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UC San Diego Researchers Receive Major Grants as Part of $50M Effort to Advance Women’s Brain Health

June 16, 2026

New grants to UC San Diego researchers will help them explain why women are more likely to get Alzheimer's disease and develop new risk-prediction tools for clinicians.

How Mountains are Really Made

June 16, 2026

Scientists have discovered that the southern Andes Mountains don’t rise slowly and steadily as previously thought. Instead, the range builds itself in short, powerful “pulses” every few million years.

UC San Diego Researchers Win Best Paper Award for New Approach to Connecting Complex Data Systems

June 16, 2026

Researchers at UC San Diego have developed a new system designed to solve one of modern computing’s growing challenges: how to efficiently analyze data spread across multiple types of databases.

New MasterClass at Moores Cancer Center Accelerates the Path from Discovery to Impact

June 16, 2026

A new training program at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center is preparing scientists and physicians the ins and outs of industry, helping them bring promising ideas to patients faster.

Researchers Offer New Insights on Cells that Build Protective Brain Barriers

June 16, 2026

UC San Diego biologists have uncovered new details about barrier-forming cells that protect and nourish the brain. Their findings focused on senescent cells, which traditionally have been labelled as “zombie” cells, and their formative role in the developing brain and beyond.

Horizon Accelerator Expands Advisory Board with Four New Members

June 11, 2026

UC San Diego's Horizon Accelerator has expanded its advisory board with four new appointments, whose experience spans venture capital, intellectual property (IP) law, public policy and technology.

Diane M. Simeone, MD, Named Koman Family Presidential Director’s Chair

June 11, 2026

Thanks to the generosity of longtime supporters Amy and Bill Koman, UC San Diego has established the Koman Family Presidential Director’s Chair to be held by Diane Simeone, MD.

Annual Carbon Dioxide Peak Reaches 432 Parts per Million

June 11, 2026

Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego reported today that carbon dioxide levels at Mauna Loa Observatory reached 432.00 parts per million in May, continuing a long trend of record-breaking annual peak readings.

What We’re Watching: World Cup

June 11, 2026

The 2026 World Cup is here – the biggest global event in sports history kicks off with 48 teams, 104 matches and 16 host cities spread across the United States, Mexico and Canada. We asked the campus community to share what they’re looking forward to, which games they’re excited to see and more.

New Data Center, Student Collaboration Space Put People at the Heart of Computer Science

June 11, 2026

The Computer Science and Engineering Department unveiled a new on-site data center that will accelerate computing and artificial intelligence research advances, while giving graduate students and other computer science researchers hands-on access to cutting-edge computing infrastructure.
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