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Science Takes Center Stage at Expo
50,000 Roll Up Sleeves and Take Part in
Science Festival Celebration at Balboa Park
They learned how scientists can use fluorescent proteins to peer at the mechanisms inside cells—work that earned UC San Diego researcher Roger Tsien the Nobel Prize. They got to drive robots designed by Calit2 that are deployed to disaster areas to assess damage. They played with moving sculptures designed by high school students with the help of UC San Diego students.   More  |
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Students Invited Inside World of Stem Cell Research
 How do you become a scientist? Is it difficult? Is it like being on “ER” or “CSI”? These were some of the questions asked by scores of high school students who visited UC San Diego’s stem cell research facilities Wednesday. The visit was part of the monthlong San Diego Science Festival, which aims to get youngsters excited about science. More
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High School Students Get
Big Picture on Nanotechnology
 From hair gel to virtual gene expression, Southern California high school students got the “big” picture on nanotechnology at UC San Diego Wednesday. About 175 students participated in hands-on nanotechnology experiments such as exploring ways of creating color with shapes, a virtual walk inside a molecule, and a view of the world’s smallest motors. The “Small Wonders” event was part of the inaugural San Diego Science Festival. More
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Report Presents New Research on
Climate Change Effects in California
 A biennial report released today by a team of experts that advises California’s governor suggests that climate changes are poised to affect virtually every sector of the state’s economy and most of its ecosystems. Significant impacts will likely occur under even moderate scenarios of global greenhouse emissions and associated climate change, but without action, severe and costly climate change impacts are possible across the state. More
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Scripps Scientists Help Decode
Mysterious Green Glow of the Sea
 Many longtime sailors have been mesmerized by the dazzling displays of green light often seen below the ocean surface in tropical seas. Now, researchers at UCSD's Scripps Institution of Oceanography have uncovered key clues about the bioluminescent worms that produce the green glow and the biological mechanisms behind their light production. More
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Campus Receives SANDAG’s Diamond
Award for Transit Programs Improving Air Quality
 Supplementing its credentials as a leading “green” campus, UC San Diego has received two Diamond Awards from the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) for its outstanding contributions to reducing traffic congestion and improving mobility in the San Diego region. More
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Students ‘Power Down’ in Energy-Saving Contest
 UC San Diego students, faculty and staff will help green the environment by turning off their computers as part of a nationwide intercollegiate energy-saving competition called “Power Down for the Planet” that runs through April 17. More
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Scripps to Honor Prince Albert II of
Monaco for Environmental Efforts
 UCSD's Scripps Institution of Oceanography will present the Roger Revelle Prize at Scripps to His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco for his efforts to advance and communicate protection of the environment on a global scale. Prince Albert will officially accept the award at Scripps in October.
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Supercomputer Center Director to
Join Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
 Fran Berman, director of the San Diego Supercomputer Center, will become the vice president of research for the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute effective August 1. Berman has led the Supercomputer Center since 2001. An interim director will be named at a later date. More |
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Pioneering Geneticist Named Recipient of 2009 UCSD/Merck Life Sciences Achievement Award
 A pioneer in the field of genetics will be awarded the 2009 UCSD/Merck Life Sciences Lifetime Achievement Award from UC San Diego. James F. Crow, an emeritus professor of genetics at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, will receive the $25,000 award from the Division of Biological Sciences. More |
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