January 9, 2014
…from the sea,” where oceanography, pharmacology, biology, supercomputing and engineering, for example, collaborate in novel and surprising ways to solve real-world problems. “Taking on those ‘most pressing challenges’ increasingly involves insights, expertise, technologies and data sets from diverse areas of science and scholarship,” she says. “When titular oceanographers are finding…
September 28, 2023
This summer 19 newly admitted students took part in the five-week PATH Summer Academy at the School of Arts and Humanities. Throughout August and September, the group participated in hybrid workshops to get to know resources, made new friends and took part in field trips around San Diego.
October 29, 2024
UC San Diego will honor five individuals as recipients of the 2024 Revelle Medal, a prestigious award recognizing sustained, distinguished and extraordinary service to campus. The 2024 Revelle Medal recipients are: Fan Chung Graham, Stephan Haggard, Douglas Richman, M.D., Robert Schooley, M.D. and Jan B. Talbot.
December 5, 2019
…at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Together, they were challenged to create an exhibit that would provide aquarium visitors with a deeper understanding of the need for Marine Protected Areas. The first question the multidisciplinary student team had to tackle was what physical form the VR exhibit should take. Should they…
March 15, 2022
A new study with implications for atmospheric chemistry has answered some long-enduring questions about the chemical reactivity of an air pollutant molecule with aerosol, revealing the vital role played by the interface between water and gas.
June 16, 2016
A team of engineers is testing a six-story, lightweight steel-frame building on the world’s largest outdoor seismic shake table this month at the University of California San Diego. The goal is to better understand how cold-formed steel structures withstand earthquakes and the fires that may follow. This is the tallest…
December 10, 2020
…collaborators at UC San Diego include Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the Department of Anthropology and Geisel Library. Sarah Lantos, Brigid Clark and other graduate students at the University of Haifa were involved in excavating and recording footage at the submerged site.
July 9, 2024
Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s NSF-funded Southern California Extreme Heat Research Hub brings together an interdisciplinary team of UC San Diego scientists—from climatologists to epidemiologists—to study extreme heat impacts and mitigation strategies.
June 11, 2024
We reached out to UC San Diego’s graduating students to share some highlights from their years as Tritons. They answered with stories of friendship, adventure, accomplishment and more. Learn about what made their UC San Diego experience one never to forget.
September 26, 2024
Excitement is high on campus as today marks the first day of classes at UC San Diego. We spoke with several of UC San Diego’s newest Tritons about why they chose UC San Diego, what inspired them to choose their major and their advice for prospective students.
