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Sustainability Gets the Spotlight at UC San Diego’s Earth Month Celebrations

April 1, 2016

UC San Diego campus community will celebrate Earth Month throughout April to educate and raise awareness about sustainability, climate change and the impact of policy on the environment.

UC San Diego Unveils Kendall-Frost Marsh Reserve Field Station and Community Learning Center

May 28, 2024

UC San Diego celebrated a significant milestone with the opening of its new Kendall-Frost Marsh Reserve Field Station and Community Learning Center. The facility, located at the heart of the marsh, represents a major step forward in the university’s commitment to environmental research, education, and community engagement.

Four-Legged Robot Traverses Tricky Terrains Thanks to Improved 3D Vision

June 13, 2023

Researchers led by UC San Diego have developed a new model that trains four-legged robots to see more clearly in 3D. The advance enabled a robot to autonomously cross challenging terrain with ease—including stairs, rocky ground and gap-filled paths—while clearing obstacles in its way.

Countdown To Twin Astronaut’s Return - UC San Diego Readies Next Steps in Landmark Study

February 26, 2016

When astronaut Scott Kelly returns to Earth on March 1, half of NASA’s first-of-its-kind study of twin astronauts and long duration space flight, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and elsewhere will launch the mission’s next phase.

New Center Receives $18M from NSF to Develop Tools to Investigate the Pre-emergence Phase of Pandemics

August 22, 2024

Preventing the next pandemic begins before diseases emerge. This “pre-emergence” phase is the focus of a new Center—funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)—that is dedicated to developing cutting-edge technologies for disease investigations and pandemic research.

Exploring the Diverse Applications of Robotics Beyond the Lab at UC San Diego

November 20, 2023

From the operating room to our homes and streets, robots are becoming increasingly integral to our daily activities. The UC San Diego Contextual Robotics Institute hosted its eighth annual forum with the theme “Robots in the Wild,” showcasing varied applications of robots in real-world scenarios.

Model Predicts How E. Coli Bacteria Adapt Under Stress

October 13, 2017

…The work sheds light on how cells adapt under environmental stress and has applications in precision medicine, where adaptive cell modeling could provide patient-specific treatments for bacterial infections.

SDSC Supercomputers, CIPRES Gateway Help Define New “Tree of Life”

April 25, 2016

An outline for a new tree of life, depicting the evolution of life on this planet that included more than 1,000 new types of bacteria and Archaea lurking in the Earth’s nooks and crannies, was made possible with the help of supercomputing resources and a phylogenetics “gateway” created at the…

Workplace Bias Against Parents Hurts Non-Parents, Too

March 31, 2014

Parents have reported before that trying to balance work and family obligations comes with career costs. But a new study from Rice University and the University of California, San Diego, shows that university workplace bias against scientists and engineers who use flexible work arrangements may increase employee dissatisfaction and turnover…

Computer Science at UC San Diego Recruits 15 Lecturers to Help Teach Undergraduates

September 19, 2017

The Computer Science and Engineering announced a stellar group of 15 lecturers, including two newcomers to the department, who will assume some of the undergraduate teaching duties in light of high continuing enrollment in computer science and data science courses.

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