January 14, 2016
…room for error. A successful execution of one of these quad jumps garners high scores in competition, and these days they are an expected program element for top skaters. Richard Dornbush “It takes a lot of guts,” said Dornbush, who has a quad toe loop planned for both his short…
September 17, 2020
…Learn program. We invited students, faculty and staff to submit their questions about the importance of testing wastewater for SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—and what happens when trace amounts are found. To address these important topics, we spoke with Rob Knight, professor and director of the Center for Microbiome Innovation.…
October 19, 2017
…creator of the wildly successful Broadway musical “Hamilton.” Savage is being recognized for “identifying and addressing the technological, economic and social vulnerabilities underlying internet security challenges and cybercrime.” It’s easy to see how his track record and the impact of his work attracted the attention of the MacArthur Foundation. Savage,…
August 14, 2013
A team of researchers, led by Colorado State University engineering professor John van de Lindt, has spent the last month shaking a four-story building on the world’s largest outdoor shake table at the University of California, San Diego, to learn how to make structures with first-floor garages better withstand seismic…
June 7, 2016
Students and researchers at all stages of their academic careers went head-to-head recently, competing for $100k in prizes at the 10th annual UC San Diego Entrepreneur Challenge.
October 23, 2014
…Emergency Preparedness, physicians, nurses, student health, Facilities Engineering, Environmental Services, laboratory medicine, pharmacy, imaging, information technology, communications, human resources, and administration, has developed a comprehensive plan based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and in collaboration with public health authorities and our sister UC medical centers. Currently…
October 20, 2016
…to make these expeditions successful. “The goal is to reframe science so that our guests experience it for the adventure that it is,” said Debbie Zmarzly, the director of programming for Birch Aquarium and curator of the exhibit. “By creating an environment where people can imagine themselves on board a…
April 11, 2019
UC San Diego Department of Philosophy professor Manuel Vargas and Santiago Amaya of the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia have been awarded a $1.2 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation to advance understanding of agency, free will and responsibility.
June 11, 2024
Love and respect anchor the words written by Associate Professor of Literature Brandon Som in his latest work, “Tripas: Poems,” which garnered the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry. Department of Music alumna Mary Kouyoumdjian’s multimedia work “Paper Pianos,” which melds music and audio documentary with first-person stories of refugees, was…
July 22, 2015
Collaborative effort recognized for development of pH sensors for ocean acidification monitoring
