July 9, 2024
William Kuperman, emeritus professor of oceanography and former Director of the Marine Physical Laboratory (MPL) at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, died June 30. He was 81. Kuperman was widely recognized for his contributions to the fields of underwater acoustics and acoustical oceanography.
March 27, 2014
On April 10, 2014, the Qualcomm Institute at the University of California, San Diego will kick off its Spring 2014 exhibition, Senses of Care: Mediated Ability and Interdependence, in the gallery@calit2. The opening of the exhibition will feature a talk by the curatorial team, led by UC San Diego associate…
February 21, 2019
…skill sets to bring life improving products to market, and he thrived in the highly uncertain and demanding role of a firm founder,” Lyons said. “His consuming passion for his work was fascinating and mysterious to me, and both led me to want to understand how anyone could enjoy the…
June 9, 2022
…that has propelled the campus forward past the original fundraising goal. This support has been designated by donors to provide funding to 453 different areas on campus—allowing UC San Diego to continue on its nontraditional path toward revolutionary ideas, unexpected answers, lifesaving discoveries and planet-changing impact. “When we launched the…
February 27, 2020
…intimate film on the life and works of the legendary storyteller and Nobel prize-winner. Learn more by visiting the Women’s Center website. These were the widely accepted (and completely false) beliefs that permeated the ideology of the United States in the middle of the 19th century as women across the…
February 2, 2023
From pandemics to health inequities, confronting future crises will look different — and that’s a good thing.
November 12, 2020
…became indispensable tools in life sciences labs around the world. Tsien, who died in 2016, often called these fluorescent tags “molecular spies” because they allow researchers to listen in on cellular communications, to watch molecules interact in real-time and ask questions once thought impossible. With support from Bristol Meyers Squibb,…
November 28, 2023
Over the past three years, 20 faculty members have been hired at UC San Diego who are committed to advancing equity, diversity and inclusion using social justice frameworks. This fall, an additional $175,000 grant was received to support faculty retention and success.
March 11, 2021
…some form of marine life. Revealed with the ebb and flow of the tides, these rocky coastal wonderlands are often teeming with creatures ranging from hermit crabs and octopus to small fishes and sea anemones. But beyond the scene-stealing marine critters—if you look a little closer—you will find seaweed, or…
May 16, 2012
The University of California Board of Regents today (May 16) approved the terms of UC President Mark G. Yudof’s appointment of Pradeep K. Khosla as the eighth chancellor of the University of California, San Diego.
