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Climate researchers have long grappled with how to get Americans to eat less beef, a food with a huge global warming impact. Now some are thinking about it through the lens of gender.

KPBS Midday Edition speaks with author Ieva Jusionyte about her book "Exit Wounds" that traces the impacts of cross-border gun smuggling.

Severe storms and tornadoes battered Oklahoma early Sunday, tossing cars and ripping roofs off buildings in the middle of the night.

Since publishing Annihilation and the subsequent Southern Reach novels, VanderMeer has become a poster child for fiction confronting climate change. Now he's back with a highly anticipated prequel.

Survivors of last year's deadly wildfire that decimated a historic Maui town will receive an additional year of housing assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

You are cordially invited to attend the grand re-opening and re-naming celebration of the building currently known as the Walter Library! On Tuesday, April 2nd at 12:00 p.m., meet us in front of Walter Library to unveil the new building name with a ribbon cutting, music, socializing, lunch & light refreshments (until 1p.m.) in the lobby!

Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! The film explores both the landmark 1952 film starring Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Lloyd Bridges and Katy Jurado, and the gripping story behind its troubled production. The documentary reveals how many of the studios passed on the project and major Hollywood actors turned it down before Gary Cooper accepted the lead role. When it was ultimately released, "High Noon" was seen by some as an attack on the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC).

Local surfers coast through the history, activism and artistry of surfing in San Diego.

A new study shows 3D imaging found potentially serious cancers earlier and reduced the need for callback for further screening.

India recently celebrated the 75th anniversary of its independence. Much has changed about India in the intervening years. India is now the world’s largest country by population, the fifth-largest economy globally and is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Yet fundamental challenges remain in India’s development path. Join the 21st Century India Center for an engaging event as we bring together world-class economists to delve into current research insights and discuss how future academic work can build on this knowledge to help make progress on the most pressing economic problems India will face in the next quarter century. Keynote speech by Michael Kremer, University Professor in the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics at the University of Chicago and the co-recipient of the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Special lecture by Karthik Muralidharan from UC San Diego and author of the transformative new book, “Accelerating India's Development.” Agenda: 2:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. - Panel 3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. - Break 4:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. - Keynote and Special Lecture 5:45 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. - Reception This public event is organized by the 21st Century India Center at the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy. For more information on India activities, please visit india.ucsd.edu. If you have any questions, please contact GPS Events Coordinator Curtis Bruno (c1bruno@ucsd.edu) For more information visit: gps-ucsd.zohobackstage.com