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Cheryl Anderson Named Founding Dean of School of Public Health at UC San Diego

June 1, 2020

Dr. Cheryl Anderson, professor and interim chair of the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health in the School of Medicine at the University of California San Diego, has been named founding dean of The Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science.

Your Brain Needs to Be Ready to Remember?

June 1, 2020

What happens in the hippocampus even before people attempt to form memories may impact whether they remember. Study suggests ‘encoding mode’ may play an important role in memory formation.

NOAA Selects UC San Diego for Cooperative Institute to Study Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Systems

June 1, 2020

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration today announced it selected the University of California San Diego to host the new Cooperative Institute for Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Systems (CIMEAS). The selection comes with an award of up to $220 million over five years.

New Biosensor Visualizes Stress in Living Plant Cells in Real Time

June 1, 2020

UCSanDiego scientists have developed a new biosensor that visualizes stress in living plant cells in real time. The new nanosensor allows unprecedented access to explore mechanisms related to drought.

Fighting COVID-19 with Knowledge Graphs

June 1, 2020

The National Science Foundation awards two SDSC researchers funding to organize COVID-19 information into a knowledge network that integrates health, pathogen, and environmental data to track cases across greater San Diego.

$1M Gift Speeds COVID-19 Testing and Tracking at UC San Diego

May 29, 2020

A $1 million gift from the John and Mary Tu Foundation is helping to increase the number of people tested for COVID-19, as well as develop new ways to track and treat the virus.

Annie and John So Continue Family’s Philanthropic Legacy at UC San Diego

May 29, 2020

In continuing their family’s philanthropic legacy, Annie and John So—the children of two loyal and long-time supporters of UC San Diego and its School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS)—have recently made a generous gift to UC San Diego to recognize and honor their parents Marion and Kwan So.

Statement on George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery

May 29, 2020

We extend our sincere, heartfelt sympathies to the loved ones of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery. We join in mourning their unspeakably tragic and untimely deaths.

Making Matter Out of Light: High-Power Laser Simulations Point the Way

May 28, 2020

A few minutes into the life of the universe, colliding emissions of light energy created the first particles of matter and antimatter. We are familiar with the reverse process—matter generating energy—in everything from a campfire to an atomic bomb.

New Course Aims to Bring Climate Change Solutions to Global Audience

May 28, 2020

Scripps Institution of Oceanography climate scientist Veerabhadran Ramanathan has long had the goal of educating and empowering “one million climate warriors” who will help society tackle the world’s greatest existential threat.
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