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Mary Walshok Honored with San Diego Business Journal Lifetime Achievement Award

Mary Walshok, a longtime fixture of UC San Diego known for myriad contributions to the greater San Diego/Baja region, accepted a well-deserved Lifetime Achievement Award at the San Diego Business Journal’s (SDBJ) Business Women of the Year Awards, held November 15, 2022.

Brain Cells Under Attack Don ‘Body Armor’ Response, Offering New Views of Stroke Damage

UC San Diego neurobiologists have discovered that cells within neurons, the brain’s transmission connectors, protect themselves with a type of body armor when faced with threatening conditions such as during a stroke. The pro-survival mechanism helps reduce brain tissue damage.

Scientists Apply a Novel Machine Learning Method to Help Diagnose Deadly Respiratory Illness

An international team of scientists led by UC San Diego computer science and engineering professor Pengtao Xie has developed a new algorithm that shows promise in improving the detection of pneumonia from chest x-rays.

UC San Diego Health Recognized for Health Equity in Care of Sickle Cell Crisis

UC San Diego Health has been awarded the prestigious 2022 California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems Quality Leaders Award in the category of health equity.

CRISPR Technology Improves Huntington’s Disease Symptoms in Models

Using models, researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues elsewhere, describe using RNA-targeting CRISPR/Cas13d technology to develop a new therapeutic strategy that specifically eliminates toxic RNA that causes Huntington’s Disease.

Three Entrepreneurial UC San Diego Faculty Members To Join National Academy of Inventors

UC San Diego’s ranks now include 18 fellows of the National Academy of Inventors. Three professors have been named 2022 NAI fellows, the highest professional distinction awarded to academic inventors.

First Residents Move into Framework, a UC San Diego Community Downtown

UC San Diego is working to provide access to transit-oriented rental housing, prioritized for UC San Diego and UC San Diego Health faculty and staff. The first residents have moved into Framework, which features fully-furnished modern studios in downtown San Diego on the UC San Diego Blue Line.

Scientists at UC San Diego Receive $10M Department of Energy Grant to Promote Battery Recycling

A team including scientists at the University of California San Diego has been chosen to lead a $10M project to promote battery recycling and reuse. It’s part of a $74M award from the United States Department of Energy program on Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

Researchers Identify Elusive Carbon Dioxide Sensor in Plants that Controls Water Loss

UC San Diego scientists have identified a long-sought carbon dioxide sensor in plants, a discovery that holds implications for trees, crops and wildfires. The researchers found that two proteins work together to form the sensor, which is key for water evaporation, photosynthesis and plant growth.

Atmospheric River Reconnaissance Flights Get an Early Start this Winter

An expanded Atmospheric River Reconnaissance program began last month as a result of the unexpected “bomb cyclone” in October 2021 that hit North America’s West Coast, followed by another atmospheric river less than a month later that caused severe flooding in Washington.

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