September 21, 2017
The University of California San Diego’s newest housing project, Mesa Nueva, was recently completed and graduate and professional students have begun moving in for the start of fall quarter, Sept. 28. With the addition of 1,350 new beds, the residential community is one of the largest graduate and professional student…
April 7, 2021
For the first time, scientists at the University of California San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and School of Global Policy and Strategy, as well as the U.S. Geological Survey are using advanced satellite data to map the “pulse” of groundwater flow through the San Joaquin Valley.
February 23, 2017
…that climate change caused droughts that led to the widespread failure of agriculture and the collapse of Maya civilization,” Braswell said. “The dedication of this tomb at that time of crisis to the wind god who brings the annual rains lends support to this theory, and should remind us all…
December 19, 2023
Albert Lin ‘05, ‘06, ‘08 speaks about his new TV show, his roots at UC San Diego, and why he keeps going despite the hazards of life on the road.
November 1, 2011
…(FOBs) safer, especially in drought-stricken regions of Iraq and Afghanistan prone to dust storms. Requiring no tools, the rapidly deployable XMET can be set up by two Marines in as little as two minutes. The system can self-orient and includes an optical sensor to assess visibility, a rain gauge, wind…
July 7, 2022
…operations. Low-flow fixtures and drought-tolerant landscaping will save water, while natural ventilation and daylight is optimized to reduce demand for mechanical ventilation and electricity. Construction waste is reduced by fabricating some building elements off-site. Meeting student housing demand Everything UC San Diego does is motivated by its academic and research…
June 13, 2016
Several UC San Diego students competed last week in the two-day competition, which was designed to transform climate-related data into solutions the City of San Diego can implement in support of its ambitious Climate Action Plan.
February 6, 2020
…as reclaimed water and drought-tolerant landscape design. North Torrey Pines Living and Learning Neighborhood features inspiring views and spaces designed to nurture interdisciplinary collaboration. The spaces afforded by the design include extraordinary views, intimate and shared study areas and housing for 2,000 students. The neighborhood will become the new home…
December 3, 2015
…by a comparably extreme drought. The three-year period from 2011-2014 has been the driest ever, said Jones, and little separates not enough rain from more than enough. “It’s only a small number of storms that make the difference between a wet year and a dry year,” she said. Also in…
May 7, 2015
…with consequences of California’s drought, will they express greater concern about climate change? On the other hand, if it is unusually cold, does this weather spur Twitter posts denying climate change or global warming?” In addition, Obradovich and his co-authors are employing massive tweet datasets to aid response in the…
