February 5, 2024
Engineers have developed an ultra-sensitive sensor made with graphene that can detect extraordinarily low concentrations of lead ions in water. The device achieves a record limit of detection of lead down to the femtomolar range, which is one million times more sensitive than previous technologies.
October 7, 2021
…Grammy award-winning band La Santa Cecilia and a Drag Lotería Night at the Raza Resource Centro. The inaugural series is designed to educate participants about Latinx heritage and contributions, build community among diverse Latinx people and offer fun opportunities to engage in cultural programs. The free events are organized by…
September 26, 2013
…of Founders of UC San Diego Literature Department, Dies Carlos Blanco Aguinaga at the Thurgood Marshall College opening ceremony on September 26, 1970. Carlos Blanco Aguinaga, distinguished literary critic, fiction writer, and one of the founders of UCSD’s Literature Department, died in La Jolla on September 11, 2013. Born in…
May 15, 2013
Ocean frontier explorer and world-renowned filmmaker James Cameron has been named by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego as the recipient of the 2013 Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest.
March 15, 2023
UC San Diego scientists and colleagues have developed a way for computers to sift through sounds collected by field acoustic recording packages and process them faster than even the most trained human analysts. The method represents a major advance in the field of signal processing.
April 14, 2023
Research led by UC San Diego and Harvard has traced the evolutionary adaptations of octopus and squid sensing capabilities. The researchers describe for the first time the structure of an octopus chemotactile receptor, which octopus arms use for taste-by-touch exploration of the seafloor.
November 30, 2017
…in Bonn, Germany. UC San Diego Helps Fill U.S. Void at International Climate Talks In contrast to conspicuously low profile of federal government, university joined state leaders in reaffirming commitment to mitigate and adapt to climate change Countries grappled with uncertainty on how best to proceed in the global fight…
January 31, 2012
Improving fire-fighting techniques in space and getting a better understanding of fuel combustion here on Earth are the focus of a series of experiments on the International Space Station, led by a professor at the Jacobs School of Engineering at the University of California, San Diego.
July 22, 2015
Collaborative effort recognized for development of pH sensors for ocean acidification monitoring
March 7, 2023
Each year during March the UC San Diego Women’s Center holds a series of events to honor the many contributions of women in history, culture and society. The celebration kicked off with a keynote from reproductive justice activist Renee Bracey Sherman.
