Unexpected Impact: Concussion Derails Football Dreams, Experts Help Ignite Hurdles Talent
Health & BehaviorA traumatic brain injury ended Caden Taffe’s ability to play football, yet he has channeled his talents into running hurdles.
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Hypnotic Art Installation Celebrates Black Movement and Liberation
The ArtsThis summer, Mandeville Art Gallery at UC San Diego presents a new video commission called "The Portal's Keeper," which explores liberated Black realities by artist LaJuné McMillian.
STEM Girl Summer Shows High School Students a Future of Possibilities
Science & EnvironmentEven today, women remain underrepresented in STEM careers, especially in male-dominated fields like physics, engineering and mathematics. According to the American Association for University Women, women in STEM careers — and girls who study in STEM fields — are still hampered by gender stereotypes, a dearth of role models and a lack of confidence. UC San Diego graduate student Robin Glefke hopes to change that with STEM Girl Summer.
New Drug Discovery Technique May Unlock Trove of Marine Compounds
Science & EnvironmentResearchers from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences have developed a new approach to scour the oceans for novel compounds that could become the medicines and products of tomorrow.
Presence of Liquid Water Most Probable Explanation for Data Collected by Mars Lander
Science & EnvironmentAnalysis led by Vashan Wright, a geophysicist at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, provides the best evidence to date that the planet still has liquid water in addition to that frozen at its poles.
Oyster Virus Detected in San Diego Bay Likely Worsened by Warmer Waters
Science & EnvironmentNew research led by scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography reveals how rising water temperatures influence a deadly herpes virus in juvenile Pacific oysters in San Diego Bay. While the ostreid herpesvirus (OsHV-1) does not pose a threat to humans, it is capable of causing mass mortality events among oysters, potentially hindering oyster aquaculture operations.
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