March 11, 2021
Revealing the Secrets of Seaweeds UC San Diego researchers explore seaweed genome diversity in first-of-its-kind project UC San Diego Ph.D. student Taylor Steele and advisor Bradley Moore (shown in the background) collect seaweed at the tide pools in La Jolla. They are working on a project to sequence the genomes…
May 19, 2022
…by Erik Jepsen/University Communications. StartBlue Demo Day Spotlights UC San Diego’s Commitment to Blue Tech Innovation The inaugural cohort from the startBlue Accelerator Program to present ocean-focused startup solutions UC San Diego is one of the world’s most prominent hubs for scientific and technological innovation focused on the world’s oceans,…
June 3, 2022
Carbon dioxide measured at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Observatory peaked in May 2022 at an average of more than 420 parts per million, pushing the atmosphere further into territory not seen for millions of years, scientists from NOAA and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego said.
May 3, 2016
The sea urchin’s intricate mouth and teeth are the model for a claw-like device developed by a team of engineers and marine biologists at the University of California, San Diego to sample sediments on other planets, such as Mars. The researchers detail their work in a recent issue of the…
October 4, 2017
…a young doctoral student in 1939 in what would start a nearly eight-decade-long career of scientific discovery, daring science and transforming how the world understands the ocean. The ocean science pioneer is being honored throughout 2017, including in a visit from His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco on…
September 9, 2015
The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, is participating in a new program to add technology-oriented courses to the online learning network Coursera to better prepare job seekers in the highly specialized tech sector.
November 4, 2021
…Eight new San Diego startups are tackling ocean challenges in startBlue Program With the announcement of the first cohort of startups in its startBlue Accelerator program, UC San Diego’s Rady School of Management and Scripps Institution of Oceanography are leaning into their role as a major source of innovation focused…
October 21, 2024
Wright’s work includes the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. She chats with UC San Diego Magazine about how this work engages with people’s fascination with the universe.
February 1, 2017
…CEO of the web startup Classy will explore San Diego’s innovation economy during the inaugural IGNITE @ UC San Diego conference Feb. 22. Featured events include a look inside new ventures during a “startup crawl” and 3 pitch competitions. The free conference is open to community, students and entrepreneurs from…
June 6, 2019
A newly-published study in Scientific Reports shows that plastic debris less than 5 millimeters across, known as microplastic, is common from the surface to the seafloor. It may also be entering marine food webs, both at the surface and in the deep.
