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Researchers Uncover Previously Unexplored Details of Mosquito’s Specialized Detection Mechanisms

October 30, 2025

Researchers have captured unprecedented images of the mechanisms that allow mosquitoes, the world’s deadliest animal, to target our blood. The scientists used advanced imaging technology to assemble detailed visualizations of the neurons within hairs that mosquitoes use to detect us as blood hosts.

Step Inside the (Not-So-Haunted) House of Curiosity

October 30, 2025

This Halloween, take a walk through the shadowy corners of research and discovery: where viruses hunt bacteria, dragonfish hide their teeth, seabirds spiral through the skies and telescopes scan the dark for alien light.

Could Mobile Batteries Enable Electric Construction Vehicles and Enhance Grid Resilience?

October 30, 2025

In a first-of-its-kind test, engineers at UC San Diego are experimenting with large, mobile batteries to both charge electric construction vehicles, and also support a more resilient electric grid.

Pharmacists Help Cancer Patients Manage High Blood Sugar More Effectively

October 30, 2025

Patients referred to a diabetes management and education clinic led by pharmacists saw meaningful improvements in blood sugar levels over time, underscoring the critical role pharmacists can play in supporting this high-risk group.

How a Chorus of Synchronized Frequencies Helps You Digest Your Food

October 30, 2025

Synchronization abounds in nature and now researchers at UC San Diego have unlocked the mathematics that govern oscillators operating at similar frequencies in the intestine that lock onto each other in succession creating a staircase effect.

Team Debuts New Approach to 6G Wireless that Offers Speed, Reliability and Scalability

October 29, 2025

The new technique, dubbed "Flexlink," splits a signal into parts so that critical information can be prioritized.

Bioinformatics Uncovers Regenerative Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury

October 29, 2025

UC San Diego researchers used bioinformatics to identify a promising regenerative therapy for spinal cord injury, showing effectiveness in adult human brain cells and paving the way for future clinical trials.

A Scholar’s Journey from Cambridge to California: Uncovering UC San Diego’s East Asia Collection

October 28, 2025

Claire Ping, a third-year PhD candidate in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Cambridge, recently spent four weeks at UC San Diego conducting research as part of the new WongAvery Visiting Scholar Exchange Program.

​​​​​​​Transforming Computer Science Education in the Age of AI

October 28, 2025

UC San Diego educators, education researchers and computer scientists have teamed up to launch a global consortium, with support from Google.org, to help teach the next generation of coders.

Need a Custom Research Tool? This UC San Diego Team Can Help.

October 28, 2025

UC San Diego is home to the world-class Marine Science Development Center, a full-service facility operated by Scripps Institution of Oceanography and dedicated to the design, manufacturing and assembly of advanced scientific instruments. Rob Klidy, head of the center, shares more in this Q&A.
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