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Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technology to Track Cells in the Body

March 14, 2016

The need to non-invasively see and track cells in living persons is indisputable. Emerging treatments using stem cells and immune cells are poised to most benefit from cell tracking, which would visualize their behavior in the body after delivery. Clinicians require such data to speed these cell treatments to patients. Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine describe a new highly sensitive chemical probe that tags cells for detection by MRI.

March Matchness 2016

March 14, 2016

Each year, at precisely the same moment, thousands of graduating medical school students across the country simultaneously tear open an envelope. Inside, there is a single sheet of paper and on it, a handful of words. Those words will inform each graduate where he or she will do their residencies, where each will spend the first several years of their careers as working doctors.

Endangered Fish Find Temporary Refuge from El Niño at Birch Aquarium at Scripps

March 11, 2016

Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego is playing a critical role in the conservation of local Southern California Tidewater Goby, an endangered species native to California. Since El Niño storms have the potential to inundate the habitat of these small coastal fish, Birch Aquarium is temporarily housing 300 gobies to shelter them from the impacts of this year’s storms.

Altman Clinical and Translational Research Building Makes Its Debut

March 10, 2016

Rising above Interstate 5 on the east campus of UC San Diego, the Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute Building (ACTRI) officially opened its doors Friday in a ribbon-cutting ceremony under blue skies.

UC San Diego Jazz Camp Looks to Recruit More Female Students to Its Ranks

March 10, 2016

The lack of female jazz musicians is by no means a new phenomenon, but it is a persistent one. To help change that, UC San Diego Jazz Camp is working to recruit more girls and women to its five-day summer program.

More Than Meets the Eye

March 10, 2016

You probably recognize her as the quirky Lily Adams character in AT&T commercials, but there is far more to UC San Diego alumna Milana Vayntrub than what you see on screen. Though dubbed “Advertising’s New ‘It Girl’” by Adweek, the story behind 28-year-old Vayntrub is one of ambition and audacity coming straight from her days at UC San Diego.

N Equals One: New Podcast Features Hot Topics in Health Sciences

March 10, 2016

UC San Diego Health Sciences launched a new podcast this month called N Equals One that will feature early-career scientists, such as graduate students and postdocs, talking about hot topics in science. Each will offer the story of one project, one discovery or one scientist.

Diversity Awards Recognize Dedication to Empowerment and Community Engagement

March 10, 2016

A campus-wide interdisciplinary research collaborative, the Black Studies Project connects faculty, graduate and undergraduate students from across UC San Diego who are producing cutting-edge scholarship on black life, culture and experiences.

Alice C. Tyler Perpetual Trust Gives $125,000 for Sally Ride Scholarship at UC San Diego

March 9, 2016

Scholarship, honoring late astronaut Sally Ride, will support students committed to protecting the planet

Stem Cells Regenerate Human Lens After Cataract Surgery, Restoring Vision

March 9, 2016

Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Shiley Eye Institute, with colleagues in China, have developed a new, regenerative medicine approach to remove congenital cataracts in infants, permitting remaining stem cells to regrow functional lenses.
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