November 3, 2016
…to climate credits using state-of-the-art knowledge in climate change science. “It’s a breakthrough approach using real-time data to solve the issue of affordability and make clean energy more sustainable in rural areas,” said study corresponding author Nithya Ramanathan, president and co-founder of the Los Angeles company Nexleaf Analytics, which developed…
October 6, 2016
…by the environment.” The art of communicating science When he isn’t hitting the surf for science, Kapono is out catching waves as a way to connect with nature and his Hawaiian roots. He explains that the thousand-year-old practice is much more than a pastime, it’s a meaningful way to acknowledge…
July 9, 2020
…which relies on local community-articulated needs to guide the design and delivery of educational programming. "When we were setting up the MRSEC, we paid close attention to the diversity of our program at all levels," said Sailor. "We are particularly focused on diversifying the pipeline for materials science. This is…
March 3, 2022
…events. In a 1978 article in The Guardian newspaper, student Sharon Baumgarten praised the space as the only dedicated place at UC San Diego for women to gather in community. “Many people are turned off when they hear the word ‘feminist.’ They think we’re a group of aggressive, pushy women…
June 25, 2020
…to the combined Martial Arts clubs and volunteered. Then he was invited to become a college ambassador for the physics and mathematics departments at the University of Buffalo, and, eventually, he revived a Society of Physics Students chapter on campus—getting students involved to create more activities and events for participation…
October 3, 2019
…scholars in engineering, visual arts, and cognitive science. The collaboration between these disciplines will be deepened with additional spaces for the Office of Innovation and Commercialization and the Alumni Association—all in an effort to further foster the UC San Diego spirit of entrepreneurship. The facility will be located adjacent to…
June 13, 2019
…2018, Daniel suffered an arteriovenous malformation (AVM), a mass of veins and arteries that had grown together in his brain and then burst, which led to his withdrawal from school. “Fast forward six weeks and I had an angioplasty and neurosurgery to remove the AVM,” he said. “I suffered a…
July 26, 2022
In a pair of related studies, UC San Diego researchers show that the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic was at a Chinese market and resulted from at least two instances of the SARS-CoV-2 virus jumping from live animal hosts to humans working or shopping there.
March 25, 2021
…STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) teams. She has served as a Science Mentor for several Girls in STEAM conferences, which are designed to empower girls in grades 6-8 to become the first in their families to graduate from college. She is also a founding member of the Oceanography…
July 23, 2020
…a bispecific monoclonal antibody—an artificial protein that binds to two different types of antigen—to engage multiple T-cell targets simultaneously with the intent of making combination immunotherapies more effective. “UC San Diego Health stepped up and made sure I got the next best thing,” said Thurman. “It’s literally a matter of…
