September 9, 2013
…of new theoretical and technological tools that will provide a better fundamental understanding of realistic atmospheric aerosols in a laboratory setting where studies of their transformations and climate properties can be carefully controlled and measured,” said Prather, Distinguished Chair in Atmospheric Chemistry at UC San Diego and director of CAICE.…
March 12, 2015
…promises to lead to “scientific/technological revolutions in the fields of electronics, optics, data storage and computation; and the “UC Collaboratory for Ethnographic Design,” headed by Elana Zilberg of the department of communication, which aims to “develop new modes of ethnographic practice adapted to current conditions and pressing matters of public…
June 4, 2015
…into international engagement and technological transfer to northern Mexico. “To solve the immense environmental challenges we face, researchers must work across disciplinary divides. Kyle has fostered a model program of how to do this,” said Stefan Tanaka, director of the Center for the Humanities. “Scientists have part of the answer,…
March 9, 2017
…monitor environmental changes through technological advancement, and improving the public’s ability to adapt to climate change consequences such as increasingly frequent heat waves and the spread of vector-borne illnesses. “These appointments represent UC San Diego’s nontraditional approach to solving the most pressing problems facing our world. We acknowledge that only…
December 7, 2017
…the world to develop technological solutions to improve women’s safety in instances of violence or harassment. According to the competition rules, the winning device must be able to autonomously and inconspicuously trigger an emergency alert and transmit information to a network of community responders—all within 90 seconds and a cost…
December 6, 2018
…that mobilizes scientific and technological expertise to create practical problem-solving for sustainable development through the United Nations (U.N.). Created in 2012, SDSN is charged with implementing both the Paris Climate Agreement and Sustainable Development Goals—bold global objectives U.N. member nations set for themselves to end poverty and hunger, ensure access…
October 31, 2019
…the modern age of technological gadgetry, light—both natural and artificial—is pervasive. Light is inherently intertwined with the 24-hour biological sleep-wake cycle known as the circadian rhythm, as well as with the quality of our sleep, which factors into our health, disease prevention and normal everyday functioning. Credit: Ximei Ackerman, Tiffany…
July 30, 2020
…fields collaborate to create technological innovations for the arts and culture, environmental science, health and energy. QI Enrich offers faculty, researchers, industry professionals and students the chance to receive training from experts on UC San Diego campus. Participants can learn how to work with big data, market through Amazon Web…
October 1, 2020
…models for large-scale social, technological and biological networks. This allows them to model contagion and predict the spread of emerging diseases. He was profiled in The New York Times in March of this year for his work on predicting the spread of the coronavirus. The model The model Ma, Vespignani…
November 19, 2020
…to a number of technological constraints, which are beginning to be lifted,” explained Seitz, first author of the study. “Because of this recent ‘emergence’ of glycans, we still have a lot to learn about them.” The superposition of four glycan conformations onto the static neuraminidase structure shows the conformational variability…
