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An Innovative Way to Educate Students About Circadian Biology

November 30, 2017

…or otherwise. Beyond the campus walls, BioClock faculty and students’ coursework are building a massive open online course on circadian rhythms that provides additional opportunities for students and others to learn more about the impact that changes in biological clocks can have on our health and biological processes. BioClock Studio’s…

From Riverside’s Casa Blanca to the White House

April 28, 2016

…improve the quality of life for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders by increasing access to and participation in federal programs. Wong map estimating undocumented AAPI Wong, who specializes in immigration politics and policy, said his six-month appointment with the initiative will focus primarily on President Obama’s executive actions on immigration,…

A Fleet for All

May 30, 2013

…low-oxygen seawater on marine life. But when she started at Scripps, she hadn’t considered the idea of actually helming a research vessel as chief scientist as part of her studies. Maybe something like that would happen later in her career, she figured. It took the influence of older students to…

Q&A with Jacob Bailey

May 2, 2011

…turning point in my life that steered me towards medicine. It was drastically different than where I grew up in Los Angeles. My high school was predominately Latino, my mother's family is from Mexico and I lived in Mexico City for a few years after high school. At Utah, there…

UC San Diego Students Attending Clinton Global Initiative University Find Inspiration to Use Talents

May 9, 2013

…the rest of their lives, according to Clinton. UC San Diego hosted CGIU in 2011. Clinton said he chose UC San Diego because of its ongoing and consistent dedication to community service and mentioned UC San Diego being ranked No. 1 by Washington Monthly at various appearances he made on…

Unearthing Mysteries of the Maya

April 11, 2019

…buried sites to virtual life. Using backpacks full of custom hardware in the field and cutting-edge virtual reality (VR) technology back on campus, these student adventurers are helping archaeologists visualize and preserve their complex excavations. Part of the Engineers for Exploration (E4E) group, the students are guided by Computer Science…

Don’t Just Tell Students to Solve Problems. Teach Them How.

October 10, 2023

Problem solving is a critical skill for technical education and technical careers of all types. But what are best practices for teaching problem solving to high school and college students? The University of California San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering is on the forefront of efforts to improv

10 TED-Style Talks to Teach San Diegans Solutions to Climate Crisis

February 20, 2020

…the UC San Diego campus. “It is time to focus on climate action, not just the scope of the problem,” said K. Wayne Yang, provost of Muir College. Actions that shape solutions to the climate crisis are the center of an upcoming summit hosted by the college on Friday, Feb.…

Want to Do Undergraduate Research This Summer? Calit2 Can Help

February 14, 2013

…in labs across the campus. “This has been one of our most successful programs because it gives undergrads an early taste of research as a full-time profession,” said Ramesh Rao, director of the UCSD Division of Calit2. “Many of our previous Calit2 Scholars have gone on to graduate school, or…

Charting the Pacific Century

November 1, 2018

…public policy to enhance lives throughout the globe. On the horizon, the school will host a two-day event April 26-27, 2019 including prominent international speakers and a featured talk by Harvard cognitive psychologist, linguist and popular science author Steven Pinker. The celebration will culminate in August 2019 with a forum…

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