February 17, 2022
…a recipient of the NSF-California Alliance for Minority Participation (NSF-CAMP) Fellowship, the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship and the UC Berkeley Bergeron Scholarship. Upon graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in molecular and cellular biology, Patiño was awarded the department’s I.L. Chaikoff Memorial Award. In 2020, Patiño was also…
September 3, 2024
With record-breaking heat becoming the new norm, the consequences are far from evenly distributed, with communities of color, low-income neighborhoods and medically vulnerable individuals bearing the brunt of extreme heat exposure. At UC San Diego, researchers are not just examining the disparities, but are actively searching for solutions.
October 15, 2015
…the National Science Foundation (NSF), aims to help develop the molecular tools necessary to grow the hardier crop varieties that farmers need now and will increasingly need in coming years — corn, wheat and rice that are more tolerant to heat, drought, salinity and other adverse conditions. CROPS will be…
November 7, 2011
…the National Science Foundation (NSF)‘s Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences, which partially funded the research. “These consequences include highly destructive summer cyclones that were rare or non-existent in this monsoon region 30 or so years ago.” “The research shows that pollution can threaten humans in unexpected ways. In this…
February 4, 2021
…programs on campus including NSF I-Corp and The Basement, he turned to EIR George Eiskamp for mentoring. Experiential student learning is a key component of UC San Diego’s innovation ecosystem, including pitch nights and showcase events. (2017) Eiskamp, who earned his master’s degree from UC San Diego’s School of Global…
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.
November 4, 2021
…Environment. CAICE is an NSF Center at UC San Diego led by Kimberly Prather and Vicki Grassian. During the visit, President Drake learned about the growing undergraduate program at Scripps, which serves nearly 6,000 undergraduate students across approximately 100 courses, as well as the fleet of research vessels managed by…
June 25, 2020
…the National Science Foundation (NSF), entered phase two in May. “I don’t know of any other systemic approach such as we’re developing here,” said Michael Kalichman, founding director of the UC San Diego Research Ethics Program, and director of the Jacobs School Research Ethics Project. “This is very different than…
September 26, 2022
New congressionally-directed funding awarding $5.6 million to Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego will aim to improve characterization of the extent of the dumpsite, and support additional monitoring and research.
November 17, 2016
…also used by the NSF Innovation-Corps program at UC San Diego.) “The idea in Hacking for Defense is to rapidly iterate, pivot and build minimum viable products that can be developed further,” said Blank. “We replaced the business model canvas with a mission model canvas. The difference is that success…
