October 18, 2018
…change is changing how science is done On Puerto Rico’s northern coast, oceanfront homes in Barceloneta rest on a narrow coastal plain protected from the onslaught of waves by sand dunes on the beach. Isabel Rivera-Collazo has been traveling to this location to perform research for nearly 25 years, since…
November 1, 2018
…use the tools of science fiction writers, namely world-building and speculative design, to conceive problems and define policy solutions for issues that could face San Diego in the year 2049. Additional events include a monthly webinar series titled Designing Policy for a Global Impact, which showcases GPS faculty, alumni and…
November 8, 2018
…Freund, professor of computer science and engineering, will reverse-engineer the orofacial circuits that govern mammalian behaviors, like essential breathing and searching for food, as part of the NIH’s Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies® (BRAIN) Initiative. The trans-agency effort is intended to arm researchers with revolutionary tools to fundamentally understand…
November 15, 2018
…by DOE’s Office of Science, these centers bring together researchers from multiple disciplines and institutions to form synergistic, highly productive teams who harness the most basic and advanced discovery research aimed at establishing the scientific foundation for a fundamentally new U.S. energy economy. “The centers are aimed at achieving the…
March 7, 2019
…the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, were able to help design and develop the new app feature as they gained real-world experience on a project that benefits the entire campus community. Antonio Martorana is a third year mathematics and computer science double major who worked on the project. “I…
April 4, 2019
…to the Challenge? Campus community invited to participate in UC-wide Cool Campus Challenge as part of Earth Month celebration Eliminating Food Waste for Good As part of a University of California system-wide initiative, UC San Diego is committed to going zero waste by 2020. Read More… Sustainability is a part…
April 25, 2019
…director, professor of political science Zoltan Hajnal. “There is no other that has the international focus and the analytical and qualitative rigor that our program has,” he said. “And there are few that rival us in terms of the support we give students while they are here, or in their…
April 25, 2019
…Scholar majoring in political science and education studies. She then went on to earn her master’s degree at UC San Diego in 2015. After completing her student teaching at The Preuss School UC San Diego, Hood-Esparza taught humanities at High Tech High in Chula Vista while completing a credential in…
May 9, 2019
…student with a data science minor; and computer science majors Kai Jayaram and Yunhao Xu. Cameron Wang, whose major is undecided, is the team substitute. This same UC San Diego team made it to a StarCraft final four last year as well, but was knocked out in the semi-final. In…
May 23, 2019
…this knowledge to Roger’s Community Garden, a student-run space in Revelle College, where he began to grow his own fungi. “My project involves collecting coffee and tea waste from on-campus vendors like Tapioca Express, Starbucks, Art of Espresso and Sunshine Market to grow edible oyster mushrooms,” said Tanaka. “That way…
