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New Model Brings Insight to Cell Organelle’s Structure and Function

October 28, 2024

A team of researchers, including two from UC San Diego,  have developed a physical model that shows that the structure and dynamics of the ER arise from a balance of tension-driven shrinking and the active pulling of new tubules.

How Sustainable Are Typical Electric Vehicle Batteries?

October 28, 2024

UC San Diego experts weigh in on each stage of a typical EV battery’s life cycle and share their thoughts on what the future might hold.

UC San Diego Awarded $8 Million to Uncover Genetic Foundations of Substance Use Disorders

October 28, 2024

UC San Diego has received a five-year, $8 Million grant to support a NIDA P30 Center to investigate the genetics, genomics, and epigenetics behind substance use disorders.

Digestive Enzyme Escaping from the Gut and into Many Organs May Cause Aging in Rats

October 28, 2024

The mucosal layer in the small intestine degrades with age in rats, allowing digestive enzymes to slowly escape and leak into organs outside the intestine, including the liver, lung, heart, kidney and brain.

UC San Diego Professor Wins 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry

October 25, 2024

“Tripas: Poems,” chronicles the voices of Brandon Som’s Chicana and Chinese grandmothers.

Onboard Offshoot: Genomics at Sea Program

October 25, 2024

FjordPhyto scientist Christian Johnson, ’21, is collaborating with Viking Cruises to start the Genomics at Sea Program (GASP).

UC San Diego Grad Student Project Evolves Into NASA-Funded Program

October 25, 2024

FjordPhyto, Allison Cusick’s capstone project for her master’s degree, trains tour vessel operators and “citizen scientists” to collect samples of phytoplankton in Antarctica.

Musical Documentary Named Finalist for 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Music

October 25, 2024

UC San Diego alumna Mary Kouyoumdijian developed “Paper Pianos” to highlight the global refugee crisis.

UC San Diego Campus Arts Strategy Is Evolving

October 25, 2024

Already known — and beloved — for its large-scale art installations across campus, UC San Diego is expanding its programs and offerings, including a new gallery in the upcoming Triton Center: The Strauss.

UC San Diego Alumna Evaluates Ethics in AI Algorithms

October 24, 2024

Rumman Chowdhury, one of Time magazine’s most influential people in AI in 2023, shares her thoughts.
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