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UC San Diego Experts Bring Innovative Discoveries to the Global Stage at SXSW 2026

March 10, 2026

Leading experts from the University of California San Diego are set to return to Austin, Texas, for the annual South by Southwest (SXSW) conference to showcase groundbreaking research and innovation to a global audience.

How One Receptor Can Help — or Hurt — Your Blood Vessels

March 10, 2026

A single receptor in blood vessels can trigger either harmful inflammation or protective healing, but scientists have struggled to understand how this is possible. UC San Diego research has now answered this outstanding question.

Blood Test Predicts Dementia in Women as Many as 25 Years Before Symptoms Begin

March 10, 2026

Measured in blood samples, the biomarker p-tau217 was strongly linked to future dementia risk across decades of follow-up in a large, diverse cohort of U.S. women.

Film “Sinners” Makes Academy Award History, Led by UC San Diego Alumnus

March 10, 2026

UC San Diego alumnus Sev Ohanian '08 reflects on his roots at UC San Diego, his long-standing creative partnership with acclaimed director Ryan Coogler and what's next for this Triton who is intent on disrupting the expectations of today's Hollywood audiences.

New AI Agent Could Transform How Scientists Study Weather and Climate

March 10, 2026

Computer scientists and weather scientists have taken the first steps toward creating an AI agent capable of analyzing and answering questions in natural language, such as English, about data from AI-driven weather and climate forecasting models.

UC San Diego Center for Community Health Receives $250,000 Grant to Expand ¡Más Fresco! Plus

March 9, 2026

UC San Diego Center for Community Health received a $250,000 grant to expand ¡Más Fresco! Plus, an innovative produce prescription program that delivers farm-fresh produce boxes directly to the homes of San Diego County.

Long-Read Genome Sequencing Uncovers New Autism Gene Variants

March 9, 2026

By utilizing long-read sequencing, an emerging technique that reads large sections of the genome at once, scientists at UC San Diego have revealed new genetic variants associated with autism spectrum disorder.

UC San Diego Students Learn HPC Skills via SDSC’s Expanse

March 9, 2026

At UC San Diego, high performance computing (HPC) is being woven directly into undergraduate engineering education by giving students early, hands-on experience with the same tools that drive modern research and development.

Recent Pandemic Viruses Jumped to Humans Without Prior Adaptation, UC San Diego Study Finds

March 9, 2026

There is no evolutionary signal suggesting that these viruses were being “pre-adapted” for humans prior to their outbreaks. Instead, measurable changes in selection typically appeared only after sustained transmission began in people.

Using the Vagus Nerve to Treat Disease: Review Maps Today’s Science, Points to Tomorrow’s Therapies

March 5, 2026

“We provide a larger platform so that others can start to make broader connections to see patterns and gaps across fields that usually don’t talk to each other," says Professor Imanuel Lerman.
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