June 8, 2023
CO2 levels measured at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory peaked at 424 parts per million in May, continuing a steady climb further into territory not seen for millions of years, scientists from NOAA and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego announced this week.
May 7, 2015
…$2,800 award and free on-campus housing during the summer. As part of the McNair program, students learn how to effectively write a scholarly research paper and convey their ideas in a professional setting, participating in at least two conferences. Eduardo Valle, a senior studying chemical engineering and McNair Program alumnus,…
June 7, 2016
Students and researchers at all stages of their academic careers went head-to-head recently, competing for $100k in prizes at the 10th annual UC San Diego Entrepreneur Challenge.
January 14, 2016
…Dec. 9 during the campus’ semi-annual robotics competition. This year, the event was themed after the movie—of course—with teaching assistants dressing up as Jedi Knights and professor Michael Tolley donning a Star Wars rebel helmet. A total of 45 teams and 165 students vied for the big win. Each team…
July 21, 2021
UC San Diego is one of six universities invited to participate in the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance, a scientific collaboration that aims to transform human health on a global scale through the discovery and translation of the biological principles underlying human performance.
October 10, 2011
…be able to help campus researchers better understand typical driving behaviors. The objective is to develop “intelligent” technologies that will help reduce accidents on the road. The behavioral research study is underway in UC San Diego’s Laboratory for Intelligent and Safe Automobiles (LISA), a sprawling set of spaces replete with…
May 17, 2016
The University of California San Diego’s Division of Arts and Humanities significantly increased its presence on the recently released list of 2016 – 2017 Hellman Fellowships, a university program designed to provide financial support to promising faculty for activities that enhance progress toward tenure. Last year’s divisional recipients included an…
June 16, 2023
Six students who have made significant contributions to their departments and surrounding communities at the Jacobs School of Engineering and the University of California San Diego will receive Awards of Excellence as part of Ring Ceremony 2023 on Saturday, June 17.
October 7, 2021
…continue to impact his life, work and identity. “Like every other group, the Latinx community is not a monolith,” explained Villar. “We are racially diverse and cover a full spectrum of religious andpolitical beliefs, socioeconomic backgrounds and educational attainment. While my life experience can be very different from that of…
October 26, 2017
…wanted to do in life. She recalls uneven success in class, sometimes earning top grades but often rebellious. It was at Grossmont College that she first got excited about science—physics in particular. She transferred to UC San Diego and took advantage of a one-of-a-kind opportunity to learn from Sally Ride,…
