Innovation & Technology
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Global connections foster global solutions
April 22, 2020 | Virginia Watson | GPS News
GPS’s 2020 Outstanding Alumnus Jeff Rector shares how connecting with alumni has enhanced his career and furthered his goal of climate change mitigation around the globe
What is the Best Way to Encourage Innovation? Competitive Pay May be the Answer
Feb. 12, 2020 | By Christine Clark | UC San Diego News
Field work from UC San Diego and Thermo Fisher finds providing a sizable award to top performers is most effective in producing creative scientific and technological solutions
When Will We End Global Warming?
Nov. 21, 2019 | By Christine Clark | UC San Diego News
At the intersection of science, technology and policy, UC San Diego’s David G. Victor offers answers
Out of the lab: A program designed to foster real-world impact
May 29, 2019 | By Rachel Hommel | GPS News
In its fifth year, the GPS Science Policy Fellows program pushes STEM students out of their technical comfort zones, creating bridges within UC San Diego’s area of excellence
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Faculty and Research
Related Faculty
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Roger Bohn
Professor
Research Fields: high-tech and international manufacturing, electronics and data storage industry, product development, organizational management
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Renee Bowen
Associate Professor
Research fields: political economy, microeconomic theory, international trade
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Tai Ming Cheung
Professor; Director, UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation
Research Fields: China, Chinese and East Asian defense and national security affairs, especially related to economic, industrial, technology and innovation issues
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Peter Cowhey
Dean and Qualcomm Endowed Chair in Communications and Technology Policy
Research Fields: U.S. trade policy, foreign policy, communications and information technology, Internet, biological threats, international corporate strategy, microfinance industry to alleviate poverty
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Michael Davidson
Assistant Professor
Research Fields: China, electricity markets, energy policy, climate change policy
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Joshua Graff Zivin
Professor and Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs
Research Fields: environmental, public health, development, innovation economics
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Gordon Hanson
Professor; Pacific Economic Cooperation Chair in International Economic Relations; Director, Center on Global Transformation
Research Fields: economics, international trade, international migration, foreign direct investment
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Elizabeth Lyons
Assistant Professor
Research Fields: technology and innovation strategy, international management, organizational economics
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Craig McIntosh
Professor; Co-director, Policy Design and Evaluation Lab
Research Fields: development economics, agricultural and resource economics, program evaluation, microeconomics, anti-poverty policies
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Ulrike Schaede
Professor of Japanese Business; Executive Director, Center
on Global Transformation; Director, Japan Forum for Innovation and TechnologyResearch Fields: Japan, Japanese business organization, strategy, and management, financial markets
Related Research Centers and Programs
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Deep Decarbonization Initiative
Focused on helping the world cut emissions of warming gases essentially to zero given the very real science, technology, economic and political constraints that exist. This initiative at UC San Diego is co-led by GPS Professor David Victor. -
Big Pixel Initiative
Designing research methods for scalable satellite image ingestion, processing, computing and visualization for the next generation of global change research in geospatial big data. This initiative at UC San Diego is co-led by GPS Professor Gordon Hanson. -
Japan Forum for Innovation and Technology
Aiming to foster new collaboration and innovation between San Diego and Japan, this center acts as a hub for cross-disciplinary research on contemporary business, science and technology in Japan and its associated policies and strategies. -
Science Policy Fellows Program
This program facilitates the exploration of policy implications and the practical application of research in engineering, medicine, and marine and earth sciences for strategic decision-making.
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July 28, 2015: Roger Bohn finds aviation-related writing inspiration at the University of Oxford’s Summer Research Institute.
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