December 1, 2016
…’94 Associate Professor of Marine Ecology Scripps Institution of Oceanography How do coral reefs change when sharks are removed? Stuart Sandin is investigating questions like this about community ecology. His research aims to understand how organisms live together, what controls the structure of ecological communities as well as how communities…
December 5, 2023
‘Tis the season to spread the Triton spirit! In this annual holiday gift guide, we have curated a mix of products and experiences brought to you by UC San Diego’s talented community of alumni, faculty, innovators, scholars and more.
November 30, 2017
…to solutions,” said Scripps biological oceanographer and COP23 attendee Lisa Levin. “It is also encouraging to see state-academic collaborations grow, and the increasing engagement of youth constituencies. Chile and France in particular are two countries that seem to embrace both.” New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Fijian Prime Minister Frank…
August 25, 2022
…of humpback whales and marine robots. Smartphone-based health measurements. Understanding why jerboas have long feet. These are just a handful of the more than 94 different research projects undertaken by high school and college students in the ENLACE binational summer research program at the University of California San Diego in…
December 12, 2022
Using models, researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues elsewhere, describe using RNA-targeting CRISPR/Cas13d technology to develop a new therapeutic strategy that specifically eliminates toxic RNA that causes Huntington’s Disease.
May 9, 2013
A panel of distinguished experts will discuss the role of computation and data analytics in supporting discovery throughout the biological sciences when XSEDE13 – the annual conference focusing on computer science, education, outreach, software, and technology – is held July 22-25 in San Diego.
August 29, 2023
A new study led by scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Jacobs School of Engineering has pinpointed how a dinoflagellate plankton species created the major red tide event off Southern California in 2020.
February 28, 2013
…to show dust and biological aerosols that made it from as far as the Sahara were incorporated into the clouds to form ice, then influenced the formation of the precipitation in California,” said Creamean, who conducted the fieldwork as a graduate student under Prather, the study leader who holds appointments…
October 29, 2020
…are online, the former Marine goes to campus every week to study or do homework and to get his COVID-19 test. “I like the academic environment,” he said. He’s getting to know other students through his job mentoring fellow veterans virtually at the Student Veteran Resource Center. There, he helps…
November 21, 2012
In a new study, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues elsewhere, describe markers and a model that quantify how aging occurs at the level of genes and molecules, providing not just a more precise way to determine how old someone is, but also…
