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Robotic Spine Surgery Program Expands at UC San Diego Health

April 15, 2019

UC San Diego Health has invested in a new robotic technology to benefit patients in need of restorative spine surgery. This technology enables minimally invasive spine surgery, the benefits of which include potential for shorter operations, less anesthesia, smaller incisions and reduced blood loss.

UC’s New Electorate Project Reveals Initial Impact of Voter’s Choice Act

April 12, 2019

The Voter’s Choice Act is transforming voting methods in California: the how, where and when of voting. Is it also changing who votes?

Celebrating Contemporary Literature

April 12, 2019

The UC San Diego Department of Literature’s New Writing Series has introduced hundreds of writers to the greater San Diego community since 1986. The six events set for Spring Quarter kicks off April 17.

UC San Diego Electrical Engineer Massimo Franceschetti Named a 2019 Guggenheim Fellow

April 11, 2019

Massimo Franceschetti, a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UC San Diego, has been awarded a 2019 Guggenheim Fellowship. His work focuses on the mathematical foundations of engineering systems, with applications to networks, control, computation, communication, and sensing.

In Mice, Eliminating Damaged Mitochondria Alleviates Chronic Inflammatory Disease

April 11, 2019

Treatment with a choline kinase inhibitor prompts immune cells to clear away damaged mitochondria, thus reducing NLRP3 inflammasome activation and preventing inflammation

Philosophy Professor Awarded $1.2 Million Grant to Advance Research on Free Will and Responsibility

April 11, 2019

UC San Diego Department of Philosophy professor Manuel Vargas and Santiago Amaya of the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia have been awarded a $1.2 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation to advance understanding of agency, free will and responsibility.

NASA Twin Study Provides a Multi-omics View of the Human Body’s Response to a Year in Space

April 11, 2019

The NASA Twins Study is the most comprehensive integrated multi-omics, molecular, physiological, and behavioral analysis of how the human body responds to space flight to date. Study results were published in the April edition of Science

Magnets with ‘Magic Angle’ Offer New Way to Study Jelly States of Genes

April 11, 2019

Chemistry & Biochemistry researchers at UC San Diego ventured into the tiny atomic world of protein molecules within cells with a technological approach never before applied. Their findings offer other researchers a new way to do their work.

Enjoy the Ride

April 11, 2019

When it comes to creating an aerodynamic, race-worthy car that successfully competes in a field of more than 100 teams from around the world, it takes not only a solid racing crew, but also a crew of dedicated scientists and engineers.

Unearthing Mysteries of the Maya

April 11, 2019

UC San Diego computer science students are venturing into Maya tunnels in Guatemala, and at home in San Diego, to bring these ancient buried sites to virtual life.
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