November 29, 2021
Novel randomized controlled trial found that families with high consumption of avocados experienced reduced caloric intake and an overall healthier diet, without actually changing their diet.
September 28, 2011
…this year’s Marconi Society Fellowship and Prize. Jacobs and Wolf — who were both professors of electrical and computer engineering at UCSD — were heralded for their efforts to dramatically boost the speed, capacity and accuracy of voice and data transmissions around the world. The Prize is widely considered to…
February 27, 2020
…bestselling poet and MacArthur fellowship recipient Claudia Rankine, who will speak on “The Racial Imaginary at Work, Poetry and the Visual Arts.” March 4: Untold Stories: Black Women and the Vote will feature filmmaker Robin Hamilton and highlight the activism of two black women who fought to secure the right…
October 1, 2020
…Water Systems program, the NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship and NASA’s support for the NISAR mission science team, as well as the School of Global Policy and Strategy’s Big Pixel Initiative. The initiative leverages practices in geospatial data visualization, user experience interfaces, and design techniques for scientific discovery and…
June 19, 2012
…a first-of-its kind faculty fellowship in biology. Brown is a steadfast advocate of higher education. She testified to the California Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee about the importance of the university to industry and California’s economy. She has long been an advocate of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)…
August 6, 2024
Through a unique and long-standing collaboration, electrical engineers at UC San Diego are embedded in Jacobs Retina Center to partner with ophthalmologists to develop better computer vision, AI, and image processing tools to help physicians diagnose patients faster and more accurately; predict which drugs will be most successful for specific…
June 9, 2016
…to begin a postdoctoral fellowship in the Science, Technology and Public Policy program at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center. He will also work part time as a research scientist at the MIT Media Lab. Kyra Hendrickson Revelle College Graduate Strives to Contribute to Criminal Justice Reforms Revelle College student…
May 23, 2023
UC San Diego’s Class of 2023 are diverse, perseverant and passionate about making a difference. They have reached for the stars and left the UC San Diego community better than they found it. Read more about some of our stunning graduates here.
September 26, 2011
…to fundraising for graduate fellowship support that extends well beyond our immediate objectives of the Invent the Future campaign. How would you describe the current challenges and opportunities at UC San Diego? Subramani: Our university's most pressing challenge is to maintain our excellence, reputation and access despite the declining state…
January 30, 2014
…the Scripps Classroom Connection fellowship. Each year, Scripps Classroom Connection partners nine Scripps graduate students with nine teachers in K-12 classrooms across San Diego County. Over a four-week summertime workshop, Scripps graduate students collaborate with seasoned teachers to create yearlong lesson plans for earth science students. Scripps research geophysicist and…
