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UC San Diego New Guggenheim Fellows Shine Excellence

May 2, 2019

Origins of life. Movement and sound. Digital information. These are the academic waters from which three University of California San Diego professors emerged as 2019 Guggenheim Fellows. The faculty members from the Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Music and Electrical and Computer Engineering are among the 168 scholars, artists and writers chosen for fellowships in the U.S. and Canada by the Board of Trustees of the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation.

Breaking Down Barriers to Success

May 2, 2019

Three transfer students in the Division of Arts and Humanities have been selected as campus McNair scholars, a national program that supports first-generation students to help break down barriers in preparation for graduate school.

UC San Diego’s Vince Kellen Named to CIO Hall of Fame

May 1, 2019

The University of California San Diego has announced that Vince Kellen, the campus’s chief information officer (CIO), is a 2019 inductee into the national CIO Hall of Fame.

SDSC’s Sherlock Cloud Expands Hybrid Cloud Offerings

May 1, 2019

The Health Cyberinfrastructure (CI) Division of the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California San Diego, has partnered with Microsoft Azure Cloud Services (Azure) to expand its portfolio of cloud services.

Preuss School UC San Diego Ranked Region’s Top High School for Third Year

May 1, 2019

The Preuss School UC San Diego has been named the top high school in San Diego County for the third year in a row by U.S. News and World Report in the publication’s annual list of “Best High Schools.” Preuss was also ranked the #7 school in the State of California.

Scientists Develop New Production Method for Seaweed Chemical Used in Brain Research

April 30, 2019

A team of scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego and the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) has developed a new way to produce kainic acid, a natural seaweed neurochemical and powerful reagent used in brain research.

UC San Diego Announces Margaret Burbidge Visiting Professorship

April 30, 2019

With support from the Heising-Simons Foundation, the Division of Physical Sciences at UC San Diego has established the Margaret Burbidge Visiting Professorship. It’s part of an effort to bring eminent female physicists to the university for collaborative research interactions.

New Partnership Explores Future Treatments Using Breast Milk and Microbiome

April 29, 2019

Two renowned research centers at University of California San Diego are joining forces to take a deeper look at how components of human milk and the microbiome can change the course of therapeutics for infant and adult diseases.

Autism Diagnoses Prove Highly Stable as Early as 14 Months

April 29, 2019

Diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by trained professionals in children as young as 14 months are remarkably stable, suggesting that accurate screening and earlier treatment is feasible, report scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine.

UC San Diego Statement: Poway Synagogue Attack

April 29, 2019

This weekend, another senseless act of hatred and violence occurred when a gunman attacked a synagogue right here in our San Diego community. Our hearts go out to all who have been affected by this terrible tragedy.
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