February 22, 2018
…neighborhoods and representing a sea of opportunity. The rest of the length of the fence was hung with posters from Peerson’s Urban Design Studio, Winter 2017 edition. That class, which focused on San Diego alleys and challenged students to re-imagine them, is where the Alleys in Action project started. Many…
April 29, 2021
…in community college, Villa-Agustin started visiting the tutoring center, took initiative to gain an internship at the local city government office and transferred to UC San Diego where she is now studying cognitive science with a specialization in design and interaction. A painting by Danielle Villa-Agustin, which represents the internal…
November 16, 2017
…how people living at sea level acclimate to high elevation. The experience planted the seed for a later expedition that West led in 1981. This time, West and his team set out to take the first measurements of human physiology at the summit of Mr. Everest, the highest point in…
February 23, 2017
…9 a.m. with the starting line located at North Point Lane near the Spanos Loop. Participants are invited to run, walk, stroll or jog the 3.1 mile USATF-sanctioned course. The scenic trek takes runners along inviting pathways, past towering eucalyptus groves and familiar campus landmarks such as the beloved Sun…
December 9, 2021
…school buses Since the start of the pandemic, a group of UC San Diego researchers have been meeting weekly with epidemiologists at the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) to discuss COVID-19 dynamics, analyze populations at higher risk and explore the county’s pandemic response and new…
March 22, 2018
…to the gravity-defying “Fallen Star,” the renowned Stuart Collection encourages campus members and visitors alike to engage with art in a nonconventional manner. Last summer, the campus celebrated the installation of the newest piece, “The Wind Garden” by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Luther Adams, thanks in part to a $1…
May 17, 2018
…water. Several companies and startups have begun marketing biodegradable cutlery to fill this niche, but Zhicong “Zack” Kong, a 2017 bioengineering alumnus from UC San Diego, has created his compostable, durable, edible cutlery that is unique for several reasons: the ingredients, a scalable manufacturing process and an innovative mold technology.…
October 10, 2011
…turn—even before the driver starts to do it. “Understanding driver behavior is critical to reducing fatalities on U.S. roads,” says Trivedi. “So in a very real sense, the students who volunteer to spend 30 minutes in the simulator could be saving lives down the road.” The computer-based driving simulator is…
June 15, 2017
…— or on the seas if they join Semester at Sea, where students have the opportunity to explore a dozen countries while cruising around the world. Students earn college credits while also immersing themselves in a culture unlike any they’ve experienced before. Program Director Kelly O’Sullivan Sommer explained, “Studying abroad…
February 28, 2013
…can contain traces of sea salt that glommed on to airborne particles that dipped close to the surface of the ocean. Bacteria, viruses, pollen, and plants, of both terrestrial and marine origin, also add to the mix of aerosols making the transcontinental voyage. The researchers’ analysis of winter storms in…
