Seven Scholars Honored for Academic Excellence and Advocacy
ProfilesFive Ph.D. students and two postdoctoral scholars from UC San Diego have joined a national network of researchers through the Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society.
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6 Easy Ways to Go Green This Earth Week
Campus NewsEveryday, each of us can make small choices that add up to a larger collective impact. As we celebrate Earth Week at UC San Diego, here are some tips to incorporate sustainable actions into the way we live and work.
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The Engineer Who Taught Cells to Behave
Health & BehaviorBernhard Palsson builds computer models that help scientists make biology easier to predict — and easier to engineer. His work has influenced everything from microbe-made chemicals to cells used to produce therapeutic proteins and efforts to tackle antibiotic resistance.
$13 Million CIRM Award to Fund Research on the Role of RNA Pollution in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Health & BehaviorUC San Diego has received a $13 Million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) to investigate how RNA pollution drives neurodegenerative diseases and to develop novel therapies that protect the aging brain.
Anti-Vaping Advertisements and Lung Injury News Coverage Helped Reverse Trend in Teen Vaping
Health & BehaviorResearchers at UC San Diego found that both anti-vaping advertising and widespread news coverage of a 2019 lung-injury outbreak tied to vaping were significantly associated with increased quit attempts among teen vapers and reduced openness to vaping among teens who had never tried it.
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Great whites abandoned San Diego nursery, El Niño could bring sharks that ‘play by different rules’
The San Diego Union-Tribune, April 20
Weed blunts brain development in teens
U.S. News & World Report, April 20
Help, there’s a cockroach in my coffee! 16 gross ingredients hidden in your favorite foods
The Guardian, April 18
Thousands suffer nausea, delirium and other health issues from toxins in the Tijuana River
U.S. News & World Report, April 16
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The Glass Center Opens at UC San Diego
Campus NewsUC San Diego's new Glass Center, a dynamic space dedicated to advancing glass art, interdisciplinary collaboration and hands-on learning, is now open.
UC San Diego Community to Come Together for Triton Giving Day on April 29
GivingUC San Diego will come together for Triton Giving Day on April 29. Join in making a difference.
Take 10 with a Triton: Maribel Gomez on Showing Students Dignity and Support
VOICESWith UC San Diego’s Out and Proud Series on the horizon, the director of UC San Diego’s LGBT Resource Center, Maribel Gomez, shares how she has fostered a culture of community, respect and care over her 13-year career.
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An Asteroid Doesn’t Have to Hit Earth to Cause Catastrophe
“Until recently, wildfire smoke was considered rare for the general population, but in California wildfire smoke is now a chronic problem.”
“If millions of people can unite in the shared joy of dancing to the same beat, that alone speaks volumes about the cultural significance of this moment. ”
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How Bad Bunny Became a Global Cultural Force
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