March 3, 2017
March 3, 2017 —
UC San Diego Research Affairs –The Office of Innovation and Commercialization launches the first of an eighteen-month entrepreneurial seminar series, free and open to anyone at UC San Diego and the general public, including members of any other research institutions, Mar. 9.
March 3, 2017
March 3, 2017 —
Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego is collaborating with the Icelandic Coast Guard (ICG) on a groundbreaking study of the extreme ocean surface conditions that characterize the waters off that country’s coast.
March 2, 2017
March 2, 2017 —
In the largest display of scholarship and creativity in visual arts at the university, UC San Diego Department of Visual Arts graduate students have organized two full days of programs designed to welcome the campus and community. The annual events known as the “Ph.D. Symposium” and the “Open Studios” highlight graduate student achievements. The programs take place Friday, March 3, 3:30 – 9 p.m. and Saturday, March 4, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. in three campus locations: the University Art Gallery, the Structural and Materials Engineering Building and the Visual Arts Facility.
March 2, 2017
March 2, 2017 —
As UC San Diego continues to evolve so, too, does parking and transportation. So what’s the latest and greatest news on these areas? Read on to find out how you can share your opinions in a new commuter survey and what’s next for parking on campus.
March 2, 2017
March 2, 2017 —
Biofuel cells that are powered by human sweat. 3D printed heart tissue. Tiny robots that could deliver drugs. Stretchable and wearable electronics. These are just a few ways that nanoengineers at UC San Diego are making a big splash—at the nanoscale level.
March 2, 2017
March 2, 2017 —
In the past decade, UC San Diego engineers have 3D printed a variety of devices ranging from rocket engines, to robots, to structures inspired by the seahorse’s tail. Now, nanoengineers have added a new item to that list: a 3D printed blood vessel network.
March 2, 2017
March 2, 2017 —
As every UC San Diego student, staff and faculty knows, emails come in by the tens or even hundreds on any given day. Some of those emails may appear to come from familiar sources such as a bank, social media, friends or even colleagues, but they may look odd or suspicious. These emails can range from a UC San Diego message indicating mail support for Internet Explorer IE 8 will discontinue to a “delivery failure notification” email from the U.S. Postal Service. What they are in reality, however, is a phishing scam.
March 2, 2017
March 2, 2017 —
“Classifications and distinctions based on race or color have no moral or legal validity in our society; they are contrary to our constitution and laws.” Such is the message on the doors to Thurgood Marshall College’s newly renovated Ocean View dining hall. Spoken by the college’s namesake, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, the words highlight the principles of diversity and equality central to the new campus eatery.
March 2, 2017
March 2, 2017 —
Driven by a desire to understand our place in the cosmos, Diana Alsindy decided early on she would dedicate her life to exploring the origins of the universe. Now a senior studying chemical engineering at UC San Diego, Alsindy is pursuing her passions with the support of the Bhat Family Scholarship. On Feb. 23, she and more than 80 other undergraduates had the chance to meet and thank the donors who have invested in their success at the annual Hearts and Scholars event.
February 28, 2017
February 28, 2017 —
Description UC San Diego is creating four courses in Data Science as part of a new MicroMasters® program offered via the edX nonprofit online learning destination. Instructors from the Computer Science and Engineering department are leading the effort, and video modules for the courses are being produced in the HD Studio of the Qualcomm Institute.
