May 16, 2013
…a National Science Foundation (NSF) GK-12 grant to create the Socrates Fellow Program, which connects UC San Diego Ph.D. students with local teachers to bring authentic science experiences into the classroom. “The greatest thing about Socrates is that students feel like they are a part of science, and they really…
November 15, 2011
Meantime, the project team will process surveys and a mountain of user data collected and stored by the touch table in Osaka to discover patterns in how users picked and ordered the photographs and to find out which were the most and least popular. This information will be used to…
March 17, 2016
…von Liebig Entrepreneurism Center NSF I-Corps Program is a hands-on series of workshops that guide faculty, graduate, and undergraduate teams through the process of starting a company. Participants learn to validate ideas for market and pitch ideas to investors. Accepted teams are mentored by entrepreneurial experts, receive up to $3000,…
March 13, 2024
Neural networks remain a black box whose inner workings engineers and scientists struggle to understand. Now, a team led by data and computer scientists at the University of California San Diego has given neural networks the equivalent of an X-ray to uncover how they actually learn.
June 10, 2019
For the first time oceanographers monitored a polynya – or gap – in Antarctic winter sea ice. It was an opportunity that came about as a result of uncanny timing and a seasoned Scripps oceanographer’s knowledge of the sea.
October 5, 2017
…of Sciences in Beijing. The work was supported through NSF grant 1637450.
October 5, 2015
The most authoritative forum on the role of the polar regions in global climate change will be held Nov. 3-6, 2015, at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. World-class leaders in science and diplomacy will come together in a symposium to review the latest findings from research on…
October 10, 2022
A new study by researchers at the University of California San Diego demonstrates a new neurotechnology geared toward answering a long-running question in neuroscience: How can scientists link the separate activity of many single neurons in the brain to the waves and oscillations of the local broade
October 1, 2015
…education, and a newly-funded NSF program called, “Revolutionizing Engineering Departments.” Her co-authored books include The Borderlands of Education, Mentoring Faculty of Color, and Beginning a Career in Academia: A Guide for Graduate Students of Color. Recent awards include: the University Professor Award, “Highest academic honor bestowed university-wide, given in recognition…
October 17, 2023
UC San Diego honors four remarkable individuals as recipients of the 2023 Revelle Medal, which recognizes retired or emeriti faculty members for sustained, distinguished and extraordinary service to the university.
