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UC San Diego Research Funding Reaches Record-Breaking $1.64B

August 4, 2022

From deep sea to deep space, research awards this year provide a window into the tremendous scope of discovery conducted by UC San Diego researchers. In fiscal year 2022, the university earned $1.64 billion in research funding, up from $1.54 billion the previous year—a more than 6 percent increase.

Health Risks of COVID-19 Spurred More Smokers to Quit

August 4, 2022

New UC San Diego Rady School of Management study is first to track smoking behavior at the individual level during the pandemic.

Successful Women Make the Best Advocates to Help Other Women Rise up in the Ranks

August 4, 2022

New research utilizing data from U.S. Supreme Court law clerk hiring decisions finds that female job applicants with recommendations from other highly tenured women have the strongest chance of getting a job offer.

Illumina Supports Enhanced Genomics-Enabled Discovery and Training Programs at UC San Diego

August 4, 2022

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego announced today that Illumina has provided researchers at the Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine at Scripps new scientific equipment to build genomics and laboratory automation-enabled discovery and training programs.

A Father Advocates for the HPV Vaccine After Advanced Throat Cancer

August 4, 2022

It was a typical morning for Mike West, one that usually started with a quick shave before getting ready for work. However, this specific morning, he felt something unusual: a small, but hard lump just under his skin on his throat. West decided to call his doctor’s office.

Giant Viruses Build a Cell Nucleus Surprisingly Like Our Own

August 3, 2022

Scientists are using new technologies to obtain unprecedented looks inside viruses and their unique abilities to infect and destroy bacteria. Using cryo-EM and other technologies, they found that jumbo phage cells feature a compartment that is surprisingly similar to the nucleus of human cells.

Setting the Stage for Solid-State Battery Success

August 2, 2022

Battery researchers and other engineers from UC San Diego, with collaboration from the LG Energy Solution, outline three categories of engineering challenges that must be solved in order to transition all-solid-state batteries from the laboratory toward large-scale industrial manufacturing.

Gene Therapy Approach Shows Promise in Treating ALS

August 2, 2022

Researchers report that a gene therapy approach, developed at UC San Diego measurably delayed disease onset in humanized mouse and rat models of familial ALS, an inherited form of the disease that runs in families.

Iron Buildup in Brain Linked to Higher Risk for Movement Disorders

August 1, 2022

UC San Diego researchers report that individuals with two copies of a gene mutation show evidence of substantial iron buildup in regions of the brain, raising risk for movement disorders like Parkinson’s disease.

New $10M NSF-Funded Institute Will Get to the CORE of Data Science

July 29, 2022

A new National Science Foundation initiative has created a $10 million dollar institute led by computer and data scientists at University of California San Diego that aims to transform the core fundamentals of the rapidly emerging field of Data Science
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