November 7, 2019
…coping with a new climate-change driven reality. Scripps researchers, for instance, recently reported that Santa Ana wind activity is projected to decrease in frequency in the fall and spring but not in peak intensity. This effectively narrows the Santa Ana wind season around its historical peak in December. These results,…
March 21, 2024
There are plenty of reasons to love artificial intelligence (AI). But what happens when helpfulness turns into harm? This is one of the big questions that occupies David Danks, a professor in UC San Diego’s Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute and Department of Philosophy.
April 26, 2018
…to large-scale changes in climate,” she said. “The goal of my research is to learn from the past to be able to make informed decisions about how we use the limited resources that we have, to protect species that are in danger today.” Sponsored by the Institute for Practical Ethics—with…
July 25, 2023
Supporters donated a total of $565.7 million to the University of California San Diego during the 2022-23 fiscal year. This is the most ever raised by UC San Diego in a single year, and it represents a 34.6% percent increase over last year’s total philanthropic support.
March 21, 2023
UC San Diego’s vibrant research community wouldn’t be the same without the valuable contributions made by our postdoctoral researchers. Postdocs are scholars who have received their doctoral degree and are hired to help complete research and mentor current graduate students.
December 9, 2021
…the launch of the Climate Champions pilot project, for one. Supported by the Climate Action Lab in the Division of Social Sciences and a partnership of CREATE and the Birch Aquarium at Scripps, among others, the project seeks to get more teaching, learning and action on the climate crisis in…
October 3, 2023
UC San Diego is proud to host a large network of electric vehicle chargers throughout the campus that support more than 2,000 unique drivers. One of them is Rachel Hawkins, member of the Triton Chargers, a club of UC San Diego faculty, staff and students who commute in electric vehicles.
December 17, 2020
…understanding Earth’s weather and climate. Sophia Merrifield, physical oceanographer. Merrifield and fellow principal investigator Eric Terrill will use the award to develop sensing of oceanic and atmospheric boundary layers. Robotic systems that operate on, under and above the ocean’s surface will be outfitted with advanced sensing payloads and software for…
February 22, 2018
…them directly correlates to climate change and clean oceans. And what would you want to see in your alley? At the pop-up, ArtFORMset up several art activities, including a coloring station for people to re-envision the alley and its dumpsters. The artwork of both the elementary students and pop-up participants…
December 2, 2014
Three members of the Jacobs School of Engineering faculty at the University of California, San Diego have been elevated to be Fellows in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) Prof. David Kriegman was honored for his contributions to computer vision, and CSE Prof.…
