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UC San Diego Hosts 25th Annual Kyoto Prize Symposium March 11-12

February 10, 2026

UC San Diego, together with Point Loma Nazarene University and the Kyoto Symposium Organization, will host the 25th Annual Kyoto Prize Symposium on March 11-12. The multi-day event will feature free, public lectures by three Kyoto Prize laureates.

Researchers Rebuild Microscopic Circadian Clock That Can Control Genes

February 10, 2026

Circadian clocks play a crucial role in our health and well-being. Scientists are now getting closer to understanding how these clocks operate at their core by solving how such clocks within bacteria are able to precisely control when different genes are turned on and off during the 24-hour cycle.

‘UC San Diego is Where My World Opened Up’

February 10, 2026

In her own words, UC San Diego’s Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education Pamela Frugé ’87 shares how her experience at UC San Diego became the foundation for a lifelong commitment to higher education and where she finds meaning and connection.

Immunity Against Common Virus Leveraged Against Pancreatic Cancer

February 9, 2026

UC San Diego researchers have harnessed the body's immune response to a common virus to shrink pancreatic tumors, offering hope for a new cancer treatment approach.

If You’re Building a Startup, Daniel Chang Wants You to Hear This First

February 9, 2026

A Q&A with a UC San Diego Rady School of Management Professor of Practice who will mentor students, provide guest lectures, support campus innovation programs and give ongoing founder coaching 

How Much Does Chatbot Bias Influence Users? A Lot, It Turns Out

February 9, 2026

Customers are 32% more likely to buy a product after reading a review summary generated by a chatbot than after reading the original review written by a human. That’s because large language models introduce bias, in this case a positive framing, in summaries. That, in turn, affects users’ behavior.

How Does the Brain Control Its Own Blood Flow?

February 9, 2026

Blood vessels in the brain are highly interconnected yet the mechanisms that regulate flow are not well studied. To learn more, UC San Diego Professor of Physics David formulated a mathematical model to predict the impact of a change in a single vessel on the flow through all the other vessels.

How Big Can a Planet Be? With Very Large Gas Giants, It Can Be Hard to Tell

February 9, 2026

The largest gas giants in our galaxy blur the line between planets and brown dwarfs. How do these very large gas giants form? UC San Diego researchers used spectral data from the James Webb Space Telescope to probe the HR 8799 star system, leading to a surprising answer to this longstanding question

Next Generation Genetics Technology Developed to Counter the Rise of Antibiotic Resistance

February 6, 2026

Drug resistance has accelerated in recent years with the emergence of deadly bacteria and “superbugs.” In response to this global health crisis, UC San Diego biologists have developed a new CRISPR-based technology capable of removing antibiotic-resistant elements from populations of bacteria.

UC San Diego-Led Satellite Mission Selected by NASA

February 5, 2026

Today NASA announced the selection of a University of California San Diego-led satellite mission for the Earth System Explorers (ESE) program.
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