January 16, 2020
…STEAM Learning Matters Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math are the foundations of global leadership and excellence. INNOVATE 8 is NEWS 8’s educational, outreach and mentoring partnership with San Diego County Office of Education and UC San Diego. The program’s mission is to engage and inspire K-12 students, particularly underserved…
September 5, 2019
Bioengineers and biologists at the University of California San Diego have developed a method to significantly extend the life of gene circuits used to instruct microbes to do things such as produce and deliver drugs, break down chemicals and serve as environmental sensors.
December 18, 2020
…the radar of public health experts across the country. In addition to the critical work surrounding COVID-19, our students, faculty and staff have continued to lend their talents toward an array of creative contributions on campus and around the world —from uncovering ancient fossils in an underwater cave to developing…
November 19, 2020
…use or have used technology created at UC San Diego. In 1983, “Sun God” became the first sculpture in UC San Diego’s Stuart Collection of public art, which is today recognized as one of the world’s premier public sculpture collections. 1995 saw the inception of the Cross-Cultural Center, or “The…
February 22, 2018
…Disease With trailblazing genetic technologies and a passion for a certain blood-sucking bug, a new UC San Diego biologist joins the campus’ campaign against disease transmission Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Enter Omar Akbari’s insect zoo and it’s immediately clear that you’ve entered a different world. It’s not…
September 27, 2012
…innovations in science, energy, health, media, and technology. The conference will be held at venues on and around the UC San Diego campus Oct. 7 to 9. While the conference is already sold out to the public, UC San Diego faculty, staff and students can still see the venerable magazine’s…
November 14, 2019
…delivering talent, leadership and technology that fuels our local economy,” she said. In order to best prepare students to meet the demands of the local and global robotics industry, the Jacobs School is launching a new robotics master’s degree program in summer 2020. The robotics community in San Diego is…
February 20, 2014
…by the deep sea—from carbon sequestration to nurturing fish stocks—are key to the health of the planet. As humans ramp up exploitation of deep-sea fish, energy, minerals, and genetic resources, a new “stewardship mentality” across countries, economic sectors, and disciplines is required, Levin says, for the future health and integrity…
October 8, 2020
…executive director for Student Health and Wellness. Q. How long does it take for symptoms to appear after exposure? A. Some individuals will never have symptoms. The average time for an individual to start shedding virus (when the virus replicates inside your body and is released into the environment) is…
September 29, 2016
…Diego, a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University, a loving family and a successful career in Silicon Valley with several esteemed technology and software companies, Ming knows what it takes to prosper and achieve goals that may seem unreachable. Her secret? Failure. Ming, who is also transgender, nearly dropped out of…
