Mission Specialist Thomas Pesquet of the…
September 26, 2023
This fall, UC San Diego will be able to provide on-campus housing to nearly 14,000 undergraduate students. Beyond beds, new projects bring space for a new undergraduate college, innovative green features, diverse dining, campus-inspired art and open space for all to enjoy.
April 4, 2023
A team led by engineers at the University of California San Diego has developed a biodegradable polymer system to treat rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune and inflammatory disease, by working in concert with the power of the human immune system.
July 7, 2022
…and co-founder of Algeon Materials, during a presentation in The Basement, a networking and startup development space at the Design and Innovation Building. In the background: NSF Assistant Directors Susan Margulies (engineering) and Susan Margulies (geosciences); Chief of Staff Brian Stone and Paul Roben, UC San Diego’s Associate Vice Chancellor…
December 11, 2015
Researchers and students from UC San Diego’s CISA3 presented a wide range of work at the annual Digital Heritage Conference in Granada, Spain, one of the top events worldwide for cultural heritage engineering.
