UC San Diego announced Karen and Jeff Silberman; the Step Family; and Sandra Timmons ’81 and Richard Sandstrom ’72, PhD ’79, as the 2022 Chancellor’s Medal awardees in recognition of their exceptional support of the university. T. Denny Sanford is also being recognized with the second-ever Lifetime Legacy Award to honor his trailblazing efforts to advance research with the potential to benefit our world. Read More»
Taking a bold step into a new era of biology, a team of scientists from UC San Diego, the J. Craig Venter Institute and Yale University has been awarded $10 million by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to support research on using viruses as new therapeutic agents. The research team will leverage the biomedical promise of viruses known as bacteriophages in the fight against the rising tide of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. Read More»
Senior women were less likely to develop mild cognitive impairment or dementia if they did more daily walking and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, according to a new study led by the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science.Read More»
For the first time, researchers at UC San Diego have created an atomic-level computer model of the H1N1 virus that reveals new vulnerabilities through glycoprotein “breathing” and “tilting” movements. This work suggests possible strategies for the design of future vaccines and antivirals against influenza. Read More»
Engineers and physicians have developed a wearable ultrasound device that can assess both the structure and function of the human heart. The portable device, which is roughly the size of a postage stamp, can be worn for up to 24 hours and works even during strenuous exercise. Read More»
For her extensive contributions to secure computing and privacy-preserving machine learning, Farinaz Koushanfar, a professor and Henry Booker Faculty Scholar in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been named an Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) fellow for 2022. Read More»
