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ARCS Foundation Awards $225,000 in Fellowships to UC San Diego Graduate Students

November 26, 2019

The Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation has awarded a total of $225,000 to 30 graduate students at the University of California San Diego for the 2019-20 academic year.

Two UC San Diego Researchers Elected AAAS Fellows

November 26, 2019

Two researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine—Pamela L. Mellon and Aleem Siddiqui—have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the largest general science organization in the world and publisher of the journal Science.

52 UC San Diego Researchers Are Most Highly Cited in Their Fields

November 25, 2019

Fifty-two faculty members and researchers at the University of California San Diego are among the world’s most influential in their fields, according to the Web of Science's 2019 listing.

Non-Coding DNA Located Outside Chromosomes May Help Drive Glioblastoma

November 21, 2019

According to a new Cell study, extra DNA scooped up and copied alongside cancer-causing genes helps keep tumors going — elements that could represent new drug targets for brain tumors and other cancers notoriously difficult to treat.

When Will We End Global Warming?

November 21, 2019

On the heels of the Trump administration’s formal withdrawal of the United States from the Paris climate accord, more than 11,000 climate scientists signed a declaration calling climate change an "emergency" and urging for new ways to measure the effects of global warming.

Reducing Food Insecurity through Food Sustainability


November 21, 2019

Think back to your childhood days when mom whipped up a steaming pot of her delicious chicken soup. On a fall or winter day, as the smell filled the room, your taste buds started dancing even before you reached for a spoonful. Would you still be excited if she served it on a sweltering summer day?

UC San Diego Celebrates Franklin Antonio Hall Groundbreaking

November 21, 2019

The University of California San Diego celebrated the groundbreaking of its newest engineering building, Franklin Antonio Hall, on Friday. The building is designed for active learning, collaborative research and the transfer of innovation to society.

Envisioning the Future of the University Art Gallery

November 21, 2019

From a place to freely collaborate to existing as a “living laboratory” for students, a new commitment to arts on campus brought the community together Nov. 14 in an effort to help shape the University Art Gallery’s exciting—and student-focused—future.

We Can Improve the Way We Talk

November 21, 2019

If all of your conversations are fulfilling and none are ever fraught, you can stop reading now— this story isn’t for you. If you’re like the rest of us and sometimes find yourself wishing you could have better conversations, however, then you’re in the right place.

I Sit in the Red Chair Because…

November 21, 2019

The Red Chair was a central component in CSE’s first annual Celebration of Diversity. The idea came from the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT), part of their Sit With Me Campaign. When CSE’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee’s Awareness Subcommittee started planning the celebration, they started with the Red Chair.
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