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Steering AI: New Technique Offers More Control Over Large Language Models

May 13, 2025

UC San Diego researchers develop a method to precisely steer large language models, enabling safer and more reliable AI applications, with potential to make AI more efficient and accessible.

7 UC San Diego Discoveries That Changed the World

May 12, 2025

It starts with a spark of curiosity. At UC San Diego, seeking answers to challenging questions has led to discoveries that transformed medicine and public safety and opened new frontiers in science. These seven breakthroughs continue to improve lives and shape decisions around the world.

UC San Diego School of Medicine Launches New Precision Medicine Therapeutics in Oncology Program

May 12, 2025

The University of California San Diego School of Medicine has developed a new Master of Advanced Studies in Precision Medicine Therapeutics in Oncology (PMTO) program. Classes for the new program will begin in Fall of 2026.

UC San Diego School of Medicine Physician-Scientists Elected to Association of American Physicians

May 8, 2025

Two University of California San Diego School of Medicine physician-scientists have been elected to the Association of American Physicians (AAP). Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, M.D., M.S. and Harold (Hal) Hoffman, M.D. were selected for membership to the American Association of Physicians.

Celebrating a Legacy of Leadership and Resilience

May 8, 2025

UC San Diego honors the profound impact of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans this May.

A Battery Breakthrough Inspired by a Can of Compressed Air

May 8, 2025

A UC San Diego engineering alumnus reflects on how a chance curiosity about a can of compressed air, along with support across campus, fueled an innovation in battery technology.

Neuroscientists Pinpoint Where (and How) Brain Circuits Are Reshaped as We Learn New Movements

May 7, 2025

Brain researchers have identified a bridge between the thalamus and the cortex as the key area that is modified during motor learning functions. They found that such learning does much more than adjust activity levels, it sculpts the circuit’s wiring, refining the conversation between brain regions.

Bat Virus Evolution Suggests Wildlife Trade Sparked COVID-19 Virus Emergence in Humans

May 7, 2025

The virus that causes COVID-19 arrived in Wuhan, China from its place of origin too quickly for its horseshoe bat hosts to have carried it there — a dispersal pattern consistent with that of the virus that caused the 2002 SARS pandemic, according to a new study.

UC San Diego Alumna Makes an Impact on the International Stage

May 6, 2025

In recognition of her work on COP28, UC San Diego alumna Soraya Gargash ’22 was presented with the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) highest award in civil service, by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, president of the UAE. Photo courtesy of Soraya Gargash.

Free UC San Diego Program Cuts Participant’s Risk of Developing Diabetes in Half

May 6, 2025

The DPP is a free one-year lifestyle change program that is proven to cut the risk of type 2 diabetes in half, showing promising results to participants across varying backgrounds and challenges.
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