Shooting for the Stars
January 23, 2024
UC San Diego scientists are sending cells into space and health science into the future.
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UC San Diego Atmospheric Chemist Receives Prestigious National Academy of Sciences Award
January 22, 2024
Kimberly Prather, an atmospheric chemist at the University of California San Diego, is among 20 individuals being honored by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for extraordinary scientific achievements.
UC San Diego’s Bioengineering Team Uses TSCC at SDSC for Bioinformatics Tool
January 22, 2024
Over 18 million people worldwide are annually diagnosed with cancer, with each case hiding many mutations in its genome. Understanding these mutations furthers cancer research, while also providing a deeper understanding to create possible cures, therapies and prevention strategies.
A Two-Decade Journey of the Heart is Mapped in Poetry
January 18, 2024
Professor and Chair of Literature Kazim Ali presents a retrospective book of poetry traversing ideas of home, spirituality, love and loss.
AI Harnesses Tumor Genetics to Predict Treatment Response
January 18, 2024
Cancer resists treatment in a multitude of ways, but a new algorithm developed by scientists at UC San Diego can decode them all simultaneously.
UC San Diego Announces 2024 Season of Intersections Concert Series at Park & Market
January 18, 2024
Hosts and performers for the 2024 season of Intersections, presented by UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies, include San Diego artists and arts leaders who have won Grammy Awards, toured with famous acts worldwide and brought talent to some of the region's most beloved music venues.
UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation Launches Podcast Miniseries
January 18, 2024
The UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC) has launched a new podcast miniseries, “The State of the World.” In the first episode, which aired Jan. 15, Susan Shirk and Tai Ming Cheung discuss the state of U.S.-China relations.
Nature Heals
January 18, 2024
Co-organized by Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) and Outback Adventures (part of UC San Diego Recreation), the Well-Being Camping Retreat is a three-day long program that brings students into the heart of Southern California’s native beauty.
Transforming Clinical Recording of Deep Brain Activity with a New Take on Sensor Manufacturing
January 17, 2024
Sensors built with a new manufacturing approach are capable of recording activity deep within the brain from large populations of individual neurons–with a resolution of as few as one or two neurons–in humans as well as a range of animal models.
We Need a Staph Vaccine: Here’s Why We Don’t Have One
January 16, 2024
A vaccine for Staphylococcus aureus, one of the most common bacterial infections, would be a game changer for public health. No vaccine candidates have succeeded in clinical trials, but nobody knows why. Researchers at UC San Diego may have figured it out.
