January 24, 2013
…Persuade Consumers to Help Protect the Planet Do the Right Thing Importantly, it also showed that most of the effect came not from the message itself but through the influence of friends. And not just any friends: Close friends mattered most. “Social influence made all the difference in political mobilization,”…
December 2, 2022
UC San Diego researchers have been studying sediment to better understand how mangrove ecosystems sequester carbon dioxide, a planet-warming greenhouse gas. A new study describes Scripps Oceanography-led work to examine more than 100 sediment cores from mangrove forests across Latin America.
February 1, 2018
…four specific research themes: Understanding and Protecting the Planet Enriching Human Life and Society Exploring the Basis of Human Knowledge, Learning and Creativity Understanding Cultures and Addressing Disparities in Society “The student-research projects all support those research priorities and continue the university’s investment in access and affordability for all students…
October 6, 2022
Facing extreme conditions such as starvation and stress, some bacterial cells enter a dormant state in which life processes stop. Biologists have discovered how they assess environmental conditions for a return to life, carrying implications for evaluating life on Earth as well as other planets.
February 17, 2015
Mysterious red fish emerges from museum collections
August 15, 2016
The public is invited to free tours of America’s newest scientific research vessel, R/V Sally Ride, on Saturday, Aug. 20, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., as it docks at San Francisco’s famed Exploratorium interactive science museum for its first port call.
November 13, 2014
…that impact both the planet and human society. Relating to the theme “understanding and protecting the planet,” three faculty members will discuss research connected to climate change: Matthew Alford, Scripps Institution of Oceanography; Richard Carson, department of economics; and Eugene Pawlak, department of mechanical and aerospace engineering. The second theme…
February 24, 2017
Researchers in earth sciences and information technology at UC San Diego are organizing a three-day Grand Challenges workshop May 31 to June 2 in La Jolla, Calif., on the topic of “Big Data and the Earth Sciences.”
April 29, 2021
Scientists from around the world have produced a new analysis—believed to be the most detailed study of ecological data from global forests—that is furthering science’s understanding of species interactions and how diversity contributes to the preservation of ecosystem health.
May 5, 2022
Scientists used tools of genetics research akin to those used in genealogical research to evaluate the diversity of marine life off the California coast
