Is Coffee Good for You or Bad for You?
June 18, 2024
The effects of coffee consumption on human health is a knotty question, but one thing is sure: coffee is a psychoactive substance.
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UC San Diego Expands Undergraduate Library Research Prize
June 18, 2024
Seven UC San Diego students have been selected to receive 2024 Undergraduate Library Research Prize (ULRP) awards and honorable mentions. An annual awards program that enriches the undergraduate student experience at UC San Diego, the ULRP celebrates the strategic use of UC San Diego Library services, resources and expertise in support of the university’s mission.
U.S. News & World Report Names UC San Diego’s Engineering and Pharmacy Graduate Programs Among Nation’s Best
June 17, 2024
U.S. News & World Report has unveiled its 2024 Best Graduate Schools rankings in Engineering and in Pharmacy, spotlighting the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences as among the top in the nation.
Embryonic Brain Overgrowth Dictates Autism Severity, New Research Suggests
June 17, 2024
Researchers at UC San Diego found an unusually large brain may be the first sign of autism and visible as early as the first trimester.
A New Approach to Neuroimaging Analysis
June 17, 2024
A new method for neuroimaging analysis is shown to work with small groups of participants, opening the door for many studies that don't have access to massive sets of brain images.
Joris Gieskes: 1934-2024
June 17, 2024
Joris Gieskes, a marine chemist affiliated with Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego for nearly six decades, died May 19, 2024 at his home in Del Mar, Calif. He was 90.
Breakthrough UC San Diego Brain Recording Device Receives FDA Approval for a Clinical Trial
June 17, 2024
The Federal Drug Administration approved a clinical trial to test the effectiveness of an electronic grid that records brain activity during surgery, developed by engineers at the University of California San Diego.
Study Reveals Increasing Polarization in Climate Change Coverage Between Elite and Heartland News Sources
June 17, 2024
New research led by the University of California San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy reveals a crucial disparity in how climate change is reported across different types of news outlets and locations.
Researchers to Develop Predictive Model for Opioid Addiction in High-Risk Patients
June 13, 2024
UC San Diego School of Medicine part of $50M initiative to use predictive AI to help fight opioid abuse.
Nanosized Blocks Spontaneously Assemble in Water To Create Tiny Floating Checkerboards
June 13, 2024
Researchers have engineered nanosized cubes that spontaneously form a two-dimensional checkerboard pattern when dropped on the surface of water. The work, published in Nature Communications, presents a simple approach to create complex nanostructures through a technique called self-assembly.
