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Advocating for Their Peers: Student-Driven Efforts to End Campus Food Insecurity

There is a startling reality for many college students across the United States- they are struggling to afford food. However, there are efforts campus-wide to combat this challenge and fellow students are behind much of the outreach which is making a measurable impact.

Gene Identified That Blocks Healing after Spinal Cord Injury

With no approved therapies for spinal cord injuries, scientists are looking into the body’s healing mechanisms for clues on recovery. Researchers found that a gene named RYK inhibits wound healing, offering hope for new treatments for paralysis after spinal cord injury.

Making Everyday AI Safe and Trustworthy

DNNs transform industries, but remain complex, posing risks. Prof. Lily Weng aims to develop a framework for understanding AI decisions.

Good News for Fusion Energy Workforce Development in San Diego

Thanks to a new institutional user agreement with the DIII-D National Fusion Facility, UC San Diego personnel, including qualified graduate students, can now apply for access to the DIII-D tokamak facility even without being directly tied to a dedicated multi-year grant.

Meet us at Phase 0: Inside the HUMANOID™ Center at UC San Diego

With world-class research capabilities and an ethic of service, the HUMANOID center at UC San Diego is revolutionizing drug discovery.

Doomscrolling Again? Expert Explains Why We’re Wired for Worry

A quick scroll to “stay informed” can spiral into hours of anxious doomscrolling. Why does bad news feel so addictive—and what’s it doing to our mental health? UC San Diego Today spoke with the Department of Psychiatry's Susan Tapert to find out.

A New Robotic Gripper Based on Measuring Tape is Sizing Up Fruit and Veggie Picking

Robotic grippers made from measuring tape would be a particularly good fit for agriculture applications, as their extremities are soft enough to grab fragile fruits and vegetables. The devices are also low-cost and safe around humans.

UC San Diego Leads $20M Grant to Provide Commercial Cloud Resources to National Research Community

CloudBank 2 will be a service-based resource, providing commercial cloud resources, from Jupyter Notebooks and secure data to the latest GPUs and quantum computers.

A Comprehensive Map of the Human Cell

By mapping the subcellular architecture of tumor cells, researchers can better understand how mutations cause cancer.

Advanced Imaging Reveals Mechanisms That Cause Autoimmune Disease

Those who suffer myasthenia gravis experience muscle weakness that can affect the muscles we use to blink, smile and move our bodies. Researchers at UC San Diego’s School of Biological Sciences used a cutting-edge imaging technique to uncover new details about the mechanisms underlying the disease.

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