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Meet our Distinguished Alumni of the Year: Transplant Specialist Mary Moss Chandran, Pharm.D. ’12

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.

What a Class on Taylor Swift Reveals About Us

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.

Detection of Phosphine in a Brown Dwarf Atmosphere Raises More Questions

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.

Mapping RNA-Protein ‘Chats’ Could Uncover New Treatments for Cancer and Brain Disease

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.

$1.2M Award from the Keck Foundation Supports Innovative Study of Heart Attacks

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.

UC San Diego Launches Bold New Doctoral Degree in Public Health

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.

Honoring a Visionary: UC San Diego Library Endowment Established in Memory of Naomi Broering

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.

Climate Questions Are Human Questions

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.

Think With Your Fingers: 5 Ways to Experience the Craft Center

October 1, 2025

The UC San Diego Craft Center includes six separate studios and makes the creative process accessible and inviting for everyone on and near campus.

Scripps Welcomes Meenakshi Wadhwa as New Director and Vice Chancellor

October 1, 2025

Today marks a new era in the history of Scripps Institution of Oceanography as Meenakshi Wadhwa takes the reins as the 12th director of Scripps and as vice chancellor for marine sciences at the University of California San Diego and dean of the School of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.
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