March 28, 2024
A problem is coming for global timekeeping, according to a new paper in the journal Nature by Scripps Institution of Oceanography geophysicist Duncan Agnew, and global warming is influencing when that problem might arrive.
February 8, 2019
Walter Munk, who gave the Allies a strategic edge in World War II, helped nurture a university into existence, and became a living synonym for oceanography, died February 8 at his home in La Jolla, Calif. He was 101.
October 14, 2016
Over the weekend, a small group of programmers participating in the inaugural Zoohackathon had the opportunity to go behind the scenes at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park and see firsthand some of the species the San Diego Zoo Global has rescued from illegal wildlife trade.
January 19, 2016
The University of California, San Diego is celebrating the 20th annual Lytle Scholarship Concert with renowned jazz trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos and the Mambo Messengers on Sunday, Jan. 31 at 3 p.m., at the Department of Music’s Conrad Prebys Concert Hall. For two decades, the annual concert has raised funds for…
April 3, 2012
…April 7 The sights, sounds and endless discoveries of UC San Diego will be on display April 7 for the Triton Day Experience, a combination of Admit Day and Open House. Featuring education, entertainment and fun for the whole family, this free event open to the campus and San Diego…
March 6, 2014
…@ Work: Ernest Silva,” 2013/Oceanside Museum of Art video Ernest Silva’s “Reflections on Art,” 1997/UCTV video Most recent U-T San Diego feature Silva’s Facebook page Painter and sculptor Ernest Silva, professor emeritus of visual arts at UC San Diego, died on Feb. 24. He was 65. Silva joined the faculty…
May 6, 2021
…trap, synth-pop and soul sounds. Aubrey Plaza: Wednesday, May 12 at 7 p.m. (Actress, Park and Recreation) Aubrey Plaza is best known for portraying April Ludgate on the Emmy-nominated and Peabody Award winning comedy series Parks and Recreation alongside co-stars Amy Poehler, Chris Pratt and Nick Offerman. Her performance recently…
June 7, 2018
…technical hurdle of crossing oceans and connecting continents at lightning-fast speeds. On June 8, the Conrad Prebys Music Center at UC San Diego will be home to “Interconnections for Peace: A Telematics Concert in San Diego, Seoul and NYC,” where top musicians in each of the three cities will be…
January 24, 2018
Three graduate students in choreography, visual arts and music composition are premiering a new multimedia installation and dance performance on January 25 from 5-7pm in the Qualcomm Institute’s Atkinson Hall at UC San Diego.
October 8, 2020
…at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego reveals the strengths and shortcomings of tsunami early warning systems as experienced in the 2010 episode. The study is representative of much of scientific research in that it does not create new prediction tools but contributes to assessing the reliability of…
