September 26, 2022
New congressionally-directed funding awarding $5.6 million to Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego will aim to improve characterization of the extent of the dumpsite, and support additional monitoring and research.
February 28, 2019
…Institute of Arts and Humanities, Alvarez said UC San Diego has the opportunity to correct this slight, telling a regional story in a way that is inclusive, and engaged with the people, cultures and organizations that make up this wide, diverse history. Front row from left, professors Simeon Man and…
November 17, 2017
University of California San Diego alumnus and Qualcomm co-founder Franklin Antonio is donating $30 million to the university in support of programmatic expansion of the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering.
February 28, 2019
…address the need for healthy diet options, due to high numbers of patients struggling with diabetes, hypertension and obesity. Partnering with members of the community, the Nutrition Kitchen Project holds cooking and nutrition classes twice a month for UC San Diego Student-Run Free Clinic patients and their families. UC San…
December 6, 2018
“Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell Into Tyranny” by Department of History professor Edward J. Watts explores what factors made the 500-year republic susceptible to collapse, where lessons from the the past can apply to today’s political climate.
April 5, 2018
For consumers looking to reduce their consumption of meat — particularly due to a greater understanding of the ethical treatment of animals — researchers have analyzed the leading cookbooks of 26 celebrity chefs to offer insight and guidance. Their findings show that not all chefs are what they appear: while…
May 16, 2024
Now funded with a new state grant, a team at UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute is developing “The Climate Games,” an educational video game set in locations already experiencing the impact of a changing climate.
December 6, 2018
…as National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation, which tend to support established research projects. “Private gifts to support our graduate students and junior faculty members play a key role in driving exciting, innovative research discoveries that have the potential to benefit people around the world,” said Chancellor…
June 4, 2020
…and Research for COVID-19 Health, a collaborative research study that aims to help local businesses and employees return to work safely by screening community members for presence of the coronavirus. The SEARCH alliance is co-led by UC San Diego, Scripps Research and Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego. Other research partners include…
January 7, 2020
UC San Diego researchers studied nearly 900 vertebrate species and found that bats have unusual gut microbiomes that more closely resemble those of birds than other mammals, raising questions about how evolutionary pressures change the gut microbiome.
