May 13, 2021
…for the city of San Diego and acting as caregiver for her 8-year-old granddaughter. Yet Evans carves out time every other week to join in a series of online workshops from UC San Diego Extension’s PACE (Parent and Caregiver Education) program on topics like basic neuroscience, children’s socioemotional development and…
November 20, 2013
For most computer users, information is only valuable when it serves a context-specific purpose, such as providing the GPS coordinates for a new restaurant or a list of search results for a query on airline flights to Fiji.
April 18, 2013
…during an event at UC San Diego on April 10 with former Irish president and human rights advocate Mary Robinson. Next week, Ramanathan will take the message to Congress, when he takes part in a hearing on the benefits of controlling emissions of methane, a key greenhouse gas. Ramanathan’s research…
April 29, 2021
UC San Diego’s Research Vessel Sally Ride off the coast of Santa Catalina Island. March 2021. Credit: Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. Seafloor Survey Finds Thousands of Barrels at DDT Dumpsite off LA Coast Scripps Oceanography scientists mapped 36,000 acres using advanced ocean robotics and sonar An…
April 26, 2018
…King’ Pablo Escobar gives UC San Diego biologists rare chance to study ecological impact of hippos gone rogue At his infamous zenith in the 1990s, Pablo Escobar’s drug-fueled empire—a vast underworld syndicate built upon the United States’ insatiable appetite for cocaine—made him one of the wealthiest criminals in history. With…
June 7, 2018
…like no other at UC San Diego will begin to take shape. Located between Muir and Marshall Colleges on the west campus, the new neighborhood will be a vibrant, mixed-use community incorporating residential, academic and administrative space, retail and parking. “The North Torrey Pines Living and Learning Neighborhood is a…
November 1, 2011
…School of Engineering at UC San Diego. Sadeghi got to rub shoulders with Hollywood celebrities, including Mandy Moore, at the premiere of “Tangled,” a retelling of the Brothers Grimm’s fairytale “Rapunzel. “ Sadeghi has developed a new way to light and animate characters’ hair. It is now part of Disney’s…
October 25, 2018
…a journey right in San Diego County Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications There is writing on the land. Archaeologist Bobby Bolger places his hand on a granite boulder and pats. “Here,” he says. There isn’t any script where he’s touching. It’s a depression in the sunbaked stone made…
April 29, 2021
…the University of California San Diego honors the 15th anniversary of its Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Celebration. The theme for 2021 will focus on “Empowering Community Through Reflection and Recognition”—a call for action that involves increasing awareness and visibility of the community while honoring the lived experiences, perseverance…
February 14, 2013
…a web app for San Diego Coastkeeper. The app will monitor the health of marine protected areas off the Southern California Coast. A team of engineering students at UC San Diego has been working hard to help protect the beaches and waters off the La Jolla coastline by developing a…
