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To Russell Duff, Ph.D., and his wife Eloise, science and education have always been important. The Duffs’ demonstrated their commitment to science education through a gift to support student research in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
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The Environmental Systems Program (ESYS) reached another milestone as the undergraduate degree program graduated its 100th student this year at UCSD. More >> |
During her college and graduate years at UCSD, Saj-nicole Joni (Ph.D, Mathematics, ’77) knew that she wanted to be a mathematician, involved in research and teaching at a great university.
Today she draws from her pioneering experience as a key business strategist and advisor to corporate executives, boards, and joint ventures. More >> |
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Brian G. Keating, an assistant professor of physics, was recipient of the nation’s highest honor awarded to researchers at the outset of their professional scientific careers. More >> |
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Explore innovative, interdisciplinary research efforts focused on discovering new sources of biofuels and efficient ways of making them a feasible, long-term solution to our energy needs. More >> |
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This year, UC San Diego more than lived up to its reputation as a “hot” place to do and study science and mathematics. We jumped six places to rank fifth among schools with the most federal support for chemical research and development, and we are gaining rapidly on fourth-ranked Berkeley and third-ranked UCSF. UCSD was also a top producer of chemistry bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D. graduates. Our mathematics department was ranked second in the nation in faculty productivity and our mathematics education doctoral program, offered jointly with San Diego State University, was ranked seventh nationally. And The New York Times selected a project initiated by one of our undergraduate physics students as one of the top ten most interesting science stories of the year.
UCSD is by far the youngest university to make the top ten in overall research and development spending. It was just a gleam in the eye of its founder Roger Revelle, when, 50 years ago, the Soviet satellite Sputnik circling the Earth served as a wake up call to Americans that stimulated a renaissance in science innovation and education. Although less dramatic than the launch of the first satellite, today’s lagging math and science test scores of American students remind us that we must not neglect the K-12 pipeline.
Our new California Teach program, which aims to attract students with a love of math and science to become secondary school teachers, is growing rapidly. The roll out of new courses in the program will be completed in the spring of 2008. This fall, a generous donation from the Ackerman Foundation permitted us to launch a scholarship program for science and math students who plan to pursue careers in teaching. Learn how you can donate to this and other programs by clicking here. |
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A southern Californian at heart, Dorian Raymer surfs, skateboards, fishes for yellowtail and dabbles in different academic disciplines. Last week the New York Times Magazine named the study on knot formation by Raymer and Douglas Smith, Department of Physics, one of the Top Science Stories of 2007. More >> |
Using a device composed of microscopic rooms and hallways that was designed and fabricated in the Department of Physics, a team of researchers from four institutions has determined how bacteria self-organize during the early stages of colony formation. The findings may lead to more effective ways to treat or prevent persistent infections.
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A new series of dynamic videos created by undergraduate students in the Department of Chemistry is helping them relax and focus on what really matters—the science behind the experiment. Over the last few months the videos, which are five to seven minutes long, have been downloaded more than 15,000 times from YouTube and SciVee, a website where scientists can trade research techniques. More >> |
A team of researchers in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has determined the structure of a protein found in cells that shows potential as a target for the development of newer diabetes drugs that have fewer side effects than existing ones. More >> |
As part of the International Polar Year with an international team of scientists, UCSD researchers will be studying climate change in the Arctic utilizing the aerosol time-of-flight mass spectrometer (ATOFMS) instrumentation developed in the laboratory of Professor Kimberly Prather, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. More >> |
UC San Diego’s California Teach program, designed to train mathematics and science teachers to address shortages in California schools, was featured recently on I-TV’s “The Next Math and Science Teachers.”
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