May 19, 2016
George Mandler – founding chair of the University of California San Diego’s Department of Psychology and one of the central figures in psychology’s cognitive revolution – died in his Hampstead, London home on May 6, 2016. He was 91.
April 6, 2023
After decades of working in industry and academia, biophysicists Alex Savtchenko and Elena Molokanova still have big dreams.
July 29, 2016
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a five-year $15 million grant to a collaborative team led by the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at UC San Diego to establish a Science Gateways Community Institute to accelerate the development and application of highly functional, sustainable science gateways that address the…
April 30, 2012
…if it’s just a normal homework assignment, I always choose quality over quantity. I prefer to understand my work, rather than to simply do it just to get the credit. The point of homework is to practice the material in order to reinforce our understanding of it. If I do…
January 30, 2014
…that there are young, normal, hopefully somewhat fun people that are in science and doing research and enjoying it.” Growing up in Olympia, Washington, Lerch’s interest in marine biology was sparked by numerous family trips to the beaches near Puget Sound. As an undergraduate student at Western Washington University, Lerch…
September 3, 2020
…be on campus during normal operations will be working on-site. In addition, undergraduate housing will also experience an approximately 50% reduction from typical density. The flow of campus traffic has also been reconfigured. Academic buildings, residence halls, and retail and dining facilities have been adjusted to provide one-way traffic into…
November 20, 2017
UC San Diego professors Michael Burkart, Catherine Constable, Richard Gallo, William Gerwick, Miroslav Krstic and Lorraine Pillus have been awarded the distinction of fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the largest general science organization in the United States and publisher of the journal Science.
May 13, 2021
…existe en las redes sociales con relación a la pandemia y las vacunas contra el COVID-19. También hay una falta de comunicación con las comunidades hispanas en los Estados Unidos. Lo más importante es que las minorías son afectadas de manera desproporcionada por el COVID-19: personas afroamericanas o de ascendencia…
December 5, 2019
…of color to connect, socialize and share experiences, and to give back to the community. “I went to a historically black college,” said White, “So as an undergrad, I saw a lot of people of color teaching science and doing research. When I came to UC San Diego, I realized…
December 8, 2016
…were beautiful,” said Mike Norman, an education specialist working for Rosa Parks Elementary in San Diego. Rosa Parks Elementary, like many schools around San Diego County, educates students coming from a wide range of backgrounds. “Most were almost at a poverty level and really didn’t have extra money for clothes…
