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Oral Exams Improve Engineering Student Performance, Motivation

February 23, 2023

The use of oral exams in engineering courses increased students’ motivation to learn and understanding of the content, according to preliminary findings from a study of undergraduate students at UC San Diego.

A New Technique Creates Greater Fidelity in Bioprinting Functional Human Tissues

February 22, 2023

A team of researchers at the University of California San Diego has made significant advances in solving some of the most vexing challenges in bioprinting 3D-engineered tissues while meeting the key requirements of high cell density, high cell viability and fine fabrication resolution.

Breakthrough Enables Battery-free Smart Tag Technology

February 21, 2023

Imagine you can open your fridge, open an app on your phone and immediately know which items are expiring within a few days. This is one of the applications that a new technology developed by engineers at the University of California San Diego would enable.

Libraries Primed to Play Integral Role in Preventing the Spread of Health Misinformation

February 21, 2023

The San Diego Circuit libraries (Circuit), a consortium of six prominent academic and public libraries, has announced the availability of a campaign website designed to help community members identify and protect themselves from health misinformation.

Tahini Brings Middle Eastern Street Food to Campus

February 21, 2023

Students, faculty and staff no longer need to leave campus to fulfill their cravings for authentic Middle Eastern food. New restaurant Tahini is at UC San Diego’s North Torrey Pines Living and Learning Neighborhood.

Stories of Resistance: Amplifying Black Voices on Campus

February 21, 2023

UC San Diego is highlighting a selection of UC San Diego students, staff and faculty members who are living out the theme of Black Resistance in a variety of ways, ranging from their research topics to personal passions.

Enhancing the Experience of Diverse Asian American and Pacific Islander Students

February 21, 2023

To continue strengthening the student experience for Asian American and Pacific Islander students, UC San Diego has become designated as an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving-Institution (AANAPISI). This means that UC San Diego is now eligible to apply for federal grants.

Birch Aquarium Announces Pregnant Weedy Seadragon

February 17, 2023

In what is an extremely rare occurrence, Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego is announcing the first successful transfer of eggs from a female seadragon to a male in the Seadragons & Seahorses habitat, which opened in May 2019.

Small Molecule Drug Reverses ADAR1-induced Cancer Stem Cell Cloning Capacity

February 16, 2023

UC San Diego researchers report that a late-stage, pre-clinical small molecule inhibitor reverses malignant hyper-editing by a protein that promotes silencing of the immune response, metastasis and therapeutic resistance in 20 different cancer types.

A Star is Born: Images of Nearby Galaxies Provide Clues About Star Formation

February 16, 2023

As part of the JWST Cycle 1 Treasury Program, researchers from UC San Diego have released their findings on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the interstellar medium of nearby galaxies.
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