January 12, 2017
…of Division of Physical Sciences Steven E. Boggs Steven E. Boggs, chair of the top-ranked physics department at UC Berkeley, has been appointed dean of UC San Diego’s Division of Physical Sciences. An experimental astrophysicist, he officially began his tenure as dean and as a professor of physics in UC…
August 17, 2015
…China. In addition, UC San Diego’s programs in life sciences, engineering, computer science, chemistry, and economics are ranked among the top 20 in the world. Nationally, UC San Diego is listed as the 12th best university.
May 14, 2015
…Faculty Fellows are: Biological Sciences, Engineering, Marine Sciences and Physical Sciences: Marco Aburto Oropeza, marine biology research division Boubacar Kante, electrical and computer engineering Darren Lipomi, nanoengineering Rayan Saab, mathematics Chih-Ying Su, neurobiology Jennifer Taylor, marine biology research division Roy Wollman, chemistry and biochemistry Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences:…
October 7, 2021
…Mario Aguilera Earns Prestigious Science Writing Award UC San Diego Director of Communications for Biological Sciences Mario Aguilera has received the National Association of Sciences Writers (NASW) 2021 Excellence in Institutional Writing Award. The NASW presented the award at its virtual ScienceWriters2021 event on Sept. 29, honoring Aguilera in the…
March 11, 2014
The 2015 edition of the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools guidebook, released today, highly ranks the University of California, San Diego’s professional schools in engineering and medicine, as well as its academic Ph.D. programs in the sciences.
October 29, 2015
…campus-wide Microbiome and Microbial Sciences Initiative You are only 10 percent human. Ninety percent of the cells that make up our bodies are actually bacteria, viruses, fungi and other microbes. And researchers are now finding that these unique microbial communities — called microbiomes — can greatly influence human and environmental…
October 30, 2014
…Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Nov. 4 UC San Diego undergraduates in the arts, humanities and social sciences are using research as a means to deepen engagement in their fields and make interdisciplinary connections to further define their academic interests. On Nov. 4, they will have an opportunity to showcase…
February 18, 2021
…said Division of Biological Sciences Dean Kit Pogliano, who will serve as event moderator. “The Deep Look series has given us an opportunity to communicate the importance of our science and innovations with public audiences, which is a critical part of our role as a public university. We hope everyone…
December 14, 2015
…as a council member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences on the transformational role religious leaders can play to bring awareness to the urgency of climate change to protect people and nature. Ramanathan will discuss his view on religion and climate change during the American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2015 Fall…
November 1, 2012
…Mexican-born Nobel laureate in science and one who has become increasingly interested in developing ways to mitigate the air quality problems of major cities around the world, his move to La Jolla put him closer to a science policy center he established in Mexico City. Molina, who received the Nobel…
