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UC San Diego Faculty Members Named 2020 Sloan Research Fellows

February 12, 2020

Six UC San Diego researchers have been named to receive prestigious 2020 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowships. Considered among the most promising researchers working today, the new UC San Diego Sloan fellows are part of a cohort of 126 early career scientists selected in the U.S. and Canada.

Second GPU Cloudburst Experiment Yields New Findings

February 12, 2020

SDSC and WIPAC researchers have conducted a second NSF-funded experiment that proves it is possible to elastically burst to very large scales of GPUs using the cloud.

What is the Best Way to Encourage Innovation? Competitive Pay May be the Answer

February 12, 2020

New research from the University of California San Diego indicates that competitive “winner-takes-all” pay structures are most effective in getting the creative juices flowing that help fuel economic growth.

More than Just a Carnival Trick: Researchers Can Guess Your Age Based on Your Microbes

February 11, 2020

UC San Diego and IBM researchers reveal a new understanding of how our microbiomes change as we age, setting the stage for future research on the role microbes play in accelerating or decelerating the aging process and influencing age-related diseases.

Human Gut-in-a-Dish Model Helps Define ‘Leaky Gut,’ and Outline a Pathway to Treatment

February 10, 2020

UC San Diego researchers use 3D human gut organoids to reveal the molecular system that keeps intestinal linings sealed, demonstrate how the system breaks down and how it can be strengthened with the diabetes drug metformin.

Protein Data Bank Archive Adds New Coronavirus Protease Structure

February 7, 2020

The Protein Data Bank archive has released a new Coronavirus protease structure following the recent coronavirus outbreak, an ongoing viral epidemic primarily affecting mainland China that now threatens to spread to other parts of the world.

Study: Two Enzymes Control Liver Damage in NASH

February 6, 2020

After identifying a molecular pathway that allows nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) to progress into liver cell death, University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers were able to use these pathways to halt further liver damage.

Cancer-Causing Culprits Could be Caught by their DNA Fingerprints

February 6, 2020

Researchers from University of California San Diego School of Medicine have defined the most detailed list of genetic fingerprints of DNA-damaging processes that drive cancer development to date.

Living and Learning Neighborhoods Come to Life

February 6, 2020

The UC San Diego campus community learned more about plans for the Future College Living and Learning Neighborhood (FCLLN) at a recent open house hosted by Campus Planning and Capital Program Management.

A Nation Dangerously Divided: Race Shapes Who Wins and Who Loses in U.S. Democracy

February 6, 2020

Race is shown to be the single most important factor in American democracy, determining which candidates win elections, which voters win at the polls, and who is on the losing end of policy. These conclusions are at the center of a new book entitled Dangerously Divided: How Race and Class Shape Winning and Losing in American Politics.”
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