Researchers from a broad range of fields at the University of California San Diego are making waves as they push the boundaries of science and medicine to develop groundbreaking, real-world solutions to longstanding health inequities.
UC San Diego’s ranks now include 18 fellows of the National Academy of Inventors. Three professors have been named 2022 NAI fellows, the highest professional distinction awarded to academic inventors.
UC San Diego is working to provide access to transit-oriented rental housing, prioritized for UC San Diego and UC San Diego Health faculty and staff. The first residents have moved into Framework, which features fully-furnished modern studios in downtown San Diego on the UC San Diego Blue Line.
A team including scientists at the University of California San Diego has been chosen to lead a $10M project to promote battery recycling and reuse. It’s part of a $74M award from the United States Department of Energy program on Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
UC San Diego scientists have identified a long-sought carbon dioxide sensor in plants, a discovery that holds implications for trees, crops and wildfires. The researchers found that two proteins work together to form the sensor, which is key for water evaporation, photosynthesis and plant growth.
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UC San Diego Health is recognized as a 2022-2023 High Performing hospital for obstetric and infant care, the highest award a hospital can earn by U.S. News & World Report.
As a Filipino international student at UC San Diego, I watched what might have been the most talked-about issue at COP27: the concept of loss and damage in which those most responsible for the climate change that has taken place so far help those with less to do with it recover.
Darren Hamilton, age 42, is a police officer for the City of Coronado. He has been involved in a variety of experiences, some uplifting and rewarding, some intense and extremely difficult.
“Saying ‘the sky is the limit’ is just not expansive enough for what’s in store for UC San Diego.”
“We are so incredibly proud of how UC San Diego alumni have come together over the past decade to support their alma mater as a collective group. This support is driving the university’s upward trajectory as it makes a difference for future generations of students, spurs innovative research, enhances medicine and transforms our campus.”
“A crucial part of this growth is bringing new faculty to campus that will help build community, share their own experiences and connect with our Latinx and Chicanx students to create a campus climate and culture in which all of our students can thrive.”
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