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Library advocates speak on the potential impacts of proposed budget cuts to the city of San Diego's library system, and college librarians adapt to AI.

President Biden on Tuesday set a 10-year deadline for cities across the nation to replace their lead pipes, finalizing an approach aimed at ensuring that drinking water is safe for all Americans.

Author and TV host Kelly Corrigan has a radical way to support a loved one through a crisis, big or small. Here's her technique to make someone feel like it's safe to open up.

If you haven't rolled up your sleeve for the jab, you're not alone. In fact, you're in the majority. Here's why doctors think the shot is important.

Firefighters aided by aircraft battled a wind-driven wildfire burning in an area straddling the San Francisco Bay Area and central California, authorities said.

Dinocephalosaurus orientalis's snake-like body was 16 feet long and lived in Triassic China. The newly revealed specimen allows scientists to depict the creature in full for the first time.

The USD College of Arts and Sciences and Humanities Center, along with Warwick’s bookstore, will host best-selling author Amy Tan as she discusses her new book, The Backyard Bird Chronicles. She will be in conversation with Noelle Norton, PhD, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences. Tracking the natural beauty that surrounds us, The Backyard Bird Chronicles maps the passage of time through daily entries, thoughtful questions, and beautiful original sketches. With boundless charm and wit, author Amy Tan charts her foray into birding and the natural wonders of the world. Amy Tan is the New York Times bestselling author of several novels, including The Joy Luck Club, The Kitchen God’s Wife and The Bonesetter’s Daughter. Her essays and stories have appeared in numerous newspapers and magazines, including The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Harper’s Bazaar, National Geographic, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. She is a co-producer and co-screenwriter of the film version of The Joy Luck Club and is on the board of American Bird Conservancy. She is the recipient of many honors, including the Commonwealth Gold Award, the Carl Sandburg Award. She was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, in 2022, and in 2023, President Biden presented her with the National Humanities Medal. Free admission for USD students and staff by registering with your USD email and promo code. The code will be announced in the Humanities Center newsletter or you may contact us directly at humanitiescenter@sandiego.edu. Free tickets do not include a copy of the book, which will be for sale by Warwick's bookstore. Parking and Campus information here For more information visit: warwicks.com

This wild case emphasizes the serious potential for criminal misuse of artificial intelligence that experts have been warning about for some time, one professor said.

Fixing the misfolded proteins that cause dementia and heart failure - Front Row lecture with Jeffery Kelly, PhD Description: All proteins have a correct way of “folding” themselves into their three-dimensional structures. When this folding process goes awry, including processes leading to protein misassembly, a number of devastating diseases can result. In this free Front Row lecture, Scripps Research professor Jeffery Kelly will share how he is developing novel therapeutic strategies to target these protein misfolding diseases, which lead to deterioration of the heart and brain. His multi-disciplinary research has already led to the development of an FDA-approved drug available in the pharmacy called tafamidis (Vyndaqel® and Vyndamax®): a medicine that slows the progression of the neurodegenerative disease familial amyloid polyneuropathy and the degenerative heart disease called TTR cardiomyopathy. ABOUT SCRIPPS RESEARCH Scripps Research is an independent, nonprofit biomedical institute based in La Jolla, California, and ranked one of the most influential in the world for its impact on innovation. The Front Row lecture series, now in its seventh season, offers an exclusive glimpse into groundbreaking scientific discoveries in action. In 2024 we celebrate a century of turning vision into pioneering impact. Reserve your seat today and learn how our scientists remain at the forefront of advancing the future of science and medicine. We hope you’ll join us—in the front row—for the next century of Science Changing Life. Scripps Research on Facebook / Instagram

The Sky Tonight is a live planetarium show held every month in the Heikoff Giant Dome Theater. The Fleet's resident astronomer will lead you on a journey through the cosmos as we explore a new topic each month. The Sky Tonight show on the first Wednesday of every month starts at 7 p.m. or 8:15 p.m. No late seatings. After the night showings, the San Diego Astronomy Association provides free telescope viewing outdoors on the Prado in Balboa Park (weather and operational requirements permitting). NEW! The Sky Tonight: Virtual Edition at 7 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month, via Zoom NEW! The Sky Tonight: Family Edition at 11 a.m. on the second Sunday of each month Please note late seating or refunds for late arrivals are not permitted. Fleet Science Center on Facebook / Instagram