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Eyes on Wildfires

November 5, 2020

…interdisciplinary team of faculty, students, and staff at UC San Diego,” said Falko Kuester, ALERTWildfire team member and professor at the Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego. “The team includes members with expertise in earth systems science, computer science and engineering, electrical and computer engineering, mechanical and aerospace…

The Unexpected Physics Behind Turkey’s Devastating 2023 Earthquakes

August 3, 2023

A new study from researchers at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography uses a multidisciplinary approach to unravel the complexities of the two deadly earthquakes of nearly equal strength that struck Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6, 2023.

Getting to a Zero Carbon Future

October 13, 2016

…an academic hub, connecting students and faculty who are working on issues relevant for decarbonization from different perspectives. Leading the initiative are George R. Tynan of the Jacobs School of Engineering and David G. Victor of the School of Global Policy and Strategy. Tynan, an associate dean and professor of…

Data for Life

January 23, 2020

…Design Competition for their students, with the goal of developing new tools to improve quality-of-life for patients and caregivers of Parkinson’s Disease. One team took that goal and ran with it. The edible sensor used by Browne et. al. is smaller than a pill. When swallowed, it communicates directly with…

Startup Companies Tackle COVID-19 From Many Angles

April 16, 2020

…designed to support both students and their mentors, in a variety of languages and grade levels. As the pandemic continues, Learning Equality has seen a jump in the number of hits to online servers. Interactions with one online server in Uganda leaped from 2,000 to 18,000 interactions in just one…

Brain Research at UC San Diego Brings Excitement to Celebration of Former Engineering Dean

May 2, 2013

Within days of each other, Robert W. Conn recently made two trips to Washington, D.C. to meet President Barack Obama at the White House. The Dean Emeritus of the University of California, San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering, Dr. Conn is President of The Kavli Foundation.

A Drug Lord and the World’s Largest Invasive Animal

April 26, 2018

…Geographic Society. Along with students from UPTC, fishermen, researchers and veterinarians, they have been analyzing how the hippos’ presence may be altering nearby lakes and the Magdalena River. Hippos are classified as “ecosystem engineers” since they move key nutrients from one ecosystem to another, not unlike how salmon transport ocean…

UC San Diego Cyber-Archaeologist Participates in ‘Dialogue of Civilizations’

October 19, 2017

University of California San Diego anthropology professor Thomas E. Levy is back in San Diego after participating in the fourth International Conference on Dialogue of Civilizations, held in Ahmedabad, India and co-organized by the National Geographic Society (NGS), Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and India’s Ministry of Culture.

Kyoto Prize Symposium to Honor Three Global Visionaries

February 8, 2024

UC San Diego and Point Loma Nazarene University will co-host the 23rd annual Kyoto Prize Symposium on March 13 and 14. The 2023 Kyoto Prize Laureates are Elliott H. Lieb for Basic Sciences, Ryuzo Yanagimachi for Advanced Technology and Nalini Malani for Arts and Philosophy.

The Quest for a Better Electric Vehicle Battery

November 1, 2012

…recruits outstanding undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs and faculty in control systems. As associate vice chancellor for research, he oversees academic organized research units, including centers and institutes, and academic research personnel matters, including postdoctoral and visiting scholars, and expansion of opportunities for early career research training and development. He will…

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