June 16, 2023
Six students who have made significant contributions to their departments and surrounding communities at the Jacobs School of Engineering and the University of California San Diego will receive Awards of Excellence as part of Ring Ceremony 2023 on Saturday, June 17.
April 30, 2024
In the spring of 2020, a historic red tide event occurred in waters off Southern California. Marine scientists from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, NOAA, and other organizations seized the opportunity to study the unprecedented event and its impacts on marine life, both in the wild and in…
April 25, 2019
…be true. But he couldn’t be more thrilled to attend UC San Diego in the fall and take advantage of the many opportunities at the school. “My goal is to be the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations,” Althalmi said. “I look forward to expanding my social network at UC…
October 5, 2017
…comments and said he “can’t speak highly enough of the program.” Forsch studied chemical oceanography in the lab of Lihini Aluwihare during the program and credits this experience with expanding his knowledge of the possibilities available in the earth sciences. Outside of the lab, he interacted with Scripps faculty and…
May 26, 2022
…Stay Back,” but that didn’t stop Adam Young and City of Encinitas officials from carefully traversing the uneven landscape at the Beacon’s Beach switchback trail to get a closer look. “There are definitely new cracks here,” said Young, a coastal geomorphologist and researcher at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of…
November 7, 2019
…in San Diego. “I didn’t know much about the process at all, and I knew that if I were to seek these volunteering or shadowing opportunities [alone], it would just be a lot of time exploring what’s out there. I decided to come to the Career Center so that I…
February 16, 2023
Five UC San Diego graduate students will soon join the ranks of the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, a distinguished organization that applauds scholars whose commitment to diversity, leadership and academic excellence pushes the boundaries of doctoral education.
July 14, 2022
…Jacobs, Ernest Rady and T. Denny Sanford set the foundation for the Campaign’s success with gifts including $100 million from the Jacobs to establish the Jacobs Medical Center at UC San Diego Health, a commitment of $100 million from Ernest and Evelyn Rady for the Rady School of Management, and…
April 11, 2023
For the first time, large amounts of melatonin are being made by bacteria. Engineered E. coli are feeding on glucose and churning out melatonin, the hormone that controls circadian rhythms. This mode of manufacturing is growing thanks in part to bioengineering advances made at UC San Diego.
November 1, 2022
UC San Diego icon Nick Spitzer, known for his warm, engaging personality and a passion for teaching and research, is marking 50 years on campus. A campus celebration and new innovation award have been set to mark his lasting contributions to science and the university.
