How Sleep Builds Relational Memory
May 31, 2022
UC San Diego researchers describe biological mechanism that allows sleep to build relational memories — associations between unrelated items.
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The Paired Perils of Breast Cancer and Diabetes
May 30, 2022
UC San Diego researchers discover mechanism linking breast cancer and diabetes, each of which promotes development and growth of the other.
1 million Youth Became Daily Tobacco Users, Most Used JUUL E-cigarettes
May 30, 2022
More than 1 million United States youth became new daily tobacco users within two years, most were vaping e-cigarettes daily, report UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science researchers.
Pala Native American Youth Receive DataJam Award with Guidance from SDSC
May 26, 2022
Staff from the San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego recently worked with middle and high school students from the Pala Native American Youth Council to conduct an informal data science study on the pH levels of the San Luis Rey River that flows through Pala tribal land.
A quarter of world’s Internet users rely on infrastructure at high risk of attack
May 26, 2022
About a quarter of the world’s Internet users live in countries that are more susceptible than previously thought to targeted attacks on their Internet infrastructure. Many of the at-risk countries are located in the Global South.
As California Cliffs Erode, UC San Diego Team Works to Track and Understand these Changes
May 26, 2022
The cliff-top parking lot was fenced off and the trail marked “Unstable Cliffs - Active Landslide Area - Stay Back,” but that didn’t stop Adam Young and City of Encinitas officials from carefully traversing the uneven landscape at the Beacon’s Beach switchback trail to get a closer look.
Triton Tools Podcast Propels Producer to a National Stage
May 26, 2022
UC San Diego senior Sam Tshibangu never expected to work on the Triton Tools and Tidbits podcast, let alone become a producer. But after a friend introduced him to the project—created by the Office of Student Affairs at the start of the pandemic—he decided to join the production team.
UC San Diego Service Award Honoree Shares Highlights from 36-Year Career
May 26, 2022
Diana Platero-Lopez has been a part of the UC San Diego community longer than most. Joining the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies in August 1986, her time at the university spans longer than three of its colleges—Eleanor Roosevelt, Sixth and Seventh.
Counseling on Common Ground
May 26, 2022
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) has hired six new counselors over the past year, each one specializing in identity-based counseling. With the new hires, the CAPS team is now 40-strong and striving to serve all UC San Diego students.
More Young People Begin Recreational Cannabis Use Illegally in States that Legalize It
May 26, 2022
Once a state legalizes recreational cannabis an increase in youth using it illegally occurs, report researchers at University of California San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science.
