April 27, 2017
Beyond the March for Science Organizers and backers of march look at next steps to increase public engagement in support for science Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications On April 22, tens of thousands of people around the world — scientists and non-scientists alike — marched through the streets…
April 4, 2019
…Research in Humanities and Social Sciences Craig Callender, Ph.D. Professor of Philosophy Craig Callender is renowned for his interdisciplinary approach to the “problem of time” in relation to quantum theory, relativity and statistical mechanics. Tackling this subject in his book, “What Makes Time Special?,” he received the prestigious Lakatos Award…
February 29, 2016
UC San Diego’s Entrepreneurs-in-Residence program, which currently features three savvy business professionals who help advise students on start-up ideas, has gained two additional experts.
November 8, 2018
…the Division of Biological Sciences and was a first-generation college student. One of his goals is to support and empower the next generation of underrepresented students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math). Patrick’s brainchild, the PATHS Scholars Program, is a four-year program that pairs students of color—many of whom are…
February 11, 2021
UC San Diego researchers discovered a single gene alteration that may help explain cognitive differences between modern humans and our predecessor, and used that information to develop Neanderthal-like brain organoids in the lab.
June 5, 2012
…technology tools such as social media to expand their network and connect with opportunities.” Building Bridges Kevin Smith, Marshall ‘93, is the structural engineer responsible for draping the 137-mile-long, pre-fabricated parallel wire strands over bridge towers of the new East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Read Full Story…
July 20, 2020
Engineers have incorporated a new understanding of the impact of environmental factors on droplet spread into a mathematical model that can be used to predict the early spread of respiratory viruses including COVID-19, and the role of respiratory droplets in that spread.
March 24, 2016
The types of gene mutations that contribute to autism are more diverse than previously thought, report researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine in the March 24 online issue of The American Journal of Human Genetics. The findings, they say, represent a significant advance in efforts to…
October 17, 2023
UC San Diego honors four remarkable individuals as recipients of the 2023 Revelle Medal, which recognizes retired or emeriti faculty members for sustained, distinguished and extraordinary service to the university.
January 18, 2022
The California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology, or Calit2, is expanding to include a third University of California campus. UC Riverside will join founding members UC San Diego and UC Irvine in the multidisciplinary research institute.
