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When Ancient Fossil DNA Isn’t Available, Ancient Glycans May Help Trace Human Evolution

Health & Behavior

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and collaborators discovered a new kind of glycan (sugar chain) that survives even in a 4 million-year-old animal fossil from Kenya, under conditions where ancient DNA does not. While ancient hominin fossils are not yet available for glycan analysis, this proof-of-concept study, published September 11 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, sets the stage for unprecedented explorations of human origins and diet.

When Ancient Fossil DNA Isn’t Available, Ancient Glycans May Help Trace Human Evolution

UC President Napolitano Affirms Support, Protection for Sexual Violence Survivors

Politics & Society

Changes to the Title IX policy recently announced signal that the Trump administration aims to undo six years’ worth of federal enforcement designed to strengthen sexual violence protections on college campuses. This is extremely troubling.

UC President Napolitano Affirms Support, Protection for Sexual Violence Survivors

Public Invited to Design Solutions to Our City’s Biggest Issues

Business & Economics

Helping to solve complex urban problems in a way that puts people first, the UC San Diego Design Lab has launched a city-wide civic design challenge called “Design for San Diego,” or D4SD for short. The challenge seeks to harness the power of crowdsourcing and human-centered design to address concerns with transportation and mobility in San Diego.

Public Invited to Design Solutions to Our City’s Biggest Issues

New Dental Imaging Method Uses Squid Ink to Fish for Gum Disease

Health & Behavior

If not included, the first paragraph from release will be used): Squid ink could make getting checked for gum disease at the dentist less tedious and even painless. By combining squid ink with light and ultrasound, a team led by engineers at the University of California San Diego has developed a new method to examine a patient’s gums that is non-invasive, more comprehensive and more accurate than today’s periodontal exam.

New Dental Imaging Method Uses Squid Ink to Fish for Gum Disease

New UC San Diego Master’s Degree Will Train Professionals for Drug Development Careers

Health & Behavior

The Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of California San Diego now offers a Master of Science in Drug Development and Product Management. This is the pharmacy school’s first master’s degree program. The program is intended for experienced professionals to gain managerial and regulatory knowledge required to lead all aspects of the drug development process, from discovery to clinical application in managed markets.

New UC San Diego Master’s Degree Will Train Professionals for Drug Development Careers

UC San Diego Earns National Recognition for Economic Partnerships

Business & Economics

The University of California San Diego has been named an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, a designation that fewer than 60 universities nationwide have achieved.

UC San Diego Earns National Recognition for Economic Partnerships