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UC San Diego Health Begins Treating Multiple Myeloma with CAR T-cell Therapy

June 3, 2021

As the first designated medical center in San Diego certified to offer this type of immunotherapy, UC San Diego Health will begin treating patients this month.

New Book on History of Scripps Institution of Oceanography to be Published

June 3, 2021

A new book on the history of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego hits bookstore shelves and online sites June 7. Images of America: Scripps Institution of Oceanography joins many others in this popular photobook series that highlights historical points of interest across the country.

Summer STEAM Workshops from Sally Ride Science Junior Academy Reach Beyond State, National Borders

June 3, 2021

During this summer’s Sally Ride Science Junior Academy, students in grades 3-12 will have a chance to expand their horizons in more ways than one. As they embark on virtual voyages they will be accompanied by classmates from across the country and around the world.

Q&A with Vice Chancellor Gary Matthews on Plans for a Safe Campus and Flexible Workforce

June 3, 2021

UC San Diego is making plans for a safe and gradual return to full campus operations this fall. To ensure the ongoing safety and well-being of everyone in our campus community, decisions will continue to be guided by the science, data and modeling that made the Return to Learn program a success.

Celebrating the Class of 2021

June 3, 2021

UC San Diego will honor the journeys of more than 8,000 graduating students. Each of their stories begins differently—from an international childhood spanning over a dozen countries to discovering a love of learning within an isolated jail cell—but their paths all converged at UC San Diego.

Social Justice as Part of the Remedy for What Ails Us

June 3, 2021

The newest center within the T. Denny Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion at UC San Diego will have that focus, created to identify, understand and resolve social justice issues in health care that primarily affect racial and ethnic minorities, women, LGBTQ and underserved communities.

Brainiacs

June 3, 2021

Research experience is often a critical component when applying to graduate programs. Yet many undergraduate students—especially those from underrepresented communities or who are the first in their families to attend college—lack the necessary mentorship, tools and financial resources to navigate this process.

Synthetic SPECIES Developed for Use as a Confinable Gene Drive

June 2, 2021

Scientists have developed a gene drive with a built-in genetic barrier that is designed to keep the drive under control. The researchers engineered synthetic fly species that, upon release in sufficient numbers, act as gene drives that can spread locally and be reversed if desired.

Richard Seymour: 1929-2021

June 1, 2021

Richard Seymour, a renowned research engineer at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, who envisioned a network to collect coastal data as a graduate student, died May 22, 2021. He was 91 years old.

Diet Plays Critical Role in NASH Progressing to Liver Cancer in Mouse Model

June 1, 2021

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine found in a mouse model that when fed a Western diet rich in calories, fat and cholesterol, the mice progressively became obese, diabetic and developed NASH, which progressed to HCC, chronic kidney and cardiovascular disease.
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