July 4, 2022
Researchers developed lithium-ion batteries that perform well at freezing cold and scorching hot temperatures, while packing a lot of energy. This could help electric cars travel farther on a single charge in the cold and reduce the need for cooling systems for the cars’ batteries in hot climates.
October 31, 2018
New research shows for the first time how the changing climate in Asia, from 5,000 to 1,000 years ago, transformed people’s ability to produce food in particular places. The computer model simulates crop failures and enables the co-authors to get at the causes of some dramatic historic and cultural changes.
July 22, 2019
A new study in Antarctic waters has found a significant decrease of salinity, or freshening of the seawater surrounding the Ross Ice Shelf, indicating that ice shelf melt is caused by warming surface waters following sea ice disappearance.
December 14, 2015
…at UC San Diego climate and atmospheric scientist V. Ramanathan will discuss his perspective as a council member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences on the transformational role religious leaders can play to bring awareness to the urgency of climate change to protect people and nature. Ramanathan will discuss his…
February 10, 2022
…create supportive, culturally competent climates for students to thrive.” But the pandemic was forcing her to make a difficult decision: continue her studies in the UC San Diego/California State University San Marcos Joint Doctoral Program or wait until her financial position was more stable. She didn’t want to give up…
November 20, 2014
Scripps Climate Researcher Among 100 Foreign Policy Global Thinkers of 2014 Veerabhadran Ramanathan recognized by Foreign Policy magazine for promoting dialogue with religious, political leaders to advance environmental stewardship Foreign Policy magazine has named Veerabhadran Ramanathan, a distinguished professor of climate and atmospheric sciences at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, as…
May 28, 2024
Nigel Goldenfeld, a Chancellor’s distinguished professor of physics at UC San Diego, and Mark H. Thiemens, a distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry at UC San Diego, have been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, the United Kingdom’s national academy of sciences.
June 19, 2012
…oxygen and pH ocean climate will affect the early life stages of key marine species. “My favorite component of my research is that it incorporates a great deal of field work, both going to sea and research-based SCUBA diving,” said Frieder, a recipient of several fellowships. “I hope that my…
June 19, 2012
…oxygen and pH ocean climate will affect the early life stages of key marine species. “My favorite component of my research is that it incorporates a great deal of field work, both going to sea and research-based SCUBA diving,” said Frieder, a recipient of several fellowships. “I hope that my…
October 1, 2020
…foster an inclusive campus climate. To underscore its commitment to advancing faculty diversity, the University of California Office of the President has funded two major initiatives at UC San Diego through the UC Advancing Faculty Diversity (AFD) grant program. An interdisciplinary cluster hiring project will recruit 10-12 faculty whose research…
