October 22, 2015
…Leinen, Vice Chancellor for Marine Sciences; and Walter Munk, renowned Scripps Insitution of Oceaongraphy scientist. After retiring from NASA, she joined the faculty at UC San Diego in 1989 as professor of physics and director of the California Space Institute, an initiative under the University of California system. She cofounded…
October 25, 2011
UC San Diego’s Village@Torrey Pines East apartment development, featuring solar-heated showers and “wind scoops” that pull in Pacific breezes, is celebrating its grand opening with news that it won LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Gold certification. The green-building award recognizes Village East’s water- and energy-efficient features in addition…
November 29, 2018
…how change may impact life here in a number of ways. Photos by Kelly Mullins/School of Global Policy and Strategy San Diego 2049 Challenges Graduate Students to Solve Tomorrow’s Problems Today Earlier this month, it was announced an Amazon Echo might be a key witness in a murder trial. This…
October 27, 2023
A new Antarctic ice sheet modeling study from scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography suggests that meltwater flowing out to sea from beneath Antarctic glaciers is making them lose ice faster.
September 7, 2016
Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego Emeritus Professor of Geology Edward Litton (Jerry) Winterer, a renowned expert in the study of sediments, died Aug. 30 at his home in Del Mar, Calif. He was 91.
February 11, 2016
…effects on California Current marine life during a time of year when nutrients are propelled to the ocean surface from deep waters. Other researchers are enlisting the public’s help to document the evolution of El Niño’s effects on the coastline and estuaries with photos. The suite of studies not only…
June 8, 2021
A new 3D bioprinter developed by UC San Diego nanoengineers operates at record speed—it can print a 96-well array of living human tissue samples within 30 minutes. The technology could help accelerate high-throughput preclinical drug screening and make it less costly.
November 18, 2021
…products through the full lifecycle—design, prototype creation, testing, fabrication and commercialization—bringing products to market and ideas to impact. “UC San Diego students benefit from having access to the equipment, expertise and funding that drives knowledge forward,” said Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Elizabeth H. Simmons. “This space will bring…
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.
September 3, 2020
…initiatives; $15 million to marine sciences; and $10 million to student affairs. Pivotal support for outstanding early-career faculty was provided to UC San Diego through a $12 million grant from the Hellman Fellows Program to establish the Hellman Fellows Endowed Fund. Chancellor Khosla has committed $6 million as an institutional…
