October 6, 2016
…simulate surfing, experience an earthquake and wipe out—all on dry land. Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Our campus is brimming with great minds who are innovative and entrepreneurial, willing to break concepts, ideas—and even things—apart, just to put them back together again in a way that makes the…
October 25, 2022
The University of California San Diego has received two five-year National Science Foundation (NSF) grants totaling $6.6 million to fund research hubs in Southern California and Puerto Rico.
February 9, 2012
Three faculty members in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of California, San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering. Peter C. Farrell, founder, chairman and CEO of ResMed, and a member of the Council of Advisors of the…
August 4, 2022
…effects of a colossal earthquake on an actual 10-story building. That’s a tremendous statement for a 61-year-old institution to make in the global research arena.” She noted that the largest awards tend to be the most celebrated, but every award presents an opportunity to promote change that has the potential…
November 8, 2013
An interdisciplinary team of Ph.D. students from the University of California, San Diego, recently spent time at archaeological sites in the southern Italian region of Calabria, and they came away with a newfound respect for the daily routine of uncovering the past – and a better understanding of how to…
February 20, 2014
…programs at Scripps include earthquake monitoring and natural hazard early-warning systems to enhance public safety. The deep sea, however, represents a unique challenge since it represents an area of the ocean that is woefully underexplored, a fact that is prompting scientists to act with urgency before damage occurs prior to…
November 22, 2022
As a Filipino international student at UC San Diego, I watched what might have been the most talked-about issue at COP27: the concept of loss and damage in which those most responsible for the climate change that has taken place so far help those with less to do with it…
November 5, 2020
…networking technology used in earthquake detection systems, the ALERTTahoe network expanded rapidly. When UC San Diego and the University of Oregon became partners, the network became ALERTWildfire. The efficacy of the network to confirm and monitor wildfires was readily apparent and interagency investment created a surge in camera numbers as…
February 24, 2015
Late last year, two University of California, San Diego students set out for Florence, Italy, to diagnose a patient that had no prior medical record, couldn’t be poked or prodded in any way, and hadn’t been in prime condition for more than 800 years.
September 25, 2018
They are trailblazers, industry titans and philanthropic leaders. With their generosity, they are advancing health care, basic science and engineering to make a better tomorrow. The recipients of the University of California San Diego’s 2018 Chancellor’s Medal include: UC San Diego alumnus and Qualcomm co-founder, Franklin Antonio; former member of…
