February 4, 2016
…the deepest points on Earth. Following the successes of the Cameron missions, Hardy developed miniature landers capable of being hand-launched off yachting vessels. San Diego Yacht Club’s Rodney Moll learned of Gallo’s research and Hardy’s new 5-foot-tall “nanolander” and volunteered to take them to sea aboard his vessel Niyama. (In…
December 16, 2014
…that with only one month’s notice, 130 key experts from academia, government and industry met at the University of California, San Diego for the recent CWC 5G Forum on Next-Generation Wireless Systems – an opportunity to share insights, best practices and remaining research questions about the emerging systems and applications…
June 10, 2021
…in 2017. “A few months back, we were testing the rover outside my office. Now, it’s on another planet.” Between first watching the rovers in 2004 and being part of the team, Alimo transformed himself from a mediocre student to an astronomy expert his classmates called “The Martian.” He became…
September 9, 2013
…visits to a complete multi-month project in which the fifth-grade students design and build environmental measurement instruments and make measurements around their homes and school grounds, reporting on their findings at the end of the year. The program has been tailored so that it aligns with the Next Generation Science…
October 12, 2017
…who turns 100 this month – the oldest living UC San Diego alumnus. The ocean science pioneer, whose commitment to bold, seafaring science is part of the fabric of UC San Diego, is being honored by the university at multiple events throughout October 2017. Walter Heinrich Munk (foreground), director of…
May 13, 2016
On May 13, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced a new National Microbiome Initiative, a coordinated effort to better understand microbiomes and to develop tools to protect and restore healthy microbiome function. OSTP is launching the initiative with a combined federal agency investment of more…
March 5, 2012
Accurately predicting severe storms, or what Wall Street’s markets will do next, may become just a bit easier in coming months as Gordon, a unique supercomputer at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, begins helping researchers delve into these and other data-intensive projects.
November 21, 2024
Seventy-five years ago, a group of California scientists was tasked with a mission. CalCOFI is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the program that has delivered is priceless in understanding the ocean off of California.
November 15, 2011
…process. In the coming months, Scripps will finalize its plans for new hires. “My colleagues and I think of three circles of collaboration, and we’re trying to craft our workforce to meet the exciting opportunities that those collaborations provide,” Haymet said. The first circle of collaboration is within Scripps with…
July 14, 2017
Over 200 high school students have moved into dorms at UC San Diego for the 2017 California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science (COSMOS), a four-week program focused on advanced tech skills including programming and robotics.
