May 3, 2023
The University of California San Diego recently launched ALERTCalifornia, a collaborative public safety program providing the tools to prepare for, respond to and recover from wildfires and other natural hazards.
September 27, 2021
According to scientists, a century of suppressing wildfires has created a dangerous stockpile of flammable vegetation on landscapes. This “fire fuel” has fed the megafires that put human life and property at risk and permanently destroy ecosystems.
September 26, 2016
The Los Angeles Fire Department, recently challenged by yet another series of late summer wildfires, has successfully tested a new web-based tool developed by University of California San Diego researchers to perform data-driven predictive modeling and analysis of fires that have a high potential for rapid spread.
November 24, 2021
Communications and public relations professionals from UC San Diego Health and UC San Diego’s University Communications were among those recognized in this year’s Bernays Awards, presented by the San Diego/Imperial Counties Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America.
February 20, 2018
WIFIRE, HPWREN, AlertTahoe Projects Win 2018 Innovations in Networking Awards
August 18, 2021
In fiscal year 2021 (July 1-June 30), UC San Diego earned $1.54 billion in sponsored research funding, a 6% increase over the previous year. This is the largest number ever for the university and marks the 12th consecutive year the campus has earned more than $1 billion in funding to…
October 13, 2017
A web-based tool recently developed by UC San Diego researchers to perform data-driven predictive modeling and real-time tracking of fires has already been viewed about one million times and generated more than 115,000 unique visitors since the outbreak of numerous wildfires across Northern California late last weekend.
December 13, 2022
HDSI is launching the HDSI Data Planet Fellows program from Winter 2023. These fellows are UC San Diego PhD students who are deeply engaged in cutting-edge data-intensive research in their fields and who are contributing to creating/using valuable datasets and data-related artifacts in their labs.
April 24, 2019
Users of UC San Diego’s High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network (HPWREN)gathered in April for updates on current projects and plans for the internet-connected cyberinfrastructure of cameras and sensors that alert first-responders to wildfires in remote areas of greater San Diego.
April 22, 2021
…to heat waves and wildfires, what those heat waves and wildfires will mean for human health, and who ultimately is sickened or dies. “It’s really important that we understand the small details,” said Benmarhnia. “We can’t just say ‘Heat is killing people.’ We have to figure out why and how.…
