October 12, 2023
UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science is leading an international consortium called the Global Center on Climate Change, Water, Energy, Food, and Health Systems to address the impacts of climate change in the climate-vulnerable communities in Jordan.
November 12, 2020
…affecting underserved populations. In local neighborhoods such as Chula Vista, Southeast San Diego and El Centro—where some of the highest local infection rates have been reported—there are crowded residential complexes where physical distancing becomes challenging. There is also a lack of access to hospitals, which can mean traveling across the…
October 8, 2024
UC San Diego has launched a new engineering institute led by the Jacobs School of Engineering focused on making sure humanity’s recent advances in fusion science translate into safe, abundant and affordable clean energy for California, the nation and the world.
February 14, 2011
Q&A with Nate Delson As Director of UC San Diego's Mechanical Engineering Design Center, Nate Delson believes in project-based learning and teaches students how to construct myriad contraptions—from robots and clocks to medical devices. An alumnus of UC San Diego, Delson received his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering and then…
December 17, 2020
…population adopted the app within the first month of launching the pilot program, and over 50 anonymous exposure notifications were issued at UC San Diego during the10-week pilot. Due to the early successes at UC San Diego—and subsequently six other University of California campuses—the program has expanded statewide in partnership…
August 2, 2012
…the opportunity to meet with staff and faculty, interact with students who are here for summer camps, visit the Sapphire Energy company founded by UC San Diego faculty, and chat via Skype with alumni who are also beginning new chapters in their lives. They gave me great insight into how…
October 22, 2020
Photo by iStock_almoond. Local Cures for the Climate Crisis Book and event seek community remedies for intertwined issues of climate change, public health and social justice The open-access book “Health of People, Health of Planet and Our Responsibility”—which casts global climate change as a public-health crisis—was never meant to just…
September 12, 2017
…California San Diego tasked with understanding impacts and facilitating adaptation to projected changes in climate. A Scripps alumnus, Merrifield returns to campus from a 20-year stint as director of the University of Hawaii Sea Level Center. He will be the inaugural holder of the UC San Diego Presidential Endowed Chair…
January 10, 2013
…Table Comes to Campus Locally grown organic food complements campus vegan and vegetarian offerings Roger’s Community Garden provides a space for campus to grow organic produce and educate students about sustainability initiatives. Photos by Erika Johnson. Whether tucked away among the eucalyptus groves, or secretly ensconced within student housing, UC…
April 16, 2020
…researchers, entrepreneurs and others with the tools they need to bring innovative solutions to the table. Companies with ties to our incubation space are doing just that during this public health crisis,” said Ramesh Rao, Director of the Qualcomm Institute. Nanome, flashPub and Learning Equality are three growing companies with…
