Carolyne Corelis
The size and structure of our brains go a long way to explaining what makes us human. But what caused our brains to become what they are? Some UC San Diego researchers have pin-pointed a part of our DNA that is a very strong candidate.
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Although research on smoke taint in the United States began years before 2020, it wasn’t until massive fires hit California that year that the winemaking community here began to understand the enormity of the issue. -
Starting Tuesday night, the Helen Woodward Animal Center will begin taking in 20 orphaned pets rescued from the deadly Maui fire. -
Wildfire risk is not going away in Southern California, but Cal Fire officials say Hilary may ease chances of a destructive fire for a couple of weeks. -
San Diego State University will move classes and most faculty and staff to virtual instruction or remote work at both its San Diego and Imperial Valley campuses Monday due to weather conditions. -
The San Diego Community College District has postponed Monday's scheduled first day of classes for some 50,000 students due to Tropical Storm Hilary. -
San Diego Thursday opened The Helm, an affordable housing development with 77 units built in collaboration with the San Diego Housing Commission. -
Whatever you did to prepare for last winter's heavy rain is what you need to do before Hurricane Hilary drenches San Diego County. -
In push for camping ban, San Diego leaders used misleading data to link unhoused people to fire riskPoliticians are citing data and growing complaints from residents to usher in controversial policy changes. -
The San Diego Union-Tribune Festival of Books is Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023 at the University of San Diego campus, with dozens of author panels, readings, children's activities and booksellers. -
This weekend in the arts: Site-specific fiber art, a dark spin on Saint-Saëns, books galore, Filipino-American dance, Picasso on stage and more.
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