Mathematician Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
Science & EnvironmentProfessor Kiran Kedlaya has won a Guggenheim Fellowship, to further his work in number theory, one of the most classical branches of mathematics.
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San Diego Breath of Hope Walk to Benefit UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center May 4
Health & BehaviorThe 6th annual San Diego Breath of Hope Lung Cancer Walk, benefiting lung cancer research at the University of California, San Diego Moores Cancer Center, will take place May 4 at Cancer Survivors Park on Harbor Island. Register at sdbreathofhope.ucsd.edu.
The Ilk of Human Kindness
Health & BehaviorResearchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report that older women, plucky individuals and those who have suffered a recent major loss are more likely to be compassionate toward strangers than other older adults.
Discovery Could Lead to Novel Therapies for Fragile X Syndrome
Science & EnvironmentScientists studying the most common form of inherited mental disability—a genetic disease called “Fragile X syndrome”—have uncovered new details about the cellular processes responsible for the condition that could lead to the development of therapies to restore some of the capabilities lost in affected individuals.
$1 Million Endowment to Help Establish Center for Social Innovation and Impact at Rady School
Business & EconomicsA $1 million endowment from Carol Lazier and Family has been given to the University of California, San Diego to help establish the Center for Social Innovation and Impact and the Endowed Chair in Social Innovation and Impact at the Rady School of Management.
UC San Diego’s Earth Week Underscores Campus Commitment to Sustainable Solutions
Science & EnvironmentUC San Diego will join people around the world in celebrating Earth Week from April 21 to 25. The theme for the week of events, “Connecting the Drops,” helps illustrate the campus’s water-saving strategies and the need for individuals to conserve water as California faces a severe drought.
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