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Charting the Pacific Century

November 1, 2018

Is investing in nuclear energy key to mitigating climate change? Is voter fraud as common as alien abductions? And, who will be the winners and losers from the U.S. trade wars?

These New Techniques Expose Your Browsing History to Hackers

October 31, 2018

Security researchers at UC San Diego and Stanford have discovered four new ways to expose Internet users’ browsing histories. These techniques could be used by hackers to learn which websites users have visited as they surf the web.

Study: Ocean Warming Detected from Atmospheric Gas Measurements

October 31, 2018

For each of the past 25 years, oceans have absorbed an amount of heat energy that is 150 times the energy humans produce as electricity annually, according to a study led by researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego and Princeton University.

What Happened in the Past When the Climate Changed?

October 31, 2018

New research shows for the first time how the changing climate in Asia, from 5,000 to 1,000 years ago, transformed people’s ability to produce food in particular places. The computer model simulates crop failures and enables the co-authors to get at the causes of some dramatic historic and cultural changes.

Too Many Fishers in the Sea: The Economic Ceiling of Artisanal Fisheries

October 31, 2018

A new study shows that even if fishers in the Gulf of California used the most efficient and sustainable known practices, most wouldn't generate enough revenue to maintain a living above poverty level.

HDSI Appoints Bradley Voytek to Faculty Fellowship

October 30, 2018

The Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute at UC-San Diego has announced the appointment of Bradley Voytek, a Cognitive Science associate professor with a strong following in science-related social media, as a Faculty Fellow of the pioneering institute. Voytek works with students in Cognitive Science, Neuroscience and Data Science, and is a leader of the neuroscience graduate program as well as the HDSI undergraduate fellowship program.

UC San Diego Received $1.37 Billion in External Funding During Last Fiscal Year

October 30, 2018

The University of California San Diego received a record-breaking $1.37 billion in total research and philanthropic funding during fiscal year 2017-18. The funding drives impactful research to solve some of the world’s most pressing issues and supports other important initiatives including student support, faculty recruitment, campus improvements and more.

UC San Diego Ranked 5th Best Public University by U.S. News and World Report

October 30, 2018

The University of California San Diego has been named the nation’s fifth best public university, according to U.S. News and World’s Report’s Best Global Universities. The new list measures factors such as research, global and regional reputation; international collaboration; as well as the number of highly-cited papers and doctorates awarded. Overall, UC San Diego was named the 17th best university in the world.

SDSC Chief Data Science Officer Ilkay Altintas Named an HDSI Fellow

October 30, 2018

San Diego Supercomputer Center’s Chief Data Science Officer Ilkay Altintas has been named a Fellow of the Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute (HDSI) at the University of California San Diego for her role in the stewardship of HDSI cyberinfrastructure (CI) resources and services, effective with the fall 2018 term.

UC San Diego Statement: A Tragic Week in America

October 29, 2018

A series of tragic, hate-filled events has shaken our country, including two devastating shootings that resulted in the loss of 11 Jewish Americans in Pittsburgh and two African Americans in Kentucky. We join families and friends in grieving the victims of these senseless acts of hatred and discrimination.
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