UC San Diego Computer Scientists Tackle Annual Waste of 1.5 Billion Junked Smartphones
August 17, 2023
Researchers propose repurposing phone processors – a big departure from consumer recycling – hoping to leave a notably smaller carbon footprint.
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Joseph Reid: Science Expert in Global Ocean Circulation
April 8, 2015
Joseph L. Reid, professor emeritus of physical oceanography in the Integrative Oceanography Division at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, and renowned expert in ocean circulation, died of natural causes on April 2, 2015, at his home in Del Mar, Calif. He was 92.
Personalized Medicine, Climate Change Focus of TED-Style Founders Symposium
November 6, 2014
…storm surge, tsunami inundation, water quality and coastal erosion. I believe the potential for transformative impacts arises from working across disciplines. Richard Carson, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Economics China: Consumption, CO2, and Climate Change What initially sparked your curiosity about this area of study? I became interested in working on…
Warming Is Shifting Napa’s Wine Growing Season
August 8, 2023
The start of wine grape growing season in California’s Napa Valley now comes nearly a month earlier than it used to because of the region’s warming climate, according to a new study from a team led by UC San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography researcher Dan Cayan.
Stretchable, Flexible, Wearable Solar Cells Take Top Prize at Research Expo 2016
April 22, 2016
Solar cells that are stretchable, flexible and wearable won the day and the best poster award from a pool of 215 at Research Expo 2016 April 14 at the University of California San Diego. The winning nanoengineering researchers aim to manufacture small, flexible devices that can power watches, LEDs and…
UC San Diego Alumnus and Research Scientist Honored with DRI Nevada Medal
April 15, 2014
Albert Yu-Min Lin may now be even better known in Nevada than he is in his home state of California. The research scientist from the Qualcomm Institute at the University of California, San Diego was in Nevada in late March to accept the 27th Desert Research Institute (DRI) Nevada Medal.
UC San Diego Recognizes 2017 Sustainability Award Recipients
May 24, 2017
The UC San Diego 2017 Sustainability Awards recognized individuals and groups that have made the campus more sustainable. Six recipients were honored for their efforts to share information about and prioritize sustainability in UC San Diego’s education, research, planning, and operations and outreach programs.
Bringing a Child into the World, While the World Battles COVID-19
June 25, 2020
…before delivery for fetal monitoring.” But the parents were undaunted. “What impressed me about Corina and Gene when we first met was that they took the news really well. By the second visit, they had done their homework,” said Dr. Maryam Tarsa, obstetrician and gynecologist at UC San Diego Health.…
UC San Diego’s Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center Combines Greenness with State-of-the-Art Treatment
October 10, 2011
The exterior shiny metal louvers and heat-reflecting glass, combined with interior spaces sprinkled with modern art and low-wattage lights gives the newly opened UC San Diego Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center the lean and healthy crispness of a salad with non-fat dressing.
UC San Diego Receives $15M Cryptocurrency Donation, Largest for Research on Airborne Pathogens
March 7, 2023
UC San Diego has received a $15M cryptocurrency gift, directed by Vitalik Buterin, to establish the Meta-Institute for Airborne Disease in a Changing Climate.
