May 12, 2022
…barriers to deploying the state-of-the-art technologies that drive discovery in academia and industry, by enhancing the ability of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers to access the instruments – which are typically expensive and challenging to use—and the technical training and expertise that is needed to effectively use these technologies. The…
May 31, 2018
…immediately after the larger-than-life art was revealed to thunderous applause. The stamp, which depicted Ride in her powder blue flight suit with the space shuttle lifting off in the background, completely captured “Sally’s warm smile and that mischievous little twinkle in her eye,” shared O’Shaughnessy. “I wish she was here…
January 23, 2020
…excelled in mathematics, astronomy, art and architecture. Yet all around him in Chiapas, his home state in Mexico, families lived in poverty and children did not have access to many educational opportunities. Oscar Vazquez-Mena (left) working with Ph.D. student Malcolm Lockett (right) to make graphene circuits Now, as an assistant…
May 16, 2013
…campus icons and renowned art pieces in a 3.1 mile race. This year’s event includes a healthy living fair, live music festival and more. Registration is now open; all proceeds will go directly to support student scholarships at UC San Diego. For a complete schedule for Alumni Weekend, please visit…
May 3, 2018
…as well as the art of penning impactful op-eds. Participants in the afternoon’s plenary session—“Refugee and Immigrant Health: From Research to Policy and Practice”—also urged turning scholarship into action. Throughout the day, there were 18 breakout sessions, ranging from such topics as growing food in the face of a changing…
April 7, 2016
…she wrote two journal articles and completed editorial and authorship work on an edited volume. “I gained a clear understanding of the systems at work in my professional and personal life that either supported or hindered success and well-being,” said Booker. “Within this framework, and using the teaching tools and…
May 11, 2017
…of service as an artillery officer with two deployments, he knew he wanted to work in the medical device industry—something he’d been passionate about since high school. He already had a degree in biomedical engineering and his time in the Marines had given him the leadership skills to be successful.…
May 19, 2022
…Sepiabotics, integrating next-generation robotics, artificial intelligence and computer vision to solve ocean data challenges On Wednesday, May 25 at Sumner Hall at Scripps Oceanography, seven teams from the first-ever startBlue cohort will showcase their ocean-focused startup solutions as part of startBlue Demo Day. Teams will present their pitches, demonstrate the…
October 10, 2017
Approximately 10 percent of Americans take a proton pump inhibitor drug to relieve symptoms of frequent heartburn and acid reflux. That percentage can be much higher for people with chronic liver disease. Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered evidence in mice and humans that…
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.
