August 13, 2020
August 13, 2020 —
As the national conversation about systemic racism and its inhumane consequences continues, the National Conflict Resolution Center has coordinated “A Path Forward” in an effort to continue the discussion.
August 13, 2020
August 13, 2020 —
UC San Diego’s Mellon Foundation-funded PATH—Preparing Accomplished Transfers to the Humanities— academy took place throughout July, in which 25 San Diego Community College transfer students took two courses and received special introductions to campus resources.
August 12, 2020
August 12, 2020 —
The enzyme serine palmitoyl-transferase can be used as a metabolically responsive “switch” that decreases tumor growth, according to a new study by a team of San Diego scientists, who published their findings Aug. 12 in the journal Nature.
August 10, 2020
August 10, 2020 —
Researchers from Scripps Oceanography and colleagues reviewed 25 years of satellite data and computer models to find that ice shelves have experienced a loss of nearly 4,000 gigatons since 1994 as a result of melting from increased heat in the ocean under them.
August 10, 2020
August 10, 2020 —
One way to cut back on deforestation in the Amazon rainforest – and help in the global fight against climate change – is to grant more of Brazil’s indigenous communities full property rights to tribal lands. This policy focus is suggested by the findings of a new PNAS study.
August 6, 2020
August 6, 2020 —
CARI Therapeutics has received additional funding from the National Institute of Drug Abuse to refine their tiny implantable biosensor that could help combat the deadly and destructive opioid crisis in the United States.
August 6, 2020
August 6, 2020 —
Researchers recently used Comet at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego to examine impacts of both regional and global changes affecting the Chesapeake Bay.
August 6, 2020
August 6, 2020 —
Beginning September 2020, the UC San Diego Library will observe the 50th anniversary of the university’s intellectual heart of campus, Geisel Library, which first opened its doors to the UC San Diego community and public in September 1970—then known as the Central Library.
August 6, 2020
August 6, 2020 —
UC San Diego’s Vivek Sharma, an expert who studies the structure of very small things, guided the discovery of the Higgs boson eight years ago. Now he and his team have made another breakthrough discovery.
August 6, 2020
August 6, 2020 —
UC San Diego ranks second among higher education institutions in Forbes’ third annual ranking of the best employers for women. The campus is listed 46th overall among 300 companies across the country selected for their culture, diversity, development opportunities and flexibility.
