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Mystery of the Origins of Cosmic Rays Solved

UC San Diego’s Richard Lingenfelter, a research physicist emeritus at the Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences, confirms the source of the universe’s cosmic rays—the most energetic particles known.

Weight for It: Time-Restricted Eating Benefits Those at Risk for Diabetes, Heart Disease

Researchers from University of California San Diego School of Medicine and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies reported a form of intermittent fasting, called time-restricted eating, improved the health of study participants who had been diagnosed with metabolic syndrome.

Guiding Lights: UC San Diego Launches Center for Fluorescence-Guided Surgery

UC San Diego launches new Center for Fluorescence-Guided Surgery. The center builds upon Roger Tsien’s legacy, delivering a new caliber of surgical precision to treat patients with tumors and disease of all types, identifying unhealthy tissues with a fluorescent glow.

SDSC’s Comet Supercomputer Helps Researchers Predict Carbon Dioxide Levels

The amount of carbon in the Earth’s terrestrial ecosystems is likely to decline by about 10 percent through the year 2100, according to USGS researchers who used SDSC's 'Comet' supercomputer to conduct simulations.

Cardiac Program Receives National Recognition for Treating Condition Often Undiagnosed

UC San Diego Health named a Center of Excellence for high quality of care in treating hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

UC San Diego Center for Research Partners with Kim Center to Address Gender Inequity

At the current pace, gender inequity in the workplace would take more than 100 years to remedy, the Kim Center and UC San Diego want to speed up the process starting with a partnership to assess the problem and stage interventions to address inequity.