November 21, 2019
…States from the Paris climate accord, more than 11,000 climate scientists signed a declaration calling climate change an "emergency" and urging for new ways to measure the effects of global warming. Supporting Stellar Faculty An outstanding faculty is the hallmark of any great university. Endowed faculty chairs are vital to…
November 29, 2022
The Urology for Social Responsibility seminar will be offered in the T. Denny Sanford Center Medical Education and Telemedicine on the UC San Diego campus from January 14 to 15, 2023.
January 12, 2017
…inclusion and enhancing the climate for all faculty at UC San Diego. Alexander Norbash Alexander Norbash is a professor of radiology at UC San Diego School of Medicine and has 20 years of administrative leadership in higher education. He currently serves as the chair of the Department of Radiology for…
January 31, 2019
…December 2017. Photo: istockphoto/JPhilipson Climate Change May Suppress Santa Ana Winds, Particularly in Fall Results suggest Southern California’s fire season shifting towards winter Santa Ana winds, seasonal gusts of dry desert air that can bring havoc to Southern California, might become less common, especially in fall and spring, as the…
January 10, 2023
Researchers at UC San Diego report that “precipitation shocks,” whether droughts or flood-causing rains, can increase rates of diarrheal diseases among children in tropical low-to- middle-income countries.
September 26, 2024
…implementing the Jane Teranes Climate Change Education Requirement (JTCCER), an initiative designed to ensure that undergraduates across all majors on campus are equipped to understand and address climate change. The new graduation requirement is named in honor of the late Jane Teranes, a beloved teaching professor at Scripps Institution of…
June 4, 2015
…outreach, recruitment, retention and climate. At Texas A&M University, she served as Associate Vice President for Diversity, Chief of Staff to the Office of the Vice President and Associate Provost for Diversity. An adjunct faculty member, Petitt taught courses focused on educational administration, social justice and organizational development. This unique…
January 24, 2019
…to attend the COP24 climate conference in December 2018. Photo: Jack Pan Bringing Science to Global Climate Talks Large delegation of students and researchers from Scripps Oceanography and University of California participate in COP24 climate conference in Poland Traditional Polish singers and musicians perform at a COP24 welcome reception in…
May 17, 2018
…social innovation in higher education, from Feb. 21 to 23, 2019. As part of the Ashoka U Exchange, hundreds of educators, students, entrepreneurs and philanthropists from around the globe will convene to share ideas on how to turn colleges and universities into hubs of social innovation. “We are honored to…
March 3, 2016
…that include a comprehensive climate action plan, increasing participation of youth in STEM education and greater overall access to government-held data. “The president has talked more about science, technology, engineering and mathematics than any prior president [and] he’s used the White House to celebrate science and engineering for the public…
