May 30, 2024
For the second year, a group of community college students has been immersed into cutting-edge research at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego through the Scripps Geosciences Educational Opportunities (Scripps-GEO) program.
August 6, 2020
…we have to do. Changing people’s habits is actually harder than doing the research and development.” Meet the Center for Renewable Materials In recent years, UC San Diego has been home to noteworthy proof-of-concept prototype products that demonstrate the possibilities of tangible products made for a sustainable future. Look around…
February 11, 2021
…thought-provoking topics ranging from climate change to the COVID-19 vaccine. Since its founding in 1960, UC San Diego’s forward-thinking vision has helped cultivate a history of being among the most innovative, pioneering universities in the world. Today, it is this same forward-thinking vision that empowers its outstanding faculty, students, staff…
January 7, 2016
…can do. That keeps changing,” says Callender. “UC San Diego is no stranger to work closing the science-ethics gap. It’s in our DNA. From Roger Revelle, one of our founders, who discovered climate change and tried to do something about it; to our first chancellor, Herb York, who helped develop…
December 18, 2020
…do best—innovate and inspire change. Since spring, the campus’s multifaceted Return to Learn program and efforts toward combatting COVID-19 have kept the rate of infection low on campus and achieved national acclaim, landing on the radar of public health experts across the country. In addition to the critical work surrounding…
June 15, 2017
…of three special programs: Climate Change and Global Health in India; Development, Human Rights and Environmental Justice in India; or Medical Anthropology and Global Health in South Asia. DiBenedetto knew this was an opportunity she could not pass up — so much so, she is delaying her graduation in order…
May 19, 2022
…and opportunities presented by climate change and the need for innovation posed by the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals. According to a new report published in 2022 by TMA BlueTech, San Diego’s blue economy includes more than 4,320 maritime, water and blue technology establishments that generate $16.2 billion in direct revenues…
November 5, 2020
…initiative is a foundational change in the way employment in higher education is perceived and addressed,” said Division of Arts and Humanities Dean Cristina Della Coletta. “With a clear emphasis on the public value of the arts and humanities, we are positioning our students for greater career diversity, and allowing…
March 20, 2014
…trying to document the changes to San Diego’s ecosystems from development and climate change. “This would be true of any group of insects, but bees play an obvious role in our ecosystems in ways that matter. They pollinate plants and some of these plants are completely dependent on these pollination…
June 30, 2022
…to our understanding of climate change. The Weiss lab also uses these samples to better track trace gases and other environmental data points gathered in the air. To get representative samples not affected by local contamination, the researchers currently rely on tall, permanent towers limited to several set locations where…
