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Nanoparticles Detect Biochemistry of Inflammation

September 18, 2012

Adah Almutairi, associate professor at the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, the department of nanoengineering, and the materials science and engineering program at the UC San Diego, and colleagues have developed the first degradable polymer that is extremely sensitive to low but biologically relevant concentrations of hydrogen peroxide.

Fall Classes Begin for Estimated 4,500 Freshmen and 2,200 Transfers at UC San Diego

September 18, 2012

Fall quarter classes begin Thursday, Sept. 27 for approximately ¬¬30,000 students at the University of California, San Diego.

UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center Launches Bold Campaign to Personalize Cancer Treatment

September 17, 2012

UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center launched a bold plan today, aimed at personalizing cancer treatment. The “My Answer to Cancer” team of oncologists, bioinformaticians, pathologists and geneticists pledges to “sequence” or analyze the DNA of large numbers of patients with cancer in order to match each patient to the best available drug for his or her particular tumor.

UC San Diego Chemists Develop Reversible Method of Tagging Proteins

September 16, 2012

Chemists at UC San Diego have developed a method that for the first time provides scientists the ability to attach chemical probes onto proteins and subsequently remove them in a repeatable cycle.

SDSC Invites Researches to Apply for Access to Gordon Supercomputer

September 14, 2012

The San Diego Supercomputer Center is seeking innovative applications for the next round of user allocations on its data-intensive Gordon supercomputer, which went into operation earlier this year.

Toyota Adds UC San Diego to Safety Research Partners

September 14, 2012

The Toyota Collaborative Safety Research Center is expanding its groundbreaking, partner-based automotive safety initiative with the launch of seven new research programs undertaken in partnership with 11 leading research institutions from across North America, including the University of California, San Diego.

UC San Diego Partners with Little Saigon Foundation to Establish Graduate Fellowship

September 14, 2012

“It is important to preserve the cultural, artistic and economic developments of the Vietnamese community,” says Kendrick Ton, treasurer of the Little Saigon Foundation. “Without language, you can’t communicate with your elders and the stories get lost in translation.”

Scripps Scientists Honored with Prestigious Awards

September 14, 2012

Four leading scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have been honored with awards that recognize their accomplishments in their respective fields of study.

UC San Diego Health System “Top Docs” Honored Locally

September 14, 2012

More than one hundred physicians from University of California, San Diego Health System were named “Top Docs” in the 2012 San Diego Magazine “Physicians of Exceptional Excellence” annual survey. These physicians represent 35 specialties from internal medicine to oncology, obstetrics, cardiovascular and surgical care.

UC San Diego Appoints Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

September 13, 2012

Following a comprehensive nationwide search, today the University of California Regents approved the appointment of Linda S. Greene as UC San Diego’s first Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (VC-EDI). She will report to Suresh Subramani, Executive Vice Chancellor – Academic Affairs, with an indirect reporting relationship to Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla.
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