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UC San Diego receives $35M in state funding for new hydrogen-hybrid coastal research vessel

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California legislators have allocated UC San Diego $35 million to design and build a new coastal research vessel with a first-of-its-kind hydrogen-hybrid propulsion system. The new vessel will be operated by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. Earlier post.)

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UC San Diego launches Institute for Materials Discovery and Design

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The University of California San Siego (UCSD) has formed the San Diego Institute for Materials Discovery and Design, a joint initiative of the Jacobs School of Engineering and Division of Physical Sciences at UCSD. Several joint proposals are already under development or have been submitted.

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Tech Salaries Jump in San Diego, Plunge in Dallas

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Globally, tech salaries climbed an average of 6.2 percent to US $138,000, with the San Diego area clocking the biggest jump, at 9.1 The San Francisco Bay area registered a slight decline, though average salaries there still top the charts at $165,000. percent to US $144,000.

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How will climate change impact food production?

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Researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy have developed a new method for predicting the financial impacts climate change will have on food production. The post How will climate change impact food production? appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Matthew Betz Named 2024 Global Fleet Conference Chair

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4-6 in San Diego, California. Betz brings over 35 years of experience in the fleet industry to the 2024 conference, which will take place Nov.

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SG Biofuels to Expand Jatropha Research and Development Center in San Diego

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a bioenergy crop company focused on the development and production of elite seeds of Jatropha, plans to establish an advanced Jatropha research and development center located in San Diego, Calif. SG Biofuels, Inc.,

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This Engineer Is Helping to Make India a Global Semiconductor Hub

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The initiative aims to improve the country’s reliance on hardware infrastructure and to become a global hub for electronics manufacturing and design. Tushar Sharma Employer Renesas Electronics, San Diego. He is based at the company’s San Diego office but travels frequently to Bengaluru.

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