February 14, 2019
February 14, 2019 —
The Gilman Bridge opened last week to much celebration and fanfare. It will connect the east and west sides of campus at the heart of the university. What many don’t realize is that the much-anticipated project was actually conceived many decades ago—with roots in the Jacobs School of Engineering.
February 14, 2019
February 14, 2019 —
It was a labor of love for Vanessa Teran. As an undergraduate at UC San Diego in the late 1990s, she was driven by a vision to create community for lesbian, gay and bisexual students at a time when a formal resource center did not yet exist.
February 14, 2019
February 14, 2019 —
Online dating used to be rare. Now it has become the third most common way that couples meet. One in three heterosexual relationships and two in three same-sex relationships start online. If you’re trying your luck on a dating site or thinking about doing so, sociologist Kevin Lewis has three bits of advice for you.
February 14, 2019
February 14, 2019 —
The University of California San Diego announced today that author, businesswoman, professor and former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright will deliver the keynote address at the UC San Diego All Campus Commencement June 15, 2019. An icon of American diplomacy, Albright shattered the glass ceiling when she was named the nation’s first female secretary of state.
February 14, 2019
February 14, 2019 —
Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine report that persons with schizophrenia scored lower on a wisdom assessment than non-psychiatric comparison participants, but that there was considerable variability in levels of wisdom, and those with higher scores displayed fewer psychotic symptoms.
February 13, 2019
February 13, 2019 —
In a recent listing published by The Chronicle of Higher Education, the University of California San Diego is ranked 14th among the nation’s top 20 four-year public institutions that raised the most in private donations in the 2018 fiscal year, and in turn, gave institutional grant aid to nearly hal
February 13, 2019
February 13, 2019 —
In a randomized, controlled pilot trial published February 13, 2019 in PLOS ONE, UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers found that participants pre-treated with noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation experienced less pain after heat stimulus than mock-treated participants.
February 12, 2019
February 12, 2019 —
By examining how mammary cells respond in a stiffness-changing hydrogel, researchers discovered that several pathways work together to signal breast cells to turn cancerous. The work could inspire new approaches to treating patients and inhibiting tumor growth.
February 12, 2019
February 12, 2019 —
In a new study, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine report that hearing impairment is associated with accelerated cognitive decline with age, though the impact of mild hearing loss may be lessened by higher education.
February 11, 2019
February 11, 2019 —
Using HIV genetic data, researchers discovered that transgender women in Los Angeles are at higher risk of being in an HIV transmission network than men who have sex with men. In addition, cisgender men in these clusters should be considered at higher risk for HIV than previously thought.
