2023 San Diego Pride Parade
More than 500 members of the UC San Diego community participated in this year's San Diego Pride Parade to honor the LGBTQ+ community.
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13th Annual Adam D. Kamil Media Awards
The UC San Diego School of Arts and Humanities and Department of Visual Arts celebrated the 13th annual Adam D. Kamil Media Awards, awarding top prize to student Citlalli Martinez Cano for their film "Les Girls."
Smiles, Tears and Cheers: Snapshots from Commencement
More than 9,000 graduates took part in commencement ceremonies at UC San Diego's undergraduate colleges, professional schools and graduate divisions. More than a dozen ceremonies took place between June 17 and 18. Captured here are the smiles, cheers, tears and hugs as graduates showed off their creative cap designs, received applause as they crossed the stage at their college ceremony and rejoiced with family and friends.
Four-Legged Robot Traverses Tricky Terrains Thanks to Improved 3D Vision
Technology & EngineeringResearchers led by UC San Diego have developed a new model that trains four-legged robots to see more clearly in 3D. The advance enabled a robot to autonomously cross challenging terrain with ease—including stairs, rocky ground and gap-filled paths—while clearing obstacles in its way.
Sally Ride Science at UC San Diego Celebrates Trailblazers at Sixth Annual Women in Leadership Event
June 18, 2023, marks the 40th anniversary of the day Sally Ride blasted off aboard shuttle Challenger to become America’s first woman in space. As she broke through the atmosphere, so too did she break NASA’s gender barrier. In the ensuing years, Ride established her legacy as a champion of equity in science education and a beacon for girls and young people from diverse backgrounds striving to realize their dreams.Today, the Women in Leadership event is presented annually by Sally Ride Science @ UC San Diego to honor a decades-long legacy of blazing new trails and promoting equity and inclusion.
Largest Outdoor Earthquake Simulator in the World
Science & EnvironmentWe’re taking you underground and inside the largest outdoor earthquake simulator in the world. You’re about to learn how this high-performance shake table is powered and equipped with smart-control technology that can simulate the most devastating earthquakes in modern history. Located at UC San Diego, this simulator supports the tallest and heaviest structures ever to be tested for resilience during an earthquake–from multi-story buildings to bridge columns, bridge bents, and wind turbines Funded by the National Science Foundation, the newly upgraded shake table can now replicate ground motions with 6 degrees of freedom. “With a world-class facility like this,” says Joel Conte, principal investigator, “Our goal is to save lives–in California, in the US, and the world; and also, to prevent tremendous economic losses after an earthquake, that take many, many years to rebuild.”
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