July 7, 2025
July 7, 2025 —
A study led by UC San Diego biologists is calling attention to the availability of food for bees in the Southwestern U.S. Non-native honey bees, the study found, extract an overwhelming majority of pollen from regional flowers, posing a significant ecological threat to native bee species.
July 2, 2025
July 2, 2025 —
How do humans and animals make decisions? Researchers deployed AI in innovative ways to understand this process. By using tiny artificial neural networks, the researchers’ work illuminates in detail what drives an individual’s actual choices — regardless of whether those choices are optimal or not.
June 30, 2025
June 30, 2025 —
Sustainable materials—powered by sunlight and living microbes—that remove pollutants from water, release oxygen into a wound or heal themselves after damage could become simpler to create thanks to new research by a team of biologists and engineers at UC San Diego.
June 25, 2025
June 25, 2025 —
UC San Diego Assistant Professor Matthew Lovett-Barron has been selected to receive a 2025 McKnight Scholar Award, one of the most prestigious awards for junior neuroscience faculty members.
June 6, 2025
June 6, 2025 —
Researchers have completed the first comprehensive exploration of itaconate, a natural compound involved in metabolism, in plants. The researchers found that itaconate helps plants grow, a finding that offers new possibilities for maximizing crop growth to support growing global populations.
May 30, 2025
May 30, 2025 —
A collection of recent books by UC San Diego faculty and alumni.
May 30, 2025
May 30, 2025 —
At UC San Diego, a state-of-the-art facility is redefining how scientists approach modern scientific discoveries and breakthroughs.
May 20, 2025
May 20, 2025 —
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has announced that University of California San Diego Professors Russell Impagliazzo, Cornelis Murre and Elizabeth Winzeler have been selected as new members. NAS membership represents one of the most distinguished honors for U.S. scientists and engineers.
May 12, 2025
May 12, 2025 —
It starts with a spark of curiosity. At UC San Diego, seeking answers to challenging questions has led to discoveries that transformed medicine and public safety and opened new frontiers in science. These seven breakthroughs continue to improve lives and shape decisions around the world.
May 7, 2025
May 7, 2025 —
Brain researchers have identified a bridge between the thalamus and the cortex as the key area that is modified during motor learning functions. They found that such learning does much more than adjust activity levels, it sculpts the circuit’s wiring, refining the conversation between brain regions.
