April 7, 2022
…California and Hawaii to campus for civil and structural engineering challenges including the Concrete Canoe and Steel Bridge competitions. In addition to hosting the regional conference, the UC San Diego Steel Bridge team won first place, clenching a spot at the national competition in May. In addition to technical competitions,…
April 22, 2021
Three members of the University of California San Diego community, including two professors and one professor emeritus, have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences—one of the oldest and most esteemed honorary societies in the nation.
March 15, 2018
…reveal about one’s personal lifestyle in the past—including a study that looked at molecules on phone screens, and one that pinpointed coffee spills in an office by detecting trace amounts of caffeine. The team again visited the office for this study—but this time, they went a step further: the researchers…
February 23, 2023
Get to know the rich history and future plans of new vice chancellor for Health Sciences, John M. Carethers.
October 10, 2011
…Diego colleagues across the campus and the Health Sciences while mentoring a generation of students and postdoctoral researchers. We celebrate this tremendous honor and congratulate him.” An expert on how blood flow and pressure affect vessels, Chien’s research has led to the development of better diagnostic tests and treatments for…
September 19, 2011
Five bioengineering Ph.D. students from the University of California, San Diego whose research is aimed at improving human health are among the 2012 recipients of the annual Siebel Scholars awards.
March 31, 2022
…gone before them. “Our campus is shaped by many remarkable women every day, at every level of our organization,” said Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Becky Petitt. “Many women leaders at UC San Diego serve as important mentors for the next generation of professionals, particularly other women who…
June 5, 2013
When the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of San Diego, California, debuted Gordon early last year, the system’s architects envisioned that its innovative features – such as the first large-scale deployment of flash storage (300 terabytes) in a high-performance computer – would open the door to new…
December 3, 2020
…complements UC San Diego’s campuswide Black Academic Excellence Initiative, first introduced by Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla and Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Becky Petitt in 2016. An important goal of the program is to improve access, inclusion and support of Black students at UC San Diego. Led by…
