The UCSD Guardian

City Council Fully Converts to Renewable Energy

Kriti Sarin • Jan 3, 2016

The City Council of San Diego unanimously voted in favor of an unprecedented Climate Action Plan on Dec. 15. The plan is a legally mandated commitment for the city’s government to cut its greenhouse...

12/2 A.S. Council

Naftali Burakovsky • Dec 3, 2015

Disclaimer: The weekly A.S. Council column is not meant to be a news story but rather an individualized account of what occurs at Council meetings. If the most interesting part of a three hour long meeting...

UCSD Scholars Attend Paris Climate Summit

Ming-Ray Liao • Dec 3, 2015

Sixteen UCSD researchers, students and staff from the UC Revelle program are currently attending the 21st annual Conference of Parties in Paris that will last from Nov. 30 until Dec. 11. They are joined...

University Hosts Annual World AIDS Day Events

Dec 3, 2015

UCSD hosted events across campus to commemorate the annual World AIDS Day on Dec. 1. The theme for this year was “Get to Zero,” which centered on eliminating stigma, preventing new infections and minimizing...

Homeless Population Ranks Fourth in America

Lisa Chik • Dec 3, 2015

The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development released a report ranking San Diego among the nation’s top four cities with the largest homeless population this past November. According...

Biologists Engineer Mosquitoes to Inhibit Spread of Malaria

Julie Yip • Dec 3, 2015

Researchers at UCSD, in collaboration with those at UC Irvine, have genetically engineered mosquitoes with parasite-resistant genes that can inhibit the transmission of malaria to humans at a 99.5 percent...

Changing Gears

Guardian Staff • Nov 30, 2015

Too little time, too little money. Problems many college students have become all too familiar with. After class, studying, internships and a variety of other facets that are part of the juggling feat...

UCSA Proposes New Systemwide Membership Fee

Nov 29, 2015

To maintain the organization’s current operations and political leverage, the University of California Student Association proposed a new funding model for itself on Nov. 18. The proposal, known as Student...

Suspect Steals $17,000 in UCSD Parking Passes

Kevin Santos • Nov 29, 2015

The UCSD Police Department is currently investigating an incident in which nearly 75 parking permits were embezzled from the Gilman Parking Structure, resulting in a loss of $17,000. The case was reported...

Electric Chip Separates Nanoparticles from Blood

Nov 29, 2015

UCSD researchers developed an electric chip that uses electric fields to remove nanoparticles from blood more efficiently than existing methods. Led by Michael Heller, a nanoengineering professor at the...

Watch Your Language

Matthew Zamudio • Nov 22, 2015

Professor Seth Lerer not only holds two bachelor degrees, a masters degree, and a Ph.D. in English but also a respect for the evolution and change in language. Professor Seth Lerer sat surrounded by...

A.S. Council Votes to Cut Funding for Student Media

Julie Yip • Nov 22, 2015

Members of A.S. Council voted to defund all campus media publications receiving money from student fees on Nov. 18. Assistant Vice President of Equity, Diversion and Inclusion Daniel Juarez proposed to...