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New Insights on the Dynamics of Harmful Algal Blooms under Climate Warming

In freshwater environments, toxic harmful algal blooms threaten drinking water and wildlife. While most efforts on mitigating such events focus on reducing nutrients, researchers have found that there’s more to the story, especially when considering climate warming that could amplify such events.

Honoring our Legacy, Inspiring the Future

UC San Diego honors Black History Month with a series of events for the 23rd annual campus-wide celebration.

UC San Diego Professor Honored by Sony and Nature for Bioengineering Research

Bioengineering Professor Kiana Aran is one of three inaugural winners of the Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature. She is recognized for her pioneering work fusing biology with electronics to enhance precision medicine.

UC San Diego Health Sciences Installs Wudu Station

The Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at UC San Diego recently spearheaded the installation of a new wudu station, providing a space for those who practice Islam to perform wudu prior to prayer.

Computer Science Undergrad Earns Top Honors in Prestigious Competition–a First for UC San Diego

UC San Diego computer science and engineering undergraduate Venkataram Sivaram is the first student from the university to receive the prestigious Computing Research Association (CRA) Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award.

How Healthy Stem Cells Turn Into Oral Cancer

UC San Diego researchers have identified the molecular and cellular mechanisms that transform healthy stem cells into oral cancer at the earliest stages of the disease.

Nearly 500 Species of Deep-Sea Dwellers Documented at Costa Rican Methane Seeps

An international team of marine biologists has documented the highest known count of deep-sea species living in methane seeps off Costa Rica’s Pacific coast. A new study led by UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography catalogues 488 distinct species found in these deep-sea ecosystems.