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Supercomputer Simulations Help Combat Tuberculosis (TB) Granulomas

March 20, 2019

Researchers from the University of Michigan relied on supercomputers at UC San Diego and elsewhere to help them develop detailed models to better understand how TB spreads throughout the lungs.

Balance of Two Enzymes Linked to Pancreatic Cancer Survival

March 20, 2019

UC San Diego School of Medicine research sets the stage for clinicians to potentially one day use levels of a pancreatic cancer patient’s PHLPP1 and PKC enzymes as a prognostic, and for researchers to develop new therapeutic drugs that inhibit PHLPP1 and boost PKC as a means to treat the disease.

Scientists ‘Game’ for Remote-control Chemistry of the Future

March 19, 2019

Theoretical chemists at UC San Diego mix molecules and light in optical cavities in a promising study recently published in the Cell Press journal Chem.

The robots that dementia caregivers want: robots for joy, robots for sorrow

March 19, 2019

A team of scientists spent six months co-designing robots with informal caregivers for people with dementia, such as family members. They found that caregivers wanted the robots to support positive moments shared by caregivers and their loved ones; and lessen caregivers’ emotional burdens.

Community Alert Bulletin – Campus Threats

March 18, 2019

Yesterday evening (3/17) and this afternoon (3/18) UC San Diego Police (UCPD)was notified about a threat of violence to the UC San Diego campus written on the inside surfaces of three women's restroom doors.

Scientists discover how Proteins interact along Metabolic Pathway

March 18, 2019

New research from scientists at the University of California San Diego and the University of Michigan has opened a new chapter in the story about what happens between two key metabolic enzymes, setting chemical biologists on their own path to a new understanding of fatty acid biosynthesis.

UC San Diego Researchers Find Strong Performance, Complexities, and Puzzles in Intel’s Optane DIMMs

March 18, 2019

University of California San Diego computer scientists have completed the first comprehensive evaluation of Intel’s new Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory Modules (Optane NVDIMMs). They found that Optane DIMMs can make key storage applications 17 times faster.

UC San Diego Statement: Tragedy in New Zealand

March 15, 2019

Yesterday was a tragic day in Christchurch, New Zealand when a gunman killed at least 49 people in attacks on two mosques. We are heartbroken over this horrific act and extend our thoughts and support to the Muslim community, and all those affected by this senseless act of hatred and violence.

A Deeper Look at Global Icons

March 14, 2019

Why do people around the world come to see some figures as so important, and how have their meanings changed over time? These questions lie at the heart of the new book “Icons of Dissent: The Global Resonance of Che, Marley, Tupac, and Bin Laden.” Author Jeremy Prestholdt explains more in this Q&A.

UC San Diego Study Points to Virus-Related Acceleration in Some Cancers

March 14, 2019

A new paper by UC San Diego researchers hypothesizes a possible link between cancer-causing viruses.
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