February 28, 2019
…the 3D presentation of atmosphere rivers that will be displayed at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography—and usable structures—like old tires repurposed in a community center. Romo and his students also conduct research to understand where trash is coming from, and where it is flowing to, with a goal of educating…
October 3, 2022
Renowned environmental scientist Jesse H. Ausubel will be honored with the 2022 Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest. This award is presented annually by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and the Nierenberg Family to honor the memory of William A. Nierenberg.
March 25, 2021
…changes in precipitation during atmospheric river storms. She earned a dual bachelor’s degree in Meteorology and Hydrology at Saint Cloud State University and a master’s degree in climate sciences from Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Donté Alexander Stevens, Biological Sciences Donté Alexander Stevens (Alex) is a Ph.D. candidate in cell and…
May 5, 2016
At the outset of the 2015-2016 El Niño season, researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego recognized that all the ingredients of a major event were in place.
December 15, 2022
As we look forward to the upcoming new year, UC San Diego Today invites readers to take a look back at some milestones from 2022.
August 11, 2022
…north of the Klamath River. Included in the analysis were data collected with airborne LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging), an advanced laser-imaging technology, during 2009-2011 and 2016. New machine learning techniques that Swirad developed helped reduce the project’s manual processing and analysis time, expediting the large-scale study. Click the image…
February 16, 2017
…counties, near the Sacramento River in April 2015. Photo by Lance Cheung/USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Research to Help Mitigate Future Shocks to State’s Water, Food and Energy Supplies The California drought may be unofficially over, but that doesn’t mean it won’t return. Policymakers, businesses and the agriculture industry can…
March 10, 2015
Attendees at the CENIC 2015 Annual Conference, “Shaking Things Up,” will be introduced to the Pacific Research Platform, a cutting-edge research infrastructure that will link together the Science DMZs of dozens of top research institutions via three advanced networks: CENIC’s California Research & Education Network (CalREN), the Department of Energy’s…
November 3, 2022
World leaders, climate experts and policymakers from nearly 200 counties are preparing to descend upon the seaside city of Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt for a United Nations climate conference that kicks off next week.
August 18, 2021
In fiscal year 2021 (July 1-June 30), UC San Diego earned $1.54 billion in sponsored research funding, a 6% increase over the previous year. This is the largest number ever for the university and marks the 12th consecutive year the campus has earned more than $1 billion in funding to…
