October 20, 2016
October 20, 2016 —
…about the planet and climate change. A Living Lab for Science Communication While their current focus is on the R/V Sally Ride gallery and The Expedition exhibit, the fellowship is about more than that. It’s about utilizing Birch Aquarium as a living laboratory for science communication and educational outreach. Birch…
December 5, 2013
December 5, 2013 —
…the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. How It Works How GiveDirectly.org works is simple. The public donates on the organization’s website. Field workers for the nonprofit identify poor households on the ground. What qualifies a recipient is a house without cement or metal walls, floor or roof – a reliable…
May 19, 2016
May 19, 2016 —
…sustainability, biofuel development and climate change mitigation. “This ambitious undertaking cannot be accomplished by individual laboratories working in isolation—developing advanced microbiome tools and treatments requires new collaborations among many disciplines. Advancing this relatively new field also depends on attracting and training multidisciplinary networks of scientists and engineers, Chancellor Khosla said.…
November 7, 2019
November 7, 2019 —
…coping with a new climate-change driven reality. Scripps researchers, for instance, recently reported that Santa Ana wind activity is projected to decrease in frequency in the fall and spring but not in peak intensity. This effectively narrows the Santa Ana wind season around its historical peak in December. These results,…
September 17, 2020
September 17, 2020 —
…of the global pandemic, climate change, racism and the violence of policing, it has become necessary to build spaces of collective study wherever possible, to understand how we got here and to build toward a different future. I’m hopeful that the program can be one more space to build community…
April 8, 2021
April 8, 2021 —
…how overfishing and environmental changes were at play. As a result, the California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) was formed in 1949, setting sail to sample the biological communities offshore of the state and Baja California. This exploration led to an explosive growth in plankton samples, forming the foundation for…
March 20, 2012
March 20, 2012 —
…and looking at how climate change affects animal and plant life in California. They shared research that could expand our understanding of how human languages are structured, how media shapes our worldview and the way we use reading and writing of literature to construct an understanding of ourselves. Part of…
May 31, 2023
May 31, 2023 —
In the first-ever “before and after” assessment of the impact of establishing Mexico’s Revillagigedo National Park on the fishing industry, a team of U.S. and Mexican researchers found that Mexico’s industrial fishing sector did not incur economic losses five years after the park’s creation.
May 23, 2013
May 23, 2013 —
…whether it’s about scholarships, climate change or medical research; these gifts are considered investments in the future.” Brown agreed that UC San Diego offers a great return on investment. “We definitely will benefit as we build our endowment,” Brown said. “UC San Diego is just beginning to grow our network…
March 13, 2012
March 13, 2012 —
…Diego and its Campus Climate Council. I also provide programmatic support for the campus' three community centers — the LGBT Resource Center, the Cross-Cultural Center and the Women's Center. Diversity is a broad, multi-layered concept. Therefore, fundraising for diversity initiatives is a fluid process that is ever-evolving with each connection…