June 19, 2017
Can the continental United States make a rapid, reliable and low-cost transition to an energy system that relies almost exclusively on wind, solar and hydroelectric power? While there is growing excitement for this vision, a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) by 21 of…
December 13, 2011
…hall on Broadway Pier. Staffed by an enthusiastic cadre of Scripps graduate students and Birch Aquarium instructors and volunteers leading interactive activities for visitors, the exhibit hall bustled with talk about graduate research topics, membership programs at Scripps, and how to support Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Scripps Director Tony Haymet…
March 20, 2012
…seven research centers are headed by world-renowned scholars and staffed by creative young investigators.
May 18, 2017
…of most influential Latino staffers on Capitol Hill, the UC San Diego alumnus had been working quietly in and out of government positions in Washington for more than 20 years—five of them as director of member services and senior adviser to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. Lizarraga oversees a team…
October 26, 2017
…at Johnson Space Center, staffed by undergraduates in order to facilitate the requests to have pictures taken of various places on Earth. Quintana’s job was to calculate the space shuttle orbits to determine when the shuttles would be in position to take the desired image. An artistic concept of Kepler-186f,…
March 7, 2019
…of Change booths are staffed almost entirely by refugee women who have braved the journey from more than seven countries across South America, East Africa and Southeast Asia, sometimes enduring incredible hardships, including human trafficking. “A woman is better able to negotiate her economic, political and social rights—her human rights—when…
November 7, 2019
…through a fusion center staffed with experts to provide decision support based on the perimeters for fire suppression and management actions by firefighters. “For the first time in history, the WIFIRE Lab receives fire perimeters from a fixed-wing aircraft outfitted with infrared capabilities in real-time after an almost immediate dispatch…
April 30, 2020
…calls daily. Phones are staffed seven days a week from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. If an outpatient’s test results come back positive for COVID-19, Markley and her team call the patient daily at approximately the same time to check on symptoms and overall well-being. Once symptoms have resolved for…
November 10, 2011
Ellen Beck, MD, clinical professor of medicine in the UC San Diego School of Medicine’s Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, has been named a 2011 Health Hero by WebMD Magazine. Each year, WebMD Magazine “celebrates visionary Americans who have overcome daunting health challenges to give back to others in…
May 1, 2012
Paul S. Viviano has accepted the position as the new CEO of UC San Diego Health System and associate vice chancellor for Health Sciences. His appointment was approved by the UC Board of Regents, and will commence June 1, 2012.
