October 12, 2020
October 12, 2020 —
Two research teams at UC San Diego School of Medicine sought to understand sedentary lifestyles, with one study finding that even light physical activity, including just standing, can benefit health, and the other that Americans are sitting too much.
October 12, 2020
October 12, 2020 —
UC San Diego chemical biology researchers achieve the first, efficient, enzyme-free, watery creation of natural phospholipids, opening new routes for lipid synthesis in artificial cells and providing insights for sustainable chemistry.
October 12, 2020
October 12, 2020 —
The transport of nine types of plastics floating in Lake Erie was modeled in studies that used SDSC's Comet supercomputer to create a 3D model of invasive plastic particles.
October 9, 2020
October 9, 2020 —
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awardee and Distinguished Professor Mario Molina will be remembered for dedicating his life to research and working to protect our environment.
October 8, 2020
October 8, 2020 —
UC San Diego’s Center for Energy Research has been awarded two grants from the Department of Energy for research focused on developing environment-friendly and cost-competitive energy sources and systems.
October 8, 2020
October 8, 2020 —
Dr. Angela Scioscia, interim executive director for Student Health and Wellness, answers questions about testing, how soon to get tested after potential exposure, what sensations might arise during the test and what to expect at a drive-up testing site.
October 8, 2020
October 8, 2020 —
A new study validates the accuracy in predicting the first wave, but weakness in forecasting ‘trailing’ waves. Ignacio Sepulveda Oyarzun, a postdoctoral fellow at Scripps Oceanography who himself survived the 2010 Chile earthquake, and colleagues found a weakness based on inaccurate estimates of bathymetry, which is the topography or depth of the seafloor.
October 8, 2020
October 8, 2020 —
New research from the University of California San Diego reveals that Democratic control of state houses leads to substantial improvement in women’s incomes, wages and unemployment relative to men.
October 8, 2020
October 8, 2020 —
The launch of the Institute for Materials Discovery and Design at UC San Diego featured a keynote address by Nobel Laureate Stanley Whittingham and researches shared how materials science can help provide solutions for climate change, public health and equal access to food and water.
October 8, 2020
October 8, 2020 —
On Sept. 9, a record-breaking Digital Day of Giving fundraiser was held by The Preuss School, the charter middle and high school located on the UC San Diego campus. More than $595,000 was raised to help fulfill the promise made to each scholar—that they will achieve a university education, elevate their family and transform their community.
