In Memoriam: Robert C. Dynes
In MemoriamRobert C. Dynes, University of California President Emeritus and former Chancellor of the University of California San Diego, died on June 30, 2025. He was 82.
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How Eyewitness Memory Can Serve Justice
Politics & SocietyEyewitness misidentifications have long been a source of wrongful convictions, casting doubt on the reliability of memory in the courtroom. But UC San Diego psychologist John Wixted says that if memory is tested the right way, it can be a powerful tool for justice.
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Demo Day 2025: Celebrating a Decade of Student Innovation at The Basement
Awards & AccoladesDiscover the recent student innovations and awards presented at this year’s Demo Day and Pitch Competition, hosted by The Basement under the Office of Innovation and Commercialization at the Design and Innovation Building on May 22, 2025.
Living Materials Now Easier to Build with a Larger Palette of Ingredients
Technology & EngineeringSustainable materials—powered by sunlight and living microbes—that remove pollutants from water, release oxygen into a wound or heal themselves after damage could become simpler to create thanks to new research by a team of biologists and engineers at UC San Diego.
Celebrating 40 Years of Trailblazing Collaboration in Clinical Psychology Training
MilestonesThe Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology (JDP) was originally conceived more than 40 years ago, many doubted it would ever work. Today, the program celebrates 40 years of education and training focused on the integration of research with patient care.
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Why can’t Americans sleep?
The Atlantic, June 30
What is thimerosal? What the research says about the vaccine preservative under fire by RFK Jr.
PBS News, June 27
Researchers simulate earthquakes on 10-story building in California
Reuters, June 24
It turns out weather on other planets is a lot like on Earth
The Washington Post, June 21
What is a mushroom really? Two titans of the wellness world duke it out
Los Angeles Times, June 18
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Take that Cancer, You Big Jerk: How Clinical Trials Saved Me
Health & BehaviorThe community comes together to learn more about the benefits of clinical trials during an event held at Moores Center Center at UC San Diego Health.
A Visionary Step Forward: UC San Diego Opens Viterbi Family Vision Research Center
Campus NewsThe University of California San Diego celebrated the ceremonial ribbon cutting and opening of the new Viterbi Family Vision Research Center at Shiley Eye Institute on June 11, marking a significant milestone in the university's commitment to advancing ophthalmologic research and care.
Making It Real
Student LifeDuring week ten of spring quarter, the UC San Diego Design Lab’s Junior Designers presented their year-end projects—each shaped by interdisciplinary collaboration and grounded in real-world impact. These student teams spent winter quarter immersed in the “discover” and “define” phases of the double
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“I’m able to bring my personal perspective to students’ struggles and relate. My experience has made me a little bit more resourceful because I have had to be resourceful.”
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Students with Dependents Navigate College and Caregiving
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A Battery Breakthrough Inspired by a Can of Compressed Air
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