May 18, 2017
…of the New York Times praised Axler for having “a comic’s gift for language that is precise and imaginative, but never showy.” She has won three Emmy Awards—two for “The Daily Show” and one for “Veep.” Her writing has appeared in the New York Times and McSweeney’s. The Global Public…
September 15, 2022
…is always an exciting time on campus, and we are particularly looking forward to welcoming fans and students back to cheer on the Tritons,” said UC San Diego Director of Athletics Earl W. Edwards. “Our scholar-athletes feed off that support as they face top-level Division I opponents and we know…
July 21, 2017
It’s not every day that engineers get to speak side by side with the people behind hit movies and TV series. But that is exactly what two engineering faculty members are doing this week at Comic-Con in San Diego.
March 5, 2012
Come to Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego to hear about a research adventure to the Caribbean islands and explore the mysteries of lizard evolution.
January 14, 2021
…a weeklong virtual event series dedicated to learning the skills and taking the steps needed to change the world for the better. During the third annual Changemaker Week—which will be held Jan. 16-23—students, staff, faculty and alumni can participate in an array of free workshops and online activities centered on…
October 28, 2021
…plans to conduct a series of follow-on parabolic flights after this inaugural launch. On these flights, conducted by the Zero Gravity Corporation (Zero-G), a plane equipped with a special padded section flies up to an altitude of around 32,000 feet and then begins a rapid descent at about 4 miles…
January 21, 2021
…from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and Kate Rubins, who earned a bachelor of science degree in molecular biology in 1999. As members of the Artemis Team, Meir and Rubins will help pave the way for NASA’s next lunar missions including sending the first woman and next man to walk on…
January 22, 2015
…one of the first times in their childhood they get to own something that’s completely theirs.” A current UCSD-TV video, titled “STEAM Powered: Fueling Student Interest in Engineering,” profiles the sessions at Feaster School, one of the first schools to participate in Thinkabit Lab. Throughout the year, K-16 Programs will…
June 16, 2016
A team of engineers is testing a six-story, lightweight steel-frame building on the world’s largest outdoor seismic shake table this month at the University of California San Diego. The goal is to better understand how cold-formed steel structures withstand earthquakes and the fires that may follow. This is the tallest…
July 20, 2016
Professor Emeritus Stanford S. “Sol” Penner, one of the founders and creators of the engineering program at the University of California San Diego, passed away on July 15, 2016 at his home in La Jolla, Calif. He was 95 years old.
