December 13, 2011
…aeronautics, marine biology, medicine, computer science and engineering. But TEDx San Diego also had a distinctly low-tech slant. Soon after the Wi-Fi outage, attendees were asked to “be present” throughout the day, to power off their phones and, in the words of TEDx San Diego founder Jack Abbott, “to reflect,…
June 19, 2013
What is a nanoengineer? It’s a question nearly 20 seniors, who, this June, earned the first bachelor’s degree in nanoengineering offered at the University of California, San Diego, have learned to answer as they tackle the questions and expectations of their parents and potential employers.
December 6, 2018
…to perform various tests simultaneously using only a tiny amount of blood. Interactive cell-mimics could even form artificial tissues that develop independently into tiny, micropatterned structures—kind of like computer chips that could form on their own. Scientists also anticipate that the very process of making synthetic cells could lead to…
December 9, 2021
…Founded in 2019 by math-computer science student Jaida Day, Black Beauty Near You is dedicated to making Black hair and skincare products more accessible to the UC San Diego campus community. Shop her website online to order brushes, braid charms, edge control and more. Items are available for pick up…
March 30, 2021
Released today, the 2022 U.S. News Best Graduate Schools rankings gave high marks to UC San Diegos’s graduate education in political science and the Jacobs School of Engineering, among other professional schools and programs on campus.
June 5, 2014
…and Biochemistry; Sanjoy Dasgupta, Computer Science and Engineering; Nancy Kwak, History; and Natalia M. Molina, History. Barbara J. and Paul D. Saltman Distinguished Teaching Awards for Non-Senate members were presented to Mirle D. Rabinowitz Bussell, Urban Studies and Planning; Nora D. Laiken, Medicine and Pharmacology; and Robert J. Ternansky, Chemistry…
March 20, 2014
…human-caused climate change As simulated by computer models, the average mean change in frequency of dry days (days/year) by 2060-2089, relative to the historical period 1960-1989, factoring in anthropogenic climate change. Image by Scientific Reports New studies involving researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego project that…
June 23, 2020
A team of engineers and physicians at the University of California San Diego has developed a low-cost, easy-to-use emergency ventilator for COVID-19 patients that is built around a ventilator bag usually found in ambulances.
May 19, 2014
An international team of scientists, including researchers from the University of California, San Diego, report that the likely causative agent of Kawasaki disease (KD) in Japan is a windborne agent originating from a source in northeast China. KD is a mysterious childhood ailment that can permanently damage coronary arteries.
November 6, 2014
…undersea waves on a computer screen at Scripps when I was a prospective student. I think that the concept of skyscraper-sized waves that have to do with the Earth’s life and climate is amazing and intriguing. Day-to-day, what fuels your passion for you research? As a surfer, I love the…
