June 3, 2021
…2021 Next week, UC San Diego will honor the journeys of more than 8,000 graduating students. Each of their stories begins differently—from an international childhood spanning over a dozen countries to discovering a love of learning within an isolated jail cell—but their paths all converged at UC San Diego. Their…
February 25, 2015
A Scripps Institution of Oceanography-led study on how natural and man-made sources of nitrogen are recycled through the Lake Tahoe ecosystem provides new information on how global change may affect the iconic blue lake.
February 16, 2017
…cancer. Photos by David Baillot/Jacobs School of Engineering Engineering Undergraduates Use DNA Origami to Target Cancer A team of engineering students has a cancer-fighting idea up its sleeve—and the sleeve is nanoscale. The idea is based on a new cutting-edge research tool called DNA origami in which scientists literally fold…
January 27, 2022
…his native Myanmar UC San Diego electrical engineering alumnus and Echoing Green Fellow Lin Thu Hein. UC San Diego alumnus Lin Thu Hein has come full circle; after arriving in the United States from Myanmar at age 13, he is now using his degree in electrical engineering to bring solar-powered…
April 3, 2014
…Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Statistics on this year’s graduating class: 18% of graduating students are pursuing part or all of their residency training at UC San Diego Medical Center 70% percent are pursuing part or all of their residency training in California 42% percent are entering primary-care…
March 6, 2012
Among the many intriguing aspects of the deep sea, Earth’s largest ecosystem, exist environments known as hydrothermal vent systems where hot water surges out from the seafloor. On the flipside the deep sea also features cold areas where methane rises from “seeps” on the ocean bottom.
June 12, 2012
…scientist who founded UC San Diego’s Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, as well as Center for U.S-Mexican Studies, has been honored with Mexico’s highest award for foreigners: the Order of the Aztec Eagle. The Mexican equivalent to the French Legion of Honor or the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom, the…
November 5, 2015
As one of the largest El Niños in recent years continues to develop in the Pacific Ocean, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego is calling on the public to help document a historic climate event.
March 8, 2018
…universe. Advice every UC San Diego student should know…The best way to learn is by doing. Think strategically about what trajectory you want to follow, and then work backwards from there when choosing your extracurricular activities. Also, make time for randomness, and especially make time to go to Blacks Beach…
March 16, 2023
A new study is providing an unprecedented examination of oxygen loss on coral reefs around the globe under ocean warming. Led by researchers at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the study captures the current state of hypoxia—or low oxygen levels—at 32 different sites.
