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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.

Engineering Touch

April 11, 2019

A tool to help the visually impaired navigate crowded spaces; an interface to assist surgeons during a complex procedure; and a display that can change shape when heat is applied. These were all projects developed by students in the first-ever haptic interfaces class offered at the Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego.

On a New Path to STEM Success

April 11, 2019

For most of his life, UC San Diego freshman Ronald Moreno grew up homeless. Shuffling from San Bernardino to Los Angeles to San Diego’s City Heights community, Moreno and his younger brother spent their days in relatives’ houses… sometimes staying in garages… at times sleeping in cars.

Pesticide Cocktail Can Harm Honey Bees

April 10, 2019

A series of tests conducted over several years by UC San Diego scientists have shown for the first time that the pesticide Sivanto could pose a range of threats to honey bees depending on seasonality, bee age and use in combination with common chemicals such as fungicides.
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