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UC San Diego Student Apartments Scoop Up LEED Gold Certification

October 25, 2011

…Village@Torrey Pines East apartment development, featuring solar-heated showers and “wind scoops” that pull in Pacific breezes, is celebrating its grand opening with news that it won LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Gold certification. The green-building award recognizes Village East’s water- and energy-efficient features in addition to many other…

Rare Glassy Metal Discovered During Quest to Improve Battery Performance

July 27, 2020

Materials scientists studying battery recharging fundamentals made an astonishing discovery that could open the door to better batteries, faster catalysts and other materials science leaps.

Scripps Oceanography Climate Scientist Awarded Prestigious Global Prize

June 15, 2021

Veerabhadran Ramanathan, a renowned climate and atmospheric scientist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, will receive the Blue Planet Prize, the international environmental award sponsored by Japan’s Asahi Glass Foundation.

Bringing Science to Global Climate Talks

January 24, 2019

…discussion at the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals Pavilion on the topic of investing in education for the future of sustainable energy. Scripps alumna Megan Bettilyon with Global Good (far left) moderated the discussion with participants (pictured left to right) including Scripps Ph.D. students Osinachi Ajoku and Tashiana Osborne, Yale student…

Researchers Say to Conquer Cancer You Need to Stop It Before It Becomes Cancer

September 16, 2016

In a Perspective piece published this week in PNAS, cancer researchers from across the country, including faculty at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center, write that a greater emphasis on immune-based prevention should be central to new efforts like the federal Cancer Moonshot program,…

Colleen Kollar Smith to Lead UC San Diego’s New Campus Performance and Events Office

July 25, 2022

UC San Diego has named Colleen Kollar Smith as the inaugural Executive Director of the newly created Campus Performance and Events Office, led by the Division of Student Affairs.

James Soto Antony: From First-Gen College Student to Innovative Higher Ed Leader 


November 14, 2019

…co-director of its Management Development Program. Prior to Harvard, he served as associate provost for Yale University and faculty member and associate dean of the Graduate School at the University of Washington. In this interview, Antony shares how his background inspired his professional journey and what he looks forward to…

UC San Diego Organizes Second Annual Global Empowerment Summit

October 12, 2016

The University of California San Diego is organizing the 2016 Global Empowerment Summit jointly with the nonprofit Alliance4Empowerment to share best practices, connect, brainstorm and come up with solutions for social impact and innovation.

UC San Diego Forum Maps the Future of U.S.-China Relations

February 22, 2024

In its fifth year, the UC San Diego Forum on U.S.-China Relations, national security adviser Jake Sullivan shares the Biden Administration’s ‘invest, align, compete’ strategy with government officials, academics and business leaders in Washington, D.C.

Chancellor Khosla Addresses Challenges Facing Education at the World Diplomatic Forum

May 15, 2014

…held on campus. The goal of the conference was to connect the international diplomatic community, business organizations and academia to form valuable networks and achieve critical development goals sought by the international community. Attendees included several international leaders representing countries including Macedonia, Bolivia, New Zealand, Guatemala, Turkey and Bosnia Herzegovina.…

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