Five from UC San Diego Elected to National Academy of Sciences
May 14, 2024
Five UC San Diego professors have joined the National Academy of Sciences as members.
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Franklin Antonio Hall Sparks Research Collaborations
May 13, 2024
From improving tools for robot-assisted surgery to studying how humans prefer to interact with robots, collaborations across different departments at the Jacobs School of Engineering are in the spotlight in this year’s accepted papers for the 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation.
Plant Virus Treatment Shows Promise in Fighting Metastatic Cancers in Mice
May 13, 2024
An experimental treatment made from a plant virus is effective at protecting against a broad range of metastatic cancers in mice, shows a new study from the University of California San Diego. The treatment, composed of nanoparticles fashioned from the cowpea mosaic virus—a virus that infects black-eyed pea plants—showed remarkable success in improving survival rates and suppressing the growth of metastatic tumors across various cancer models, including colon, ovarian, melanoma and breast cancer.
Metabolism of Autism Reveals Developmental Origins
May 10, 2024
New insights into the metabolism of autism from researchers at UC San Diego could help inform early detection and prevention strategies for the disorder.
A New Guide to Success
May 9, 2024
Studying methods. Everyone has a different theory on what works best. Just as each student’s educational journey is different, the ways we learn and retain information varies as well. No matter how we learn best, one thing we all have in common is the need for a strategy.
An Entirely New COVID-Related Syndrome
May 9, 2024
A group of UC San Diego researchers, centered at UC San Diego's Institute for Network Medicine, teamed up with rheumatologists at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom to solve a medical mystery.
During Peak of COVID-19 Some Lacked Access to Safe Water and Lavatories
May 9, 2024
UC San Diego researchers found that, during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, people experiencing homelessness and people who inject drugs in San Diego and Tijuana often did not have access to drinking water, toilets, handwashing and showers.
UC San Diego Professors Rabia Atayee and Gary Buckholz Named Top Leaders in Hospice and Palliative Care
May 9, 2024
Two UC San Diego faculty have been named Visionaries in Hospice and Palliative Care by the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
Empowering Voices: Sally Ride Science Hosts the Sixth Annual Women in Leadership Event
May 9, 2024
Sally Ride Science @ UC San Diego is gearing up for its sixth annual Women in Leadership event on the evening of May 23, 2024. Sponsored by the Vertex IWILL Employee Resource Network (Inspiring Women in Leadership and Learning) and the UC San Diego Office of the Chancellor, the anticipated event brings together a panel of women leaders to share their personal stories and visions on how women can help guide us to a better future.
New Insight Into Genesis of Spina Bifida
May 8, 2024
Spina bifida is the most common structural disorder of the human nervous system. The causes are largely unknown, but University of California San Diego researchers led a study that points to a link involving a chromosomal microdeletion — and also underscores the value of folic acid as a preventive measure.
