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Rising Temperatures: How Can SoCal Survive the Heat Crisis?

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.

Midlife Refit of Research Vessel Roger Revelle Completed

December 10, 2020

…ship their home for months at a time. Upgrades to living spaces include new carpets, bed curtains and flooring. The overhaul of the vessel was conducted in Portland, Ore., by Vigor Shipyard. R/V Roger Revelle returned to its home port of San Diego in July, where Scripps Oceanography technicians worked…

Unprecedented Case Series Advances Promise of Phage Therapy

June 9, 2022

An international team of researchers, led by scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and the University of Pittsburgh, report promising results from the largest case series yet of patients treated with bacteriophage therapy for antibiotic-resistant infections.

Six-Story Steel Frame Building Undergoes Seismic Testing on World’s Largest Outdoor Shake Table

June 16, 2016

…on the world’s largest outdoor seismic shake table this month at the University of California San Diego. The goal is to better understand how cold-formed steel structures withstand earthquakes and the fires that may follow. This is the tallest cold-formed steel-frame structure to ever undergo tests on a shake table.

As California Cliffs Erode, UC San Diego Team Works to Track and Understand these Changes

May 26, 2022

…days, weeks, or even months. If you see fresh debris at the bottom of a cliff, stay away “Right now the beach is pretty eroded, and you can see the high tide water line is all the way up to the base of the cliff,” said Young on May 17,…

Novel Phage Therapy Saves Patient with Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Infection

April 25, 2017

Scientists and physicians at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, working with colleagues at the U.S. Navy Medical Research Center – Biological Defense Research Directorate (NMRC-BDRD), Texas A&M University, a San Diego-based biotech and elsewhere, have successfully used an experimental therapy involving bacteriophages — viruses that target and…

The Class of 2024: Making the Most of Being a Triton

June 6, 2024

UC San Diego’s Class of 2024 is walking the graduation stage this June. With sights set on bright tomorrows, our scholars are ready to celebrate and make us proud. Read stories about a few of our outstanding graduates here.

University Kicks Off Academic Year with Dynamic New Housing, Academics and Events

September 28, 2011

…country by the Washington Monthly for our dedication to service––a testament to the excellence of our students and the UC San Diego community.” New resources in housing and dining available to students this year include: Recently completed apartments at Revelle College and John Muir College: Two of UC San Diego’s…

The AI Revolution is Upon Us—And UC San Diego Researchers Are Using it to Inform Climate Action

May 2, 2023

Researchers across a range of fields are working together to develop and implement AI-assisted tools and machine learning methods that will enable scientific discoveries at an unprecedented pace. And when it comes to global challenges like climate change, time is of the essence.

UC San Diego Shake Table, Robot Win Best of What’s New Award from Popular Science

November 14, 2013

The biggest outdoor shake table in the world and a robot designed to move along utility lines have received Best of What’s New awards from Popular Science, the world’s largest science and technology magazine. The two projects are featured in the magazine’s December issue, now on newsstands.

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