October 17, 2017
The National Science Foundation (NSF) announcement in early 2016 that scientists for the first time detected gravitational waves in the universe as hypothesized by Albert Einstein in 1915 has led to additional landmark discoveries with the assistance of advanced supercomputers, including Comet at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at…
May 30, 2013
…where they learn about art, religion, politics, health and more. While at sea, students take four courses, including a required class called Global Studies, which is tailored to the particular ports on the trip, with an emphasis on comparative cross-cultural study of the political issues, social development and traditions of…
April 20, 2017
…are offered, ranging from art and activism to liberation and healing to community engagement. Vanessa Villacorta, a junior majoring in microbiology, is currently a social justice education intern at the LGBT Resource Center. She believes that knowledge is a powerful means to create change. As a social justice educator, she…
January 18, 2018
…holds a Bachelor of Arts in religion and philosophy from Fisk University, and is a graduate of the American Baptist Theological Seminary, both in Nashville, Tenn. Lewis is a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. In his talk at UC San Diego’s commencement, Lewis…
July 23, 2018
Using advanced fabrication techniques, engineers at the University of California San Diego have built a nanosized device out of silver crystals that can generate light by efficiently “tunneling” electrons through a tiny barrier. The work brings plasmonics research a step closer to realizing ultra-compact light sources for high-speed, optical data…
June 16, 2016
…effective composition and a good use of light either artificial, ambient or a combination of both.” For a complete listing of 2016 CASE Circle of Excellence winners, go here.
May 17, 2016
The unorthodox historian and journalist, Tom Segev, has been intrepid in exploring and illuminating the tortured history of Israel and the Holocaust, often exposing painful truths that many would rather not have to grapple with. Born in Jerusalem to parents who fled Nazi Germany, Segev is a leading figure among…
March 12, 2015
…Sciences; Health Sciences and Arts and Humanities; Marine Sciences and Engineering). For example, research scientists affiliated with the Qualcomm Institute will channel their Frontiers of Innovation funding to Ph.D. students in philosophy, with grad student Damon Crockett working with QI’s Lev Manovich; and political science, with student Michael Davidson working…
April 11, 2019
…being fused with an artery. The students’ interface is designed to help surgeons avoid that. It is worn on the forearm and connected to a temperature probe inside the patient’s esophagus. The interface’s main control system would use temperature readings and the position of the surgeon’s tools to prevent them…
October 5, 2017
The Holocaust Living History Workshop (HLWH) at the University of California San Diego once again launches a year-long series of educational events that will focus on the theme, The Possibility of Renewal: The Shoah Between Past, Present, and Future. This year’s programming, presented by the UC San Diego Library and…
