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Inside San Diego’s Innovation Engine

What powers San Diego’s innovation engine? When leading minds from academia, industry and government gathered at UC San Diego, the answer was clear: collaboration.

How Brain Ripples Keep Memory Online

Working memory is essential to our daily functioning, but there are still unanswered questions about how it works. UC San Diego researchers are helping answer them.

As New World Screwworm Returns to the U.S., UC San Diego and San Diego County Team Up to Track Risks

A new dashboard tracks New World screwworm risk levels county by county.

Flesh-eating Screwworms Have Returned. Which New Technologies Could Stop Them?

New World screwworm flies, highly destructive parasitic insects, have returned to parts of the U.S. and pose a significant danger. Professor Omar Akbari discusses how the insect was eliminated in the past and the ways new genetics technologies could help combat today’s threat.

Scientists Uncover Cellular Mechanism Driving Both Rare Childhood Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease

UC San Diego researchers have found a "genetic switch" triggering neurodegeneration in both a rare childhood dementia and Alzheimer's disease, pointing to new drug targets in the waste-processing system within the brain’s immune cells.

UC San Diego Named Central Lab for $101M XPRIZE Healthspan Competition

The Stein Institute for Research on Aging at UC San Diego will play a central role in an ambitious competition aimed at extending the human healthspan.

Why Is Discovering Exoplanets Important?

UC San Diego postdoc Aidan Gibbs explains why finding exoplanets, which orbit around stars other than our sun, can help us better understand our own solar system and home planet.

National Data Platform Receives NSF Category I Award to Expand AI-Ready Data Infrastructure for U.S.

UC San Diego researchers will lead a collaborative project to expand a national platform connecting data, computing and AI resources to empower nationwide researchers and educators.

Why a Doctor Saying ‘It’s Normal’ Can Backfire

Research shows that patients often interpret normalizing language to mean treatment isn’t necessary, but the misunderstanding can be prevented.

Mark Thiemens Receives the Magellanic Premium, America’s Oldest Medal

UC San Diego Distinguished Professor of Chemistry Mark Thiemens is the 43rd recipient of the Magellanic Premium, given by the American Philosophical Society. Thiemens was recognized for his groundbreaking work in mass-independent isotope fractionation.

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