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Nobel Prize-Winning Metal-Organic Frameworks Are the Jungle Gyms of Chemistry

UC San Diego chemistry professor Seth Cohen has made a career out of studying and developing metal-organic frameworks. Currently, his lab is working to develop modified MOFs with new characteristics and capabilities. Here he explains what MOFs are, how they work and the great promise they hold.

Scripps Oceanography Seismologist Awarded for Real-Time Tsunami Forecast Breakthrough

Scripps' Alice Gabriel is part of a team awarded the 2025 Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Gordon Bell Prize for its work on real-time tsunami forecasting. The researchers created algorithms to forecast tsunami wave heights that are 10 billion times faster than conventional algorithims.

Genetic Study Links Impulsive Decision Making to a Wide Range of Health and Psychiatric Risks

University of California San Diego has identified 11 genetic regions linked to delay discounting — the tendency to prefer smaller, immediate rewards over larger, delayed ones — shedding new light on how impulsive decision-making relates to both mental and physical health.

Science Today for a Healthier Tomorrow

In a series of videos, graduate students and researchers in biochemistry professor Alexis Komor's lab share what they're working on and the importance of federal funding.

5 Science-Backed Reasons to Express Gratitude, according to UC San Diego Research

According to research led by Christopher Oveis, an associate professor at the University of California San Diego Rady School of Management, expressing gratitude doesn’t just make others feel good. It can strengthen relationships, reduce stress and even help your body perform better under pressure.

Student Club Takes the Leap into Quantum Computing

“I’m drawn to that sense of exploration where I’m standing at the frontier of a technology that’s still being defined," says Rebecca Breihan, president of the Quantum Computing Student Association at UC San Diego of her involvement in the club.

Keiko Green Throws Out the Playwriting Rulebook

Starting in UC San Diego’s Master of Fine Arts program just before the COVID-19 lockdowns began, Keiko Green threw out the rulebook on playwriting, freeing herself from the traditional expectations of a theatre industry whose very existence was threatened.

Protecting Patients’ Online Lives

Today, modern health care systems that are reliant on connected technologies are vulnerable to cyberattacks. Drs. Jeff Tully and Christian Dameff, who co-direct the UC San Diego Center for Healthcare Cybersecurity, discuss patient safety and the creation of a resilient health care system.

Virus Battles Drug-Resistant Infections

UC San Diego researchers have identified an unlikely hero in the fight against antibiotic-resistant infections: phages.

Looking for a New Book?

From fiction to non-fiction, check out this sampling of recent books published by UC San Diego faculty, staff and alumni.

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