February 24, 2022
…it is paramount that children and young adults are given a good academic foundation in order to instill a lifelong love of learning,” said WongAvery. “Providing a premiere academic research library, like the UC San Diego Library, with this kind of support to foster its East Asian collections is of…
September 26, 2024
From research labs to campus community centers, living-learning communities and beyond, students at UC San Diego are building professional networks and enhancing their educational journeys through on-campus employment.
February 14, 2011
…have developed toys for children with disabilities, underwater devices for ocean monitoring, medical devices for measuring the heartbeat of premature babies and controlling the radiation dosage for cancer treatment. Students are currently working on a project for fish farming in rural Cameroon in partnership with a non-governmental organization that operates…
February 8, 2024
UC San Diego and Point Loma Nazarene University will co-host the 23rd annual Kyoto Prize Symposium on March 13 and 14. The 2023 Kyoto Prize Laureates are Elliott H. Lieb for Basic Sciences, Ryuzo Yanagimachi for Advanced Technology and Nalini Malani for Arts and Philosophy.
January 16, 2020
…of health issues in children, but also reduce the risk of breast and ovarian cancer in mothers. Bode has dedicated his career to studying human milk. Once an athlete who used specialized diets for optimal performance, he changed career paths after an internship at a baby formula company in college,…
March 1, 2018
…Angeles, one of six children raised by a single mother who believed that college was only for wealthy students. A high school counselor encouraged and helped Marquez apply to college and choose a major. That was the beginning of a lifelong willingness to keep an open mind, ask for help…
May 7, 2020
…and care for their children. Some have parents or grandparents and other loved ones who may require special care during these times. Students may feel they do not have a good study space at home. These new challenges have some people feeling worn-out. To help yourself and your family stay…
August 15, 2023
The Floating Instrument Platform (FLIP) was one of the most innovative oceanographic research tools ever invented, but on Aug. 3, FLIP’s distinguished career finished its final chapter when it was towed to a dismantling and recycling facility, the costs to renovate it deemed too expensive.
July 23, 2020
…The request from Rady Children’s Hospital to the Prototyping Lab began with a simple need for rayon fibers to make testing swabs for COVID-19. Grant started procuring materials to help the hospital meet the heavy demand for testing, and the lab’s involvement quickly expanded to brainstorming ways to manufacture the…
October 31, 2019
…of them immigrants of children or immigrants themselves. Through the program, they often connect more deeply to the kinds of issue faced by their own parents and members of their own communities.” Carolyn Kurle, Biological Sciences, Ecology, Behavior and Evolution Section Community Partners: Dr. Erla Björk Örnólfsdóttir at Hólar University…
