May 7, 2015
…play in research and education at UC,” Barrett said in a welcome address to graduate students and deans from all ten campuses prior to the legislative meetings. “UC is unique among the other public higher education segments because we produce 70 percent of Ph.D.s in California. And our graduate students…
March 9, 2017
…a new chapter of climate change research, one in which the reality of the problem has been established and the focus has shifted to what some describe as “managing the unavoidable and avoiding the unmanageable”—or climate change impacts and adaptation. The new professors will pursue the concept of understanding and…
May 16, 2024
Now funded with a new state grant, a team at UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute is developing “The Climate Games,” an educational video game set in locations already experiencing the impact of a changing climate.
January 29, 2015
…effort to achieve a climate of equity, diversity and inclusion. We look forward to her leadership in our initiatives to ensure that UC San Diego is a welcoming, diverse and inclusive campus community.” As VC-EDI, Petitt will report to UC San Diego’s Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, with an…
December 6, 2023
A new study from researchers at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and UC San Francisco estimates 152,753 excess infant deaths were attributable to living in flood-prone areas in Bangladesh over the past 30 years.
October 24, 2023
A new report led by the University of California San Diego’s David G. Victor and fellow experts from the Commission on Accelerating Climate Action at the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, calls for a robust and coordinated, cross-sector effort to combat climate change.
July 9, 2020
…all institutions of higher education as well. Access the video. Isabel Rivera-Collazo Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology and Scripps Institution of Oceanography While ethics and professional integrity are part of research and education, Rivera-Collazo’s work towards incorporating experiential actions—where integrity is put to test in real life—goes beyond what is…
November 5, 2015
…Publications University of California climate experts announced 10 scalable solutions for moving the world towards carbon neutrality at a summit held at UC San Diego that brought the state’s top climate researchers and policymakers into the same room. The UC Carbon and Climate Neutrality Summit, held Oct. 26-27 at Scripps…
May 16, 2013
The University of California, San Diego and Lānaʻi Resorts, LLC, announced today that Byron Washom, director of Strategic Energy Initiatives at UC San Diego, will lead a new initiative to transform the Hawaiian island of Lānaʻi into a model for sustainable energy.
April 24, 2013
The University of California, San Diego has been named one of the most environmentally responsible “green colleges” in the U.S. and Canada by the Princeton Review.
