February 4, 2016
…into their golden years. Early in his career, Fenical and his colleagues sought to better understand the chemistry of the ocean. Once underwater breathing apparatus—SCUBA—was invented after World War II, the ocean became a brand new medical resource. Fenical recalled, “We were still naïve, and didn’t know exactly what we…
February 10, 2022
…They now have two children, ages 10 and 4, with whom they share their love of nature. Jyoti and Dhakshin are both faculty in UC San Diego’s Department of Psychiatry and founders and directors of the NEATLabs. Jyoti is also finishing her MBA at Rady School of Management. While she…
November 12, 2020
…spaces and economic and educational equality.” Research and service conducted by UC San Diego faculty, students and staff are pinpointing where these inequities are most prevalent in San Diego. Interventions have been developed such as increased testing sites, new curricula focused on culturally inclusive health care and delivery of resources…
January 3, 2024
Lisa Portes recently joined UC San Diego to become chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance. A highly regarded Cuban American director, educator, advocate and leader, Portes’s aim is to promote a new theater narrative that expands our understanding of what it means to be human.
July 9, 2024
Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s NSF-funded Southern California Extreme Heat Research Hub brings together an interdisciplinary team of UC San Diego scientists—from climatologists to epidemiologists—to study extreme heat impacts and mitigation strategies.
June 15, 2023
In her own words, Student Commencement Speaker Letzy Vargas shares her pathway to UC San Diego, what it means to be the first in her family to graduate from college, lessons learned about the importance of mental health and the change she wants to make as a future physician.
May 14, 2015
Representatives from the first seven companies admitted into the Qualcomm Institute Innovation Space wowed the campus community at a press briefing and networking reception to mark the official opening of the new 6,000-square-foot facility inside Atkinson Hall on the UC San Diego campus. The event took place May 7.
November 3, 2016
…showed off a self-balancing, educational robot kit with a spinning row of LEDs on its head, programmed to look like a Pac-Man. This Mobile Inverted Pendulum robot, or MIP, will soon be marketed. “The goal of these kits is to inspire and educate,” Duenas said. “If a team builds and…
June 12, 2014
…Rodriguez said of her early years at UC San Diego. "Blanco was a professor during my time and Angela Davis was working as a T.A. [teacher's assistant]. The anti-war movement was going on, as was the civil rights movement and women's movement." Rodriguez had to leave UC San Diego for…
January 19, 2016
Description In the wake of Apple’s acquisition of the startup Emotient, Calit2’s Qualcomm Institute will take over the lab where Emotient’s technology was first developed. QI will also take over Diego-san, the robot created by Emotient’s founders, who have left UC San Diego to join Apple.
