July 6, 2021
The lung transplant team at UC San Diego Health performed San Diego County’s first transplant surgery with lungs donated after cardiac death, an approach that could mean more opportunities to save the lives of those in critical need of new lungs.
January 7, 2022
Based on the results, documented in a NIST report, and a detailed analysis of the test data, researchers devised new limits for column slenderness, described in a paper published in the Journal of Structural Engineering last April.
September 26, 2022
New congressionally-directed funding awarding $5.6 million to Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego will aim to improve characterization of the extent of the dumpsite, and support additional monitoring and research.
January 8, 2024
As part of ongoing efforts to understand the scale of the environmental impact from industrial waste dumping off the coast of Southern California, researchers from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography revisited two industrial undersea dumpsites in April 2023.
February 28, 2024
A team of scientists including Ben Frable of UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography have discovered a new species of tropical fish during an expedition to the remote islands of the Revillagigedo Archipelago off Mexico’s Pacific coast.
February 20, 2014
…include interactive displays, prominent visuals and hands-on demonstrations. Registration is now open through March 5. For more information and to register, visit the Triton Day registration page. Students Are you a dancer? Does your student organization feature the best barbecue on campus? Would you like to gain a behind-the-scenes look…
October 12, 2017
…the campaign features surreal visuals and engaging texts that showcase the university’s mission, accomplishments, campus and community like never before. Video: PSAs and Commercial Spots Silver Award—“Break Things Better” Commercial Spot In order to engage audiences of the Break Things Better campaign, University Communications and Public Affairs created a commercial…
March 12, 2020
…advertisements so that the visuals and messages have meaning and relevance to our Latino community. “It’s important that we reach families whose first language is Spanish, speaking to them in a way that makes sense and making the institution truly accessible to them,” explains Becky Petitt, vice chancellor for the…
May 8, 2012
A team of researchers led by computer scientist Serge Belongie at the University of California, San Diego, has good news for birders: they have developed an iPad app that will identify most North American birds, with a little help from a human user.
December 10, 2013
Are you a hipster, surfer or biker? What is your urban tribe? Your computer may soon be able to tell. Computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego, are developing an algorithm that uses group pictures to determine to which of these groups, or urban tribes, you belong. So…
