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UC San Diego is Strengthening U.S. Semiconductor Innovation and Workforce Development

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How Climate Policies that Incentivize and Penalize Can Drive the Clean Energy Transition

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Spray-on Antibacterial Coating Offers New Protection for Plants Against Disease and Drought

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Engineering Students, Faculty at UC San Diego Remember Beloved Educator

Science & Environment

A longtime favorite of students, faculty and administrators alike, former University of California San Diego electrical and computer engineering professor Anthony V. Sebald passed away on July 11, 2016. He was 74 years old. For nearly 30 years, Sebald served the campus, the Jacobs School of Engineering and its Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), but above all, he served the university’s students as advisor, mentor, teacher and eventually associate dean for academic affairs in the Jacobs School from 1998 to 2002. He retired in 2004.

Six-Day Clinical Trial Finds Integrative Medicine Program Alters Blood Serum

Health & Behavior

In a novel controlled clinical trial, participants in a six-day Ayurvedic-based well-being program that featured a vegetarian diet, meditation, yoga and massages experienced measurable decreases in a set of blood-based metabolites associated with inflammation, cardiovascular disease risk and cholesterol regulation.

Study Finds Earthquakes Can Trigger Near-Instantaneous Aftershocks on Different Faults

Science & Environment

According to a new study by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego, a large earthquake on one fault can trigger large aftershocks on separate faults within just a few minutes. These findings have important implications for earthquake hazard prone regions like California where ruptures on complex fault systems may cascade and lead to mega-earthquakes.

Big Pixel Initiative Develops Remote Sensing Analysis to Help Map Global Urbanization

Business & Economics

Researchers at University of California San Diego’s Big Pixel Initiative are using unique tools to map urban areas around the globe, potentially revolutionizing large-scale analysis of urbanization, land use and city growth.

Obituary Notice: Edward (Jerry) Winterer, Scripps Oceanography Geologist

Science & Environment

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego Emeritus Professor of Geology Edward Litton (Jerry) Winterer, a renowned expert in the study of sediments, died Aug. 30 at his home in Del Mar, Calif. He was 91.

10 Cancer Moonshot Blue Ribbon Panel Recommendations Embraced by NCI

Health & Behavior

When 28 distinguished individuals convened earlier this year to help shape the scientific mission at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of Vice President Joe Biden’s National Cancer Moonshot Initiative, they were given five months to draft guidelines to accelerate cancer research, prevention and care. On Wednesday, the National Cancer Advisory Board approved the Blue Ribbon Panel’s 10 recommendations.

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Scientists Uncover Key Driver of Treatment-Resistant Cancer

Health & Behavior

Genetic Study Links Impulsive Decision Making to a Wide Range of Health and Psychiatric Risks

Health & Behavior

The Shock of a Lifetime: A Conversation with UC San Diego’s Newest Nobel Laureate Alumnus

Science & Environment

Could Your Genes Influence the Gut Microbiome of Others?

Health & Behavior

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For Fusion Energy, the Time is Now. The Place is California

Science & Environment
For Fusion Energy, the Time is Now. The Place is California
Annual Stein Symposium Emphasizes Physical, Mental and Cognitive Resilience in Older Adults

Annual Stein Symposium Emphasizes Physical, Mental and Cognitive Resilience in Older Adults

 Health & Behavior
Annual Stein Symposium Emphasizes Physical, Mental and Cognitive Resilience in Older Adults
Lab Coats to Space Stations: High Schoolers Explore Stem Cell Research at Stem Cell Awareness Day

Lab Coats to Space Stations: High Schoolers Explore Stem Cell Research at Stem Cell Awareness Day

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Lab Coats to Space Stations: High Schoolers Explore Stem Cell Research at Stem Cell Awareness Day
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Simulation of a squat with different levels of activation

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