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Interdisciplinary Teams Win Three Data Storage Awards from Western Digital

Researchers from UC San Diego received three Western Digital Petabyte Innovation Quest (Peak) awards for pursuing innovative data storage projects.

‘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.

Cancer Breakthrough Sparks New Vaccine

Researchers at UC San Diego and their collaborators have helped answer one of the most difficult questions in oncology: why do some tumors not respond to immunotherapy?

Spaceflight Accelerates Human Stem Cell Aging, UC San Diego Researchers Find

UC San Diego researchers at SSCI have discovered that spaceflight accelerates the aging of human hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs), which are vital for blood and immune system health.

From Lebanon’s Vineyards to Vision Restoration

Growing up in rural Lebanon, tinkering with cars and working the grape harvest gave professor Shadi Dayeh a hands-on foundation that now informs his innovations in brain mapping and potentially vision-restoring whole-eye transplantation.

Delta-8 THC Use Highest Where Marijuana Is Illegal, Study Finds

Researchers from UC San Diego have found that delta-8 THC, a psychoactive compound often sold as a legal alternative to marijuana, is most commonly used in states where marijuana remains illegal and delta-8 THC sales are unregulated