July 30, 2026
July 30, 2026 —
The fifth Toy Story installment recently surpassed over $1 billion at the box office making it the highest-grossing film of 2026. So what is the secret behind the franchise’s enduring appeal? Shawna Kidman, associate professor of communication explains why in this Q&A.
July 28, 2026
July 28, 2026 —
Does experiencing art have the capacity to quiet an overactive mind and inspire a state of awe? An audio artist, neuroscientist and visual designer at UC San Diego have teamed up to find out. Their unique project received $50K in private support from the Bobby Anspach Studios Foundation.
July 28, 2026
July 28, 2026 —
At the U.S. News & World Report Healthcare of Tomorrow conference, leaders from UC San Diego and from across the health care industry gathered in Washington, D.C., to explore a defining question: How can artificial intelligence improve health care while keeping patients at the center?
July 28, 2026
July 28, 2026 —
Cross country and track and field scholar-athlete Thomas Fry measures success by the conversations that happen away from competition: the ones that help athletes feel supported, understood, and empowered as a mental health advocate.
July 28, 2026
July 28, 2026 —
Scripps Institution of Oceanography scientists recently led a paper that documents how juvenile great white sharks responded to Tropical Storm Hilary in August 2023. When the storm hit, many sharks abandoned their San Diego nursery site for calmer waters, returning shortly after the storm passed.
July 27, 2026
July 27, 2026 —
UC San Diego has welcomed eight new alumni to its Alumni Board of Directors. The incoming members bring a wide range of experience, spanning Hollywood production and business to public policy and medicine.
July 27, 2026
July 27, 2026 —
Researchers developed a patch that continuously tracks a patient’s Parkinson's disease medication levels through their fingertip sweat. The device operates using chemicals in this sweat — no batteries required. Its measurements were comparable to those obtained by standard laboratory blood tests.
July 27, 2026
July 27, 2026 —
Uri Manor, inaugural faculty director of the Goeddel Family Technology Sandbox, is using advanced instruments to study Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a debilitating genetic neurological disorder. Such advancements are offering hope for six-year-old Jeremy and others who suffer from the disease.
July 27, 2026
July 27, 2026 —
Bioengineers at UC San Diego integrated the olfactory receptor of an insect called a jumping bristletail into semiconductor chips made of graphene, creating an electronic nose capable of sniffing out a wide variety of small organic compounds.
July 27, 2026
July 27, 2026 —
Many of today’s electronic devices are built on thin-film substrates where the thin film is electronically conductive and the substrate is inert. Or is it? New research from UC San Diego shows that substrates are not inert after all.
