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Local Students Experience Science at UC San Diego

Science & Environment

A group of 70 excited and inquisitive youngsters had an opportunity to explore laboratory environments recently at the University of California, San Diego as part of the campus’s outreach efforts to encourage K-12 students to pursue careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields. The elementary and middle school students were from the Elementary Institute of Science (EIS), a San Diego-based science enrichment program that nurtures students’ intellectual curiosity by providing hands-on experiences.

Local Students Experience Science at UC San Diego

Latest IDEAS Performance to Examine Contemporary Parallels in ‘Epic of Gilgamesh’

Humanities

An ancient text considered to be the first great work of literature will get a modern treatment Thursday evening at the sixth performance in the Qualcomm Institute’s Initiative for Digital Exploration of Arts and Sciences (IDEAS) series.

Latest IDEAS Performance to Examine Contemporary Parallels in ‘Epic of Gilgamesh’

UC San Diego Named 14th Best University in World in Shanghai Jiao Tong University Rankings

Science & Environment

The University of California, San Diego is ranked the 14th best university in the world for the second consecutive year, according to the 2014 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). In addition, UC San Diego’s life sciences and computer science programs are both ranked 11th in the globe. The rankings were recently released by the Center for World-Class Universities at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, a public research university located in Shanghai, China, renowned as one of the oldest and most prestigious and selective universities in China.

UC San Diego Named 14th Best University in World in Shanghai Jiao Tong University Rankings

Researchers Find Security Flaws in Backscatter X-ray Scanners

Science & Environment

A team of researchers from the University of California, San Diego, the University of Michigan, and Johns Hopkins University have discovered several security vulnerabilities in full-body backscatter X-ray scanners deployed to U.S. airports between 2009 and 2013.

Researchers Find Security Flaws in Backscatter X-ray Scanners

New Virtual Reality Navigation System to Help Diagnose Cognitive Defects

Health & Behavior

Experts agree that the ability to navigate a neighborhood or built space is one of the first human faculties to suffer at the onset of cognitive decline. They also agree that early intervention is crucial for stemming the further ravages of dementia.

New Virtual Reality Navigation System to Help Diagnose Cognitive Defects

Aspirin, Take Two

Health & Behavior

In a new paper, published this week in the online early edition of PNAS, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine conclude that aspirin has a second effect: Not only does it kill cyclooxygenase, thus preventing production of the prostaglandins that cause inflammation and pain, it also prompts the enzyme to generate another compound that hastens the end of inflammation, returning the affected cells to homeostatic health.