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.
May 9, 2023
Assistant Professor Sonya Neal has been named by HHMI as an inaugural Freeman Hrabowski Scholar. She joins an initial cohort of outstanding early career faculty in science who have potential to become leaders in their research fields and to create diverse and inclusive lab environments.
July 6, 2023
Plant and animal stem cells both rely on the cytoskeleton to divide properly, but a new study finds that they use them in opposite ways—while animal cells pull on the cytoskeleton, plant cells push it away. Harnessing that action could help scientists engineer more resilient plants.
August 21, 2014
…opportunity to explore laboratory environments recently at the University of California, San Diego as part of the campus’s outreach efforts to encourage K-12 students to pursue careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields. The elementary and middle school students were from the Elementary Institute of Science (EIS), a…
October 4, 2022
The School of Medicine and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences earned the designation for the innovative use of iPad in the curriculum.
August 29, 2017
Laurel Riek, associate professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of California San Diego, will lead a three-year National Science Foundation (NSF) project on new methods for coordinating teams of robots and people in complex, uncertain environments.
June 2, 2016
…Materials that Withstand Extreme Environments Representatives from industry and academia and government officials cut the ribbon for the launch of the CaliBaja Center for Resilient Materials and Systems at UC San Diego. Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications In a few months, a series of laboratories tucked away on…
April 17, 2012
Scripps Delivers Science to James Cameron’s Historic Dive into the Abyss Voyage to world’s deepest point offers tantalizing research opportunities for Scripps scientists As part of James Cameron’s “Deepsea Challenge,” Scripps engineer Kevin Hardy (center, with hook) deploys a deep ocean vehicle (DOV), or “lander” that he developed to explore…
February 14, 2012
…and ocean activities and environments in a comprehensive plan—examples of uses would be fishing, recreational activities, environmental protections such as marine protected areas, oil and gas exploration, shipping, diving among others. This forum features the following speakers: Jerry R. Schubel, CEO and president of the Aquarium of the Pacific in…
February 12, 2019
By examining how mammary cells respond in a stiffness-changing hydrogel, researchers discovered that several pathways work together to signal breast cells to turn cancerous. The work could inspire new approaches to treating patients and inhibiting tumor growth.
