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Reaching New Heights at UC San Diego Medical Center in Hillcrest

July 25, 2023

The final steel beam for UC San Diego Health’s new outpatient pavilion was positioned while team members looked on in admiration and pride.

UC San Diego Breaks Records, Raising $565.7 Million in Private Support Last Fiscal Year

July 25, 2023

Supporters donated a total of $565.7 million to the University of California San Diego during the 2022-23 fiscal year. This is the most ever raised by UC San Diego in a single year, and it represents a 34.6% percent increase over last year’s total philanthropic support.

Dynamic Pricing Superior to Organic Waste Bans in Preventing Climate Change

July 25, 2023

While composting and organic waste ban policies are gaining popularity across the United States, a new study from the University of California San Diego’s Rady School of Management finds dynamic pricing could be the most effective way for grocery chains to keep perishables out of landfills.

Top Summer Reading Picks Recommended by UC San Diego Library Staff 

July 25, 2023

The UC San Diego Library’s community of librarians and staff are sharing a diverse array of book recommendations perfectly suited for summer vacation. All of the books listed can be found in the collections of the UC San Diego Library.

Fly Toolkit Created for Investigating COVID-19 Infection Mechanisms

July 21, 2023

Researchers have created a resource for analyzing how viruses infect human cells. The fruit fly-based toolkit provides a shortcut for assessing SARS-CoV-2 genes and understanding how they interact with human proteins, offering researchers a resource for new COVID-related drug therapies.

Grassroots Graduate School Mentorship Program

July 20, 2023

Soon after Alexander Chen began as a chemical engineering graduate student at UC San Diego, he stumbled on a problem that he couldn’t help but work to fix. Instead of just admiring the problem, Chen built a grassroots mentorship program for undergraduates considering graduate school.

UC San Diego Health Celebrates Inaugural Improvement Excellence Awards

July 20, 2023

The ceremony recognized the work of individuals and teams whose improvement projects made a positive impact for providers, staff and patients at UC San Diego Health.

Single-Cell Atlas of the Human Kidney Provides New Resources To Study Kidney Disease

July 19, 2023

What causes certain individuals who experience a sudden decline in kidney function to develop kidney disease while others recover? A new study co-led by UC San Diego bioengineers could provide insight—at the single-cell level—into the underlying factors contributing to these divergent outcomes.

Bot Inspired by Baby Turtles Can Swim Under the Sand

July 18, 2023

It’s the only robot that is able to travel in sand at a depth of 5 inches.

Scripps Researchers to Explore Deep-Sea Methane Seeps in Alvin Submersible

July 18, 2023

UC San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography professor emerita Lisa Levin is set to explore the poorly understood deep-sea ecosystems surrounding methane seeps off the coast of Southern California using the Alvin human-occupied submersible.
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