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NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir to Speak at UC San Diego Commencement

March 31, 2022

Accomplished NASA astronaut Jessica Meir will serve as keynote speaker at UC San Diego’s 2022 All Campus Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, June 11. The UC San Diego alumna credits her experience at the university with preparing her for a career spent conducting bold research.

UC San Diego Biology Lab Receives $1.4M Grant to Fight Malaria Spread

March 30, 2022

New funding from the Gates Foundation will support cutting-edge genetics strategies designed implement and safely restrain gene drives that help stop the spread of malaria, which annually infects more than 200 million people.

Shelley Wright Named 2022 SETI Institute Drake Award Recipient

March 29, 2022

UC San Diego Associate Professor of Physics Shelley Wright will receive the 2022 Drake Award from the SETI Institute. Wright will be recognized for her decades-long work in the field of searching for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI).

Getting an Edge in today’s Financial Markets is Possible, but it Won’t Last

March 29, 2022

Financial markets are more efficient than some speculators may want to believe. When it comes to predicting the performance of markets, everyone wants an edge. Getting such an edge is achievable, but it will be impossible to maintain over time, according to research from UC San Diego's Rady School.

U.S. News Names UC San Diego Graduate Programs Among Top 10 in Nation

March 29, 2022

U.S. News & World Report today released its 2023 Best Graduate Schools rankings, naming graduate programs and professional schools at the University of California San Diego among the best in the country. The rankings placed nine of the campus’s graduate programs among the top 10 in the nation.

The Power of Bugs

March 28, 2022

Computer scientists at the University of California San Diego are showing how soil microbes can be harnessed to fuel low-power sensors. This opens new possibilities for microbial fuel cells (MFCs), which can power soil hydration sensors and other devices.

UC San Diego Health Named Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality

March 28, 2022

UC San Diego Health receives “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader” designation by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation for policies and practices dedicated to the equitable treatment and inclusion of LGBTQ+ patients, visitors and employees.

Unstable Molecule Clicks with Synthetic Strategy

March 25, 2022

Capitalizing on the diagonal relationship between phosphorus and carbon, researchers at the University of California San Diego report binding diphosphorus to a single metal ion center through coordination chemistry, something that had historically remained elusive.

A Pacific Footballfish Touches Down at Birch Aquarium

March 24, 2022

For a limited time, guests can see a Pacific Footballfish — a rare deep-sea specimen —  on display in Oddities: Hidden Heroes of the Scripps Collections at Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.

Concert Hall Acoustics for Non-invasive Ultrasound Brain Treatments

March 23, 2022

A team led by engineers at the University of California San Diego has developed a device that is a first step to enabling noninvasive, ultrasound-based therapies for the brain. For example, ultrasound waves are currently being used in clinical trials to treat epilepsy.
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