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UC San Diego Study Tracks Shifting US Smoking Norms Over 30 Years

Using data from 1.5 million respondents in the Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey, researchers created a “Willingness to Restrict Smoking” (WTRS) scale that captures how strongly people believe smoking should be restricted in public settings.

The Class of 2026 Embraces a Future of Discovery

As graduates streamed onto RIMAC Field, cheers echoed across the crowd, cameras flashed and proud families settled into their seats. For members of the Class of 2026, the moment marked the culmination of years spent pursuing answers — and the beginning of new questions still to come.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 to Koman Family Presidential Director’s Chair

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

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.

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