UC San Diego Announces Launch of Changemaker Institute
Campus NewsThe new campuswide initiative, the Changemaker Institute at UC San Diego. will champion, oversee and reinforce changemaking efforts throughout UC San Diego.
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UC San Diego Mexico Violence Resource Project Goes Beyond Cartels to Study Drug War
Campus NewsThe Mexico Violence Resource Project—a new initiative from the University of California San Diego’s Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies—was recently launched to provide policymakers and journalists analysis and information to better understand the complicated escalation of violence in Mexico.
NIH Awards UC San Diego Researchers $14.3 Million to Continue 4D Nucleome Research
GivingDiverse teams across University of California San Diego, with collaborators elsewhere, have received two 5-year grants totaling $14.3 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Common Fund to continue their work as a 4D Nucleome Research Hub and Center.
Making Heads or Tails Out of Phospholipid Synthesis
Campus NewsUC San Diego chemical biology researchers achieve the first, efficient, enzyme-free, watery creation of natural phospholipids, opening new routes for lipid synthesis in artificial cells and providing insights for sustainable chemistry.
Supercomputer Simulations Help Create 3-D Models of Fresh Water Plastic Pollution
Campus NewsThe transport of nine types of plastics floating in Lake Erie was modeled in studies that used SDSC's Comet supercomputer to create a 3D model of invasive plastic particles.
Nobel Laureate, Pioneer in Atmospheric Chemistry Mario Molina Dies
Campus NewsNobel Prize in Chemistry Awardee and Distinguished Professor Mario Molina will be remembered for dedicating his life to research and working to protect our environment.
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