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Preclinical Data Shows Combination Immunotherapy Could Stop Liver Cancer Growth

March 13, 2019

New preclinical data from University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center offers proof-of-principle for a combination immunotherapy that suppresses tumor growth in the liver. Current therapies for liver cancer are largely ineffective, resulting in poor outcomes.

Soccer Matches, Then a Doctor Does Too

March 12, 2019

Every year, at precisely 9 a.m., medical school graduates nationwide find out where they will spend their residencies. On Friday, the 117 members of the 2019 UC San Diego School of Medicine graduating class will be among them.

U.S. News & World Report: UC San Diego Graduate and Professional Schools are Nation’s Best

March 12, 2019

U.S. News & World Report today released its 2020 guidebook that ranks the nation’s top graduate programs and professional schools, giving high marks to UC San Diego’s innovative programs.

UC San Diego’s New Multi-Continental Partnership to Usher in Next Generation of Economic Diplomats

March 11, 2019

The University of California San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS) has partnered with three other prestigious universities in Korea, France, and Canada to launch an innovative new program to train students around the globe in economic diplomacy.

Scientists Find Mystery Killer Whales off Cape Horn, Chile

March 7, 2019

In January 2019, an international team of scientists working off the tip of southern Chile got their first live look at what might be a new species of killer whale. Called Type D, the whales were previously known only from a strandings, fisherman stories, and tourist photos.

Researchers Discover a New Mechanism Used by Bacteria to Evade Antibiotics

March 7, 2019

UC San Diego researchers have discovered an unexpected mechanism that allows bacteria to defend themselves against antibiotics, a finding that could lead to retooled drugs to treat infectious diseases.

Women of Change

March 7, 2019

Sisters Julie and Maria Lopez are two of several new faces at the Tuesday Farmers’ Market at UC San Diego. Their family-run booth, Pupusas Express, sells freshly made pupusas, a traditional Salvadorean dish of a stuffed corn tortilla filled with cheese, pork, chicken or beans.

Women in History Month Lauren Yee

March 7, 2019

It is safe to say Lauren Yee, a 2012 MFA alumna from the Department of Theatre and Dance, is taking the theater world by storm. One of the most promising up-and-coming playwrights today—the Los Angeles Times dubbed her a “playwright on the verge”—Yee has not only had her work produced at high-profile companies across the globe, but she’s getting critical acclaim for them, too.

Champions Honored at Inclusive Excellence Awards

March 7, 2019

When she is not journeying across the ocean, Jennifer MacKinnon is helping the Scripps Institution of Oceanography community navigate working relationships and mentoring underrepresented scientists. A professor and physical oceanographer, she serves as an unofficial ombudsman, listening compassionately to students and colleagues and offering resources when needed.

Parking on Campus? There’s an App for That!

March 7, 2019

You are driving to campus. As you get close, you begin to wonder if you will find parking. Now, there’s an app for that: the UC San Diego official mobile application.
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