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Computer Model of Influenza Virus Shows Universal Vaccine Promise

January 25, 2023

For the first time, researchers at UC San Diego have created an atomic-level computer model of the H1N1 virus that reveals new vulnerabilities, suggesting possible strategies for the design of future vaccines and antivirals against influenza.

More Steps, Moderate Physical Activity Cuts Dementia, Cognitive Impairment Risk

January 25, 2023

UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science study: senior women were less likely to develop mild cognitive impairment or dementia if they did more daily walking and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.

UC San Diego Scientists Race to Document Mexico’s Maya Ruins

January 24, 2023

Researchers from the UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute have joined forces with Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History to document at-risk Maya ruins in the Yucatán Peninsula.

UC San Diego Health Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit Recognized Nationally

January 24, 2023

UC San Diego Health’s gastroenterology endoscopy program has been recognized as a leader in quality and safety by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), the leading national gastrointestinal endoscopy medical society.

Beverly and Joseph Glickman Hillel Center Opens its Doors

January 24, 2023

Adjacent to the UC San Diego campus, the Beverly and Joseph Glickman Hillel Center, a state-of-the-art, 6,500-square-foot facility, will host Jewish holiday experiences, Jewish learning and community activities, and will serve as the headquarters for the university’s Jewish student organizations.

Pharming the Microbiome

January 24, 2023

The gut microbiome plays a critical but poorly understood role in how drugs work or don't work in the body. It also presents therapeutic possibilities unto itself.

Host-Cell Factors Involved in COVID-19 Infections May Augur Improved Treatments

January 23, 2023

Researchers at University of California San Diego and UC Riverside have further elucidated the molecular pathway used by the SARS-CoV-2 virus to infect human lung cells, identifying a key host-cell player that may prove a new and enduring therapeutic target for treating COVID-19.

UC San Diego Computer Security and Privacy Pioneer Named ACM Fellow

January 23, 2023

Farinaz Koushanfar, a professor and Henry Booker Faculty Scholar in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California San Diego, has been named one of 57 Fellows of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for 2022.

New Species of Deep-Sea Fish Discovered off Costa Rica

January 19, 2023

A team of researchers led by UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography has discovered a new species of fish—a member of the eelpout family—that lives in the eastern Pacific Ocean off Costa Rica.

Astrophysicist David Lesser Takes on UC San Diego’s Makerspace

January 19, 2023

Both astrophysicist and educator, David Lesser is drawing on his varied background at the Qualcomm Institute to direct the Makerspace, an open access workshop area in UC San Diego’s Design and Innovation Building.
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