Scripps Lecture Captures Ocean Science Exploration between World Wars
January 26, 2016
…p.m. at the Robert Paine Scripps Forum for Science Society and the Environment on the Scripps Oceanography campus (8610 Kennel Way, La Jolla, CA 92037).
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Uncovering ‘Icons of Dissent’
March 14, 2019
…changes also occurred in society’s memory of musicians Bob Marley and Tupac Shakur. In some circles, even Osama bin Laden became a popular anti-establishment symbol—and T-shirt design. At UC San Diego, Prestholdt specializes in African, Indian Ocean and global history with an emphasis on consumer culture and politics. But why…
Economic Impact of COVID-19 will Make the Fight Against Climate Change Harder
April 15, 2020
Measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus have reduced the demand for fuel and slashed oil prices. Global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), the chief long-term cause of climate warming, have slid perhaps by one-fifth, but can we expect COVID-19 to create lasting change for the planet?
UC San Diego’s Graduate Programs Among Nation’s Best, According to U.S. News and World Report
March 12, 2013
The 2014 edition of the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools guidebook, released today, highly ranks the University of California, San Diego’s professional schools in engineering and medicine, as well as its academic Ph.D. programs in the social sciences and humanities.
Founders’ Symposium to Spotlight Innovative Work of Six Faculty, Graduate Students
October 31, 2013
…sparks discoveries that advance society and drive economic impact. The Triton community is a vibrant population of outstanding faculty, students, staff and alumni, all invested in defining a better future for humankind and our world. Other activities that are part of Founders’ Celebration at UC San Diego include: November 12,…
A Climate in Crisis Calls for Investment in Direct Air Capture, New Research Finds
January 14, 2021
New research from the University of California San Diego explores one possible mode of response: a massively funded program to deploy direct air capture (DAC) systems that remove CO2 directly from the ambient air and sequester it safely underground.
Two UC San Diego Professors Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 21, 2023
University of California San Diego faculty members Barbara F. Walter and Henry E. Allison and have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Historian Mark Hanna to Discuss “Pirates in Print” at UCSD Library Jan. 16
January 2, 2013
UC San Diego historian Mark Hanna, an authority on the rise and fall of pirates during the first British Empire, will deliver a lecture at 1 p.m. on January 16 on “Pirates in Print: Seafaring Treasures of the Mandeville Special Collections Library.” The lecture is free and open to the…
Getting to a Zero Carbon Future
October 13, 2016
…the study of modern societies—economics, politics and social organization—within expert technical research on energy systems. The goal is to understand not just how energy systems function, but also how policy and social movements can transform energy and protect the planet. UC San Diego researchers are working to radically re-invent the…
UC San Diego Researchers Analyze Critical Questions for China’s Future
October 31, 2017
Leading China scholars at the UC San Diego 21st Century China Center answer critical questions for the future of China’s development and United States-China relations. Coinciding with the Chinese Communist Party’s 19th Congress, the researchers released six essays analyzing an equally important aspect of the U.S.-China relationship: current president Xi…
