Social media is full of advice on how to feel calmer, happier and healthier: Just try a cortisol "cocktail," spend a day “rotting” in bed or manifest your dream life into reality. UC San Diego experts break down the science behind six of these popular coping strategies and self-care trends.
Students with dependents—a class of students who identify as expecting or current parents, caregivers or guardians—face a host of unique challenges as they juggle responsibilities and the rigor of a UC San Diego education. Three scholars provide insight into the student-parent experience.
Nadia Brashier of Psychology shares why we come to believe things that are untrue and tips for spotting misinformation.
With a ceremonial “kelp cutting,” Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego officially unveiled its newest exhibition — now named Adam R. Scripps Living Seas Gallery — in recognition of a generous gift from The Adam R. Scripps Foundation.
The University of California San Diego has received a $1 million gift to establish the Brian and Paula Powers Chancellor’s Associates Inspiration Challenge, a philanthropic initiative designed to expand support for the Chancellor’s Associates Scholarship Program (CASP).
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Associate Professor of Literature Som is among 198 distinguished scholars chosen among nearly 3,500 applicants to receive a Guggenheim Fellowship. The grant is based on both prior career achievement—which for Som includes a 2024 Pulitzer Prize in poetry—as well as exceptional promise.
The University of California San Diego School of Medicine has developed a new Master of Advanced Studies in Precision Medicine Therapeutics in Oncology (PMTO) program. Classes for the new program will begin in Fall of 2026.
Two University of California San Diego School of Medicine physician-scientists have been elected to the Association of American Physicians (AAP). Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, M.D., M.S. and Harold (Hal) Hoffman, M.D. were selected for membership to the American Association of Physicians.
“UC San Diego just has great tools to enable better fundamental understanding of these advanced materials which we were developing. Without those capabilities or instruments, we would not be where we are today.”
“When America invests in science, we invest in a brighter, healthier future.”
“Nature is ever-changing, and we need to adjust our spaces to safely accommodate wildlife, whether in our backyards, cities or agricultural lands.”
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