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Paving a Road on the Moon

A team of aerospace engineering students from the University of California San Diego was one of 12 student teams selected from around the country as finalists in NASA’s Human Lander Challenge. The goal? To come up with the best solution to manage the lunar dust a spacecraft kicks up when landing on the Moon.

What Pride Means to Us

As national Pride Month comes to an end and San Diego gears up for its own Pride celebration in July, four LGBTQ+ student leaders open up about their own personal journeys, why they strive to cultivate an inclusive community at UC San Diego, and what the word “pride” means to them.

New Findings May Fix the Replicability Crisis in Microbiome Research

UC San Diego researchers have discovered another factor that affects the composition of the gut microbiome: time of day.

Soft, Stretchy Electrode Simulates Touch Sensations Using Electrical Signals

A team of researchers led by the University of California San Diego has developed a soft, stretchy electronic device capable of simulating the feeling of pressure or vibration when worn on the skin. This device represents a step towards creating haptic technologies that can reproduce a more varied and realistic range of touch sensations for applications such as virtual reality, medical prosthetics and wearable technology.

Patient Reveals How Nosebleeds Led to Diagnosis of Hereditary Condition

UC San Diego Health offers the only program in San Diego for hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), a condition that causes excessive bleeding.

As Restrictions on Cannabis and Psychedelics Ease, Americans Dabble with ‘Microdosing’

Loosening local, state and federal regulations on cannabis and psychedelics has increased Americans' interest in microdosing, according to a study from researchers at the University of California San Diego. Published in JAMA Health Forum, the study found that the rate of microdosing-related Google searches grew by 1250% from 2015 to 2023, with over three million searches in 2023 alone.

Under Pressure: How Comb Jellies Have Adapted to Life at the Bottom of the Ocean

UC San Diego Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Itay Budin teamed up with researchers from around the country to study the cell membranes of ctenophores (“comb jellies”) and found they had unique lipid structures that allow them to live under intense pressure.

Microrobot-packed Pill Shows Promise for Treating Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Mice

Engineers have developed a pill that releases microscopic robots, or microrobots, into the colon to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The experimental treatment, given orally, has shown success in mice. It significantly reduced IBD symptoms and promoted the healing of damaged colon tissue without causing toxic side effects.

Another Meteoric Rise for UC San Diego’s “Fallen Star” Team in Global Programming Competition

UC San Diego’s competitive student programming team, Fallen Star, is set to compete in the prestigious International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) World Finals in Astana, Kazakhstan this September

From Her Grandfather’s Front Porch: How Childhood Shaped a Health Equity Leader

Chief Administrative Officer for Health Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion discusses how her childhood influences mission to confront health disparities.