March 26, 2020
…than cancelling large international exhibitions and conferences, new forms of gathering—virtual rather than in-person attendance—may increase. Virtual attendees may become accustomed to remote engagement via a variety of local robotic avatars and controls.” “Overall, the impact of COVID-19 may drive sustained research in robotics to address risks of infectious diseases,”…
May 19, 2017
UC San Diego electrical engineering professor Patrick Mercier met with staff members working for representatives for San Diego County and for California Senator Dianne Feinstein at an event on Capitol Hill, where he showcased wearable technologies that have the potential to revolutionize access to health care.
February 1, 2024
The University of California San Diego Library’s Signature Event Series, now in its fourth year of programming, continues with an event featuring San Diego Poet Laureate and UC San Diego alumnus Jason Magabo Perez ’03, MA ’13, PhD ’16.
October 23, 2014
Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, has named Scripps alumna Deborah Zmarzly, Ph.D., as interim director. Zmarzly has been with Birch Aquarium since 1993, devoting more than 20 years to making science accessible and interpreting Scripps research for the public.
March 27, 2013
Amos Oz, one of Israel’s most distinguished novelists and public intellectuals, will deliver a free public talk in UC San Diego’s Mandeville Auditorium on April 22, at 7 p.m.
July 12, 2022
Excitement filled the air at Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego today as the first official guests gathered to experience Beyster Family Little Blue Penguins, the newest and most anticipated exhibit in the aquarium’s history.
February 15, 2013
On February 22, as part of its Black History Month activities, the UC San Diego Library will hold a panel discussion from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. that will include City of San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, a Freedom Rider, and other activists from the Civil Rights Movement of the…
February 24, 2016
The University of California, San Diego campus is making preparations for its annual birthday party to celebrate one of the campus’s most beloved luminaries, Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. The fantastically creative children’s book author’s 112th birthday celebration coincides with national Read Across America Day and comes…
October 20, 2016
…to a major new exhibit at Birch Aquarium, The Expedition, opening in 2017. “We want people to realize that Scripps scientists, right at this very moment, are all over the world doing research that will help us understand and protect our planet,” said Harry Helling, executive director of Birch Aquarium.…
January 29, 2015
…a concert, symposium and exhibit In 1965, an ambitious young composer drove down California’s coast to check out university music programs. At UC San Diego, Roger Reynolds and his partner, Karen, were impressed with plans for a new kind of music department. A few years later the department was equally…
