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Greeks United for Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (GUIDE) Launched at UC San Diego

April 23, 2015

…additional knowledge on campus climate issues. All UC San Diego students are welcome to attend the GUIDE retreat. “GUIDE will open dialogue about appropriation and appreciation and program inclusive events between our campus communities,” said second year student and Alpha Chi Omega member Lauren Roberts. “It’s important to me because…

Faculty Celebrated for Extraordinary Teaching, Research and Service

April 4, 2019

…of work. He has changed the terms in which debates about time are conducted and he has shaped the agenda for future research.” Excellence in Research in Science and Engineering Y. Shirley Meng, Ph.D. Professor of NanoEngineering and Materials Science As principal investigator for the Laboratory for Energy Storage and…

$5 Million Gift to Establish New Center for Taiwan Studies

May 6, 2021

…like coral reef protection, climate change and green energy, as well as all the ways Taiwanese Americans contribute to society. The new center will also expand the Taiwanese-American oral history project initially funded by the TAH Foundation. Interdisciplinary collaboration Division of Arts and Humanities Dean and Chancellor’s Associates Chair in…

Physics Pioneer Margaret Burbidge Dies at 100

April 9, 2020

…astronomy and physics helped change our understanding of the universe, has died. The 100-year-old professor emeritus of physics at UC San Diego passed away peacefully at her home, her family at her side, on April 5. E. Margaret Burbidge. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego; October 1971 “Margaret Burbidge…

CAICE Outreach Program Creates Next Generation of Environmental Scientists

September 9, 2013

…for Aerosol Impacts on Climate and the Environment (CAICE) based at UC San Diego, which will receive a $20 million Phase II grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), devotes a portion of its funds to the creation of scientists who will investigate the many roles aerosols play in nature…

UC San Diego Receives 7 DURIP Awards from Department of Defense

December 17, 2020

…is documenting rapid environmental changes there. Dhruv Grover, research faculty member at the Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind. Grover’s DURIP award will support development of a first-of-a-kind microscope to record brain-wide neural activity from freely walking fruit flies at single-cell resolution. Such a system will make possible visualizing brain…

Phenomenal Phytoplankton: Scientists Uncover Cellular Process Behind Oxygen Production

May 31, 2023

According to new research, the amount of oxygen in one of 10 breaths was made possible thanks to a newly identified cellular mechanism that promotes photosynthesis in marine phytoplankton. The study, led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography, was published May 31 in Current Biology.

A Chapter of Renewal

October 15, 2020

…Chair of EDI and Climate. Early in his term as dean, Boggs also distributed a student climate survey to help inform divisional initiatives, which included a center for student success. “The Student Success Center offers a turning point for the division as we look for impactful ways, outside the classroom,…

Song of the Trees

July 31, 2017

…forces of wind and changing light patterns into sound instantaneously using sophisticated software. Speakers high in the canopy above project the sound, louder during strong gusts and sunny, summer weather; while subwoofers at ground level emanate more subtle, deep tones as darkness descends and winter prevails. Each journey through the…

Finding a Path to the Green Job Industry

October 4, 2012

…students’ dreams of impacting climate change and preserving our planet.” The campus also is home to many green student organizations and the Sustainability Resource Center serves as a one-stop sustainability shop at UC San Diego where students can learn about green jobs and courses and initiatives related to local, national…

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