October 6, 2025
October 6, 2025 —
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to UC San Diego alumnus Fred Ramsdell, a 1983 bachelor’s degree graduate in biochemistry and cell biology. He is being honored for transformative research on the immune system that has led to possible new treatments for a range of diseases.
October 6, 2025
October 6, 2025 —
This year’s Common Read selection, “Talking Across the Divide - How to Communicate with People You Disagree with and Maybe Even Change the World” by Justin Lee, offers a framework for communicating with people who have differing opinions from your own.
October 6, 2025
October 6, 2025 —
Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is proud to honor Mary Moss Chandran ’08, Pharm.D. ’12, as our Distinguished Alumni of the Year. A clinical pharmacist specializing in organ transplantation, Chandran has made profound impacts on patient care and is advancing the field.
October 3, 2025
October 3, 2025 —
Taylor Swift’s new album has the world buzzing — and on campus, she’s also a subject of study. Music professor Nancy Guy and her students reflect on a spring seminar exploring Swift’s artistry, fandom and cultural impact.
October 2, 2025
October 2, 2025 —
Phosphine has been found in the atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn, and has been recognized as a possible biosignature for anaerobic life. Now a team of researchers, led by UC San Diego, has reported the detection of phosphine in the atmosphere of a cool, ancient brown dwarf Wolf 1130C.
October 2, 2025
October 2, 2025 —
A technology that maps entire networks of RNA-protein interactions inside human cells could offer new strategies for treating diseases ranging from cancer to Alzheimer's.
October 2, 2025
October 2, 2025 —
The Keck Foundation has awarded $1.2 million to Neurobiology’s Vineet Augustine to study heart attacks as events that combine systems. The research will focus on heart attacks as episodes that cut across neurological and immunological systems, driven by the interaction between the heart and brain.
October 2, 2025
October 2, 2025 —
The 2025-26 academic year marks the launch of a new, 21st-century Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health degree with a concentration in health services research and implementation science that is uniquely fitting of the university’s interdisciplinary spirit.
October 1, 2025
October 1, 2025 —
UC San Diego Library has announced the establishment of the Naomi Cordero Broering-Chauncey Health Sciences Collection Endowment, made possible through a generous gift from Gregory A. Chauncey, Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy, retired.
October 1, 2025
October 1, 2025 —
When people think about energy, they often picture power plants, grids and technology. That’s part of it, of course. But for Deepti Chatti, the questions are also far more personal.
