February 13, 2020
…interaction between industry and academia to provide a space for collaboration. Sarah-Jeanne Royer holds pieces of plastic that have accumulated on Kamilo Beach in Hawaii. The key to this study was to acquire raw material fibers created from popular chemical processing methods that could ultimately affect fiber biodegradability, which has…
February 13, 2024
With nonprofit organization Treasure Hacks, mathematics-computer science major Brandon Joe aims to help students develop soft skills through games.
June 25, 2020
…is funded by 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…
January 26, 2017
…work ethically. Indeed, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other funding agencies require institutions to provide appropriate training and oversight to ensure responsible conduct of research, otherwise known as RCR. Early in his career, Al-Delaimy knew little about RCR. “Coming from the Middle East, like in most of the…
August 8, 2024
“I don’t think only about specific diseases or disorders, but also about how new technologies can promote or undermine health or mental health,” says Cinnamon Bloss, who holds positions at the UC San Diego including tenured professor and associate dean in the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human…
September 10, 2018
Kenneth (Ken) Bowles, a computer science pioneer and professor emeritus at the University of California San Diego, passed away on Aug. 15, 2018 in Solana Beach, California. He was 89. Bowles gained world renown for initiating and leading a largely student-driven project that culminated in the creation of the UCSD…
October 11, 2018
The UC San Diego Department of Visual Arts welcomes the return of celebrated artist Carrie Mae Weems, a distinguished alum who received her MFA from the department in 1984. Weems’ visit anchors a dynamic fall lineup of guests meant to engage and inspire an active student population and artistic community…
November 30, 2023
Pamela Cosman has charted a career path that offers her the freedom to pursue electrical engineering, mentorship and work in gender equity and neurodiversity in STEM.
May 2, 2019
…information. These are the academic waters from which three University of California San Diego professors emerged as 2019 Guggenheim Fellows. The faculty members from the Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Music and Electrical and Computer Engineering are among the 168 scholars, artists and writers chosen for fellowships in the U.S.…
January 31, 2013
…lab, funded by the National Science Foundation continuously for almost 40 years, in business for at least another couple of years. Perrin’s scientific curiosity and love for organic chemistry research hasn’t waned since the day the Nobel Prize-winning chemist Harold Urey lured him here in 1964. “Nature poses the most…
