Scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography present a new predictive tool the public can use to understand sewage contamination levels at beaches from Coronado to Playas de Tijuana as well as potential risks of swimmer illness.
An international study estimates that scuba diving contributes between $8.5 and $20.4 billion to the global economy each year, supporting up to 124,000 jobs across 170 countries, offering an economic incentive for marine conservation.
A virus that typically infects black-eyed peas is showing great promise as a low-cost, potent cancer immunotherapy—and researchers are uncovering why.
UC San Diego bioengineering professor David Gough devoted nearly half a century to a singular big-picture goal: improving the day-to-day experiences and the outlook on life of people with diabetes.
Menopause remains one of the most under-discussed stages of life, even though more than 1 million women in the U.S. experience this natural biological transition each year. Women's health experts designed a website to empower individuals to take charge of menopause.
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Yoga legend Arturo Galvez has taught tens of thousands on campus since 1980. This fall, he'll return as faculty of a new University of California Yoga Teacher Training program—sharing decades of wisdom in history, philosophy and the business of yoga.
The Stuart Collection at UC San Diego is launching an innovative mindfulness audio tour of its renowned collection in collaboration with artist Mashonda Tifrere.
Distinguished Professor Terrence Sejnowski, a pioneer in computational neuroscience who leads groundbreaking research on AI, has been selected to join two of the most prominent societies in the world: the Royal Society and the American Philosophical Society.
“As we face a time when public health is under scrutiny, it’s crucial to reflect on why we chose this field to begin with—to help others. We must ask ourselves: if not us, then who?”
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“There is so much that we don’t know about sharks and their relatives, yet we’re catching and killing many species too quickly. That’s why shark research isn’t just important—it is also urgent.”
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