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UC San Diego Awarded Nearly $1M NSF Grant to Launch Semiconductor Workforce Training Program

UC San Diego has received a $1M NSF ExLENT grant to launch ExSTENT, a nine-week summer program training community college students and teachers for careers in semiconductor manufacturing and emerging nanotechnologies like biotech, solar energy, photonic circuits and quantum circuits.

Trial by Fire–and Simulated Earthquakes

When a 10-story test building in San Diego shook and twisted this summer, it wasn’t because of a real earthquake — it was part of a federally funded experiment designed to make future buildings safer when the next big one strikes.

New AI Tool Predicts Vision Loss Risk in Astronauts — Before Launch

Scientists have carefully studied the effects of space and microgravity on astronauts. One truth is certain: space is brutal on the human body. Muscles atrophy, bones lose mass, limbs stretch and — more unknown — eyesight can degrade in ways not yet fully understood.

‘We’re Not a Line Item’—A Patient’s Plea to Protect Research Funding

Kimberly Peters, who is currently being treated for cancer at UC San Diego Health, has one message for leaders in government: Don't cut science funding.

Tijuana River’s Toxic Water Pollutes the Air

Newly published research reveals that the polluted Tijuana River releases large quantities of the toxic gas hydrogen sulfide — commonly known as “sewer gas” because of its association with sewage and rotten egg smell.

$1.7B in Funding Fuels Research that Sparks Breakthroughs

University of California San Diego received $1.7 billion in grants over the previous year, funding that fueled critical research in human health, national defense, advanced technology, social sciences, and much more.

Clinical Trials Revolutionize Patient’s Liver Disease

After diagnosis with liver disease, patient Rosa Tellez-Moore opts to participate in clinical trials, which change the trajectory of her treatment.

8 UC San Diego Breakthroughs Powering a Safer, Stronger Nation

A patient survives a high-risk surgery. A wildfire is stopped before it reaches a neighborhood. A fighter pilot safely returns home. Discover the UC San Diego breakthroughs making these moments possible.

$1 Million from Prebys Foundation Supports Pivot Grants to Drive Medical Research at UC San Diego

The UC San Diego School of Medicine announced the inaugural recipients of its pivot grant program, an initiative made possible by a $1 million gift from Prebys Foundation to help protect San Diego’s biomedical research sector in response to declining federal funding for medical research.

Stealth Genetic Switch in Mosquitoes Halts Malaria Spread

Researchers have developed a system that blocks malaria transmission in mosquitoes, which continue to be the deadliest animals on Earth. The CRISPR-based gene-editing system changes a single molecule within mosquitoes, a tiny but effective change that stops the malaria-parasite transmission process.

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