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UC San Diego Named 4th Best Public Research University in Prestigious Global Rankings

August 17, 2020

The University of California San Diego has been named the fourth best public university in the United States for the second consecutive year by the 2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).

SDSC’s Comet Supercomputer Helps Uncover Noisy Neutron Star Collisions

August 14, 2020

A series of simulations using multiple supercomputers, including Comet at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego, suggests that when the neutron stars’ masses are different enough, the result is far noisier, making them easier to detect.

Walking the Walk of Change

August 13, 2020

Women in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry are taking bold steps toward increased balance and fairness on campus.

Chemist Helps Bridge Underrepresented Minority Gap in Science

August 13, 2020

UC San Diego paved PATHS to success for under-resourced and underrepresented minority (URM) students in STEM more than a year ago. Now, it has built a bridge, thanks to support from a National Science Foundation grant administered through the American Chemical Society.

Q&A with Dr. Chip Schooley on How SARS-CoV-2 Spreads, Vaccine Trials Underway and More

August 13, 2020

As part of the he university’s Return to Learn program, Dr. Robert Schooley, a professor in the Department of Medicine at UC San Diego School of Medicine, addresses questions about how the university is involved in vaccine development, how the SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads and the importance of wearing masks.

School’s In for the Summer

August 13, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in a new era of online learning that has allowed colleges and universities to explore the full potential that remote delivery of services and instruction can offer. Enrollment in UC San Diego’s remote-instruction summer session has skyrocketed.

A Staff Summer Celebration Like No Other

August 13, 2020

UC San Diego’s annual Staff Summer Celebration is an expression of gratitude for our staff. This year, as millions of in-person events go online across the globe, Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla and the Staff Association invite all of our staff to a Virtual Staff Summer Celebration like no other.

Panel of Top Authors Promises Constructive Discussion on Racial Injustice

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.

Planting the Seeds for Transfer Student Success

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.

Flipping a Metabolic Switch to Slow Tumor Growth

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.
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