As a zero-waste manager at UC San Diego, Elizabeth Lin seeks to put in place sustainability programs and systems such as composting and recycling to divert as much waste as possible from landfills.
Biological Sciences graduate student Ellie Fausett took an unusual path to her new passion project: Masterminding a new app that brings safety-minded people together with resources to keep them safe outdoors. Learn about her journey and the tool that’s helping people navigate insect disease risks.
Pinar Yoldas, whose work will be featured in Gallery QI this spring, discusses her background, worldview and why art and science are inseparable.
Economic instability – including job loss, food insecurity, eviction and homelessness – is strongly associated with higher rates of violence among California adults, according to a new statewide survey led by the University of California San Diego.
Vivienne Ming, who graduated from UC San Diego with a bachelor’s degree in Cognitive Science discusses her recent book on AI which serves as an alarm bell. “We should be careful that what we’re building doesn’t automate away the very capacities that make us human us human," she said.
Timed with Earth Day, the Burke Lectureship on Religion and Science welcomes author and activist Bill McKibben to UC San Diego to speak on climate, activism and the power of collective movements.
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