February 28, 2019
…wildfires, severe storms and earthquakes. “The fire-monitoring cameras provide real-time images that we can rely on to protect our customers, communities and equipment from the ongoing threat of wildfires.” Brian Norton, Division Chief with the Orange County Fire Authority, used the cameras in August 2018 to monitor the Holy Fire…
July 13, 2017
…a two-story wooden structure through a series of powerful earthquake simulations at the University of California San Diego shake table this week. The goal is to gather the data required to design wood buildings as tall as 20 stories that do not suffer significant damage during large earthquakes.
September 17, 2015
Numerous summer programs at the University of California, San Diego offered the opportunity for new and prospective students to experience living in a dormitory, explore campus programs and resources, as well as take part in hands-on social and learning activities.
March 6, 2012
…against both typhoons and earthquakes. But the students won’t stop there. They also want to provide the village with safer drinking water and renewable energy. Other Global TIES Projects: 20,000 Children: Akwatia, Ghana CasaComm Coastkeeper Digital Vision Screening Information Network: Haiti Kenya Solar Power K-12 Environmental Education Simulcast Lectures Town…
December 15, 2022
As we look forward to the upcoming new year, UC San Diego Today invites readers to take a look back at some milestones from 2022.
February 20, 2020
…and Resilience, including fires, earthquakes, and public health, Healthcare, including data privacy protection and cultural competency in healthcare provision, and Water and Sewage Management, including transboundary aquifer management, groundwater assessment and water reuse. The culmination of the Alliance’s efforts was a convocation, titled “Data-Driven Discovery at the U.S.-Mexico Border,” held…
October 6, 2016
…simulate surfing, experience an earthquake and wipe out—all on dry land. Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Our campus is brimming with great minds who are innovative and entrepreneurial, willing to break concepts, ideas—and even things—apart, just to put them back together again in a way that makes the…
September 24, 2020
…could include a large earthquake that would require the assistance of resources from off campus agencies. Level 2: An emergency that affects many people and requires a multi-unit response. An example of this could include a fire or a chemical release into the atmosphere. Impacts of an event of this…
March 20, 2012
…problems — problems like earthquakes, energy and addressing the cultural and social issues of the state.” One of those students is UCSF biological chemist Michael Lopez, who is studying the basic workings of cells to understand how they use chemical signals to communicate and receive messages. “The excitement is in…
November 19, 2020
…in physics, chemistry and earth sciences. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, established in the early 1900s and now a division of the university, catalyzed UC San Diego’s initial growth. By the time UC San Diego was founded, Scripps was already recognized as a prominent research institution with prestigious faculty such as…
