June 15, 2021
The Biden administration has launched the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Task Force, on which San Diego Supercomputer Center Director and Physics Professor Michael Norman will participate to help democratize access to resources and tools that fuel AI research and development.
March 19, 2015
…Global Food Initiative’s overall goal is to harness the resources of the University of California—its research, people, expertise and tradition of public service—to put the world on a path to sustainably and nutritiously feed itself,” Napolitano said. “What’s happening here at the Ocean View Growing Grounds is doing just that.”…
November 1, 2018
…the U.S. and abroad, developing research breakthroughs that benefit the globe. Examples of faculty from GPS who are shaping policy include: Zoltan Hajnal: The professor of political science and faculty-lead of GPS’s Masters of Public Policy program has written a series of reports, articles, books and public pieces that demonstrate…
June 1, 2023
Researchers at UC San Diego have spent many years developing a biodegradable plastic alternative made from algae. A new book, published by Elsevier, details the basic science of creating bio-based polymers, lifecycle assessments and a techno-economic analysis.
May 5, 2021
A study by UC San Diego researchers and colleagues could spur Mexican government officials to explore the untapped potential of dive tourism and leverage it to strengthen marine conservation efforts and help push fisheries towards sustainable paths after decades of overfishing.
July 29, 2021
The Institute for Learning-enabled Optimization at Scale will pursue foundational breakthroughs at the nexus of artificial intelligence and optimization. Advances will transform chip design, robotics, and communication networks.
April 11, 2024
Satomi Rash-Zeigler will set the vision for the center and lead its strategic growth by fostering collaborations between faculty, students, workers and community organizations.
August 13, 2020
…concerns to rest. “My goal is to earn my bachelor’s degree in philosophy and continue my education to be able to become a college professor,” Castro said. “I would like to use my career to encourage more women of color to study disciplines in which they are not typically represented,…
October 15, 2020
…Dean Steven Boggs, these goals drive key initiatives in the Division of Physical Sciences. For example, Boggs appointed an associate dean of EDI, Alison Coil, four years ago; he created a Task Force for Women in the Physical Sciences whose co-leader, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Chair Vicki Grassian, instituted…
August 9, 2017
Microbiome researchers Rob Knight, PhD, University of California San Diego, Jeffrey Gordon, MD, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and Norman Pace, PhD, University of Colorado Boulder, will share this year’s Massry Prize, splitting the $200,000 honorarium. These researchers lead a field that works to produce a detailed…
