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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.

Pioneering Data Science for a Data-Driven Future

July 18, 2023

UC San Diego's Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute Director Rajesh Gupta says the emerging field of data science enables us to “see” things that have never before been visible and make connections never before possible.

My Story: Isaiah LeDonne on Embracing Your Identity with Unconditional Love

July 18, 2023

Staff member Isaiah LeDonne shares how discovering his identity as queer, gay and fluid has allowed them to live their life authentically. And in honor of Pride Month, he shares a message of affirmation for members of the LGBTQ+ community.

Take 10 with a Triton: Gerardo Arellano on Community, Caballos and the Countryside

July 18, 2023

From becoming a knowledgeable horseman and his love for the countryside to the impact he hopes to make in his new role as executive director of UC San Diego's efforts to become a Hispanic-Serving Institution, staff member Gerardo Arellano shares some of his greatest joys.

The Human Condition Affects Us All

July 12, 2023

The Human Condition, an annual humanities magazine published by the School of Medicine students, encourages creative endeavors that encompass the experiences, emotions and challenges that make us all who we are.

Gulf War Illness Caused by Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Not Inflammation

July 12, 2023

UC San Diego scientists contest longstanding hypothesis about mysterious illness affecting Gulf War veterans, providing first direct evidence that symptoms are driven by impaired mitochondria.
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