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Growing Strained Crystals Could Improve Performance of Perovskite Electronics

January 9, 2020

A new method could enable researchers to build more efficient, longer lasting perovskite solar cells and LEDs. By growing thin perovskite films on different substrates, UC San Diego engineers invented a way of fabricating perovskite single crystals with precisely deformed, or strained, structures.

UC San Diego Researchers Receive $2.6M NSF Grant to Help Train Autistic Adults for Tech Employment

January 8, 2020

Researchers will develop an employment-training program to tap into the talent and potential of autistic adults for technology work.

STREAMING into 2020 at the Qualcomm Institute’s gallery@calit2

January 7, 2020

The Qualcomm Institute's gallery@calit2 will launch its winter exhibit on January 14 with the first of three live events centered on culture, technology and the environment. 

Rady School of Management Launches FlexWeekend Master of Science in Business Analytics

January 7, 2020

The Rady School of Management at the University of California San Diego has launched a FlexWeekend Master of Science in Business Analytics (FlexWeekend MSBA) degree program.

The Birds and the Bats: Evolving to Fly May Have Had Big Effect on Gut Microbiome

January 7, 2020

UC San Diego researchers studied nearly 900 vertebrate species and found that bats have unusual gut microbiomes that more closely resemble those of birds than other mammals, raising questions about how evolutionary pressures change the gut microbiome.

Experts Come Together to Save 3-year-old Gorilla’s Eyesight at San Diego Zoo Safari Park

January 6, 2020

San Diego Zoo Safari Park and UC San Diego Health experts performed cataract surgery to restore a 3-year-old gorilla’s eyesight.

Collaborative Conservation Approach for Endangered Reef Fish Yields Dramatic Results

January 6, 2020

A new study from researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego has documented a successful recovery effort among Nassau Grouper populations in the Cayman Islands.

Shutdown of Coal-Fired Plants in U.S. Saves Lives and Improves Crop Yields

January 6, 2020

The decommissioning of coal-fired power plants in the continental United States has reduced nearby pollution and its negative impacts on human health and crop yields, according to a new University of California San Diego study.

Now Showing: Medicinal Chemistry in 3D

January 3, 2020

UC San Diego’s Seth Cohen and his research team, including colleagues at Germany’s Ruhr University Bochum led by Nils Metzler-Nolte, used a new type of metal-based molecular building block to serve as the basis for developing new therapeutic drugs. Their work is published in Chemical Science.

Objective Subtle Cognitive Difficulties Predict Amyloid Accumulation and Neurodegeneration

December 30, 2019

Researchers report that accumulating amyloid protein occurred faster among persons deemed to have "objectively-defined subtle cognitive difficulties" (Obj-SCD) than among persons considered to be "cognitively normal," offering a potential new early biomarker for Alzheimer's disease.
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