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UC San Diego Engineer Miroslav Krstic Named Fellow-Ambassador of CNRS

Krstic joins world leaders in their research fields as a Fellow-Ambassador with France’s national research organization.

Report Details the Widespread Impacts of Dust on California

Researchers from several University of California campuses have collaborated to create a report on dust in California, which comes at a time of great need for the public to understand the issue. "We want to get our legislators to take the increase in dust pollution more seriously," said one.

AI Agent ‘BLKBX’ Debuts at Center of Gallery QI Exhibit

The exhibit explores issues of culture, identity, freedom and relationship in an age of generative AI.

Introducing UC San Diego’s Newest Music Festival: The Arcades

On May 18, more than 200 UC San Diego students will perform as part of a new music festival called The Arcades, designed to celebrate the talent of undergraduate composers, vocalists and instrumentalists across the university.

Growing Our Way out of a Climate Crisis

A new UC San Diego study compares a promising agricultural solution to other proposed methods of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) as a way of showing what needs to happen to address the climate crisis on a global scale.

One Timed-release Capsule Could Replace Taking Multiple Pills

Managing complex medication schedules could soon become as simple as taking a single capsule each day. UC San Diego engineers have developed a capsule that can be packed with multiple medications and release them at designated times throughout the day.

Six UC San Diego Faculty Members Join Prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Six professors from the University of California San Diego have been elected in 2025 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s most prestigious honor societies

Mindfulness Therapy Reduces Opioid Craving and Addiction, Study Finds

Researchers from UC San Diego found that Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) can help rewire the brain’s response to natural healthy pleasure, leading to reduced opioid cravings. The findings suggest that MORE could be a promising tool in the fight against opioid use disorder.

Using Bacteria as Living Test Tubes to Study Human Gene Mutations and Find New Drug Leads

Traditional methods of studying human gene mutations are often laborious and costly. Now bioengineers at UC San Diego have developed a new simple approach to rapidly check on human gene changes and also screen chemicals as potential drugs by turning everyday bacteria into living test tubes.

From Lab to Clinic: The Muscle Physiology Lab at UC San Diego

The Muscle Physiology lab at UC San Diego is transforming our understanding of musculoskeletal health, one of the most important determinants of healthy longevity. However, this research could be under threat if proposed cuts to the National Institutes of Health are implemented.

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