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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.

VirBELA Brings the Virtual Reality Workplace to the Real World

April 25, 2019

VirBELAis a virtual reality company that connects remote workers from around the world in an online environment. Recently acquired by eXp World Holdings, the company was formed at the University of California San Diego as a partnership between Rady School of Management and the Experimental Game Lab.

Diving In To Teaching at Splash

April 25, 2019

If you were a high school student and these were the kind of topics you could learn about for a day, what would you take? More than 300 high school students came to UC San Diego on Saturday to sample some of these offerings at Splash, a daylong event run by the Triton Engineering Student Council (TESC).

Welcome to the Festival

April 25, 2019

Tickets for the 2019 Wagner New Play Festival at UC San Diego are going fast, and guests have five world-premiere productions to see: each one written by current students in the Department of Theatre and Dance MFA playwriting program.

The Promise of Preuss

April 25, 2019

When Indira Hood-Esparza was admitted to The Preuss School UC San Diego in 2004 as a sixth grader, she was so eager to start wearing her school uniform that she would try it on in secret over the summer, making sure it was ready for the fall.

Shaping San Diego’s Workforce: UC San Diego Trains Next Generation of Region’s Policymakers

April 25, 2019

As attentions turn towards the 2020 elections, voters are considering who will inherit the mantle in local, state and national races. However, when voters cast their ballots, they do not just elect political candidates they are selecting the teams of policymakers who support them.
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