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Winter Game Fest Expected to Draw Thousands of Video Gamers

Science & Environment

Thousands of UC San Diego’s video game enthusiasts are expected to participate in the campus’s ninth annual Winter Game Fest, one of the largest free video game festivals in Southern California. The event will be held from noon to 10 p.m. on Jan. 17 and from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Jan. 18 and 19. The three-day festival, taking place in the Price Center East and West Ballrooms, has become a growing tradition at UC San Diego, each year offering more games, sponsors, prizes and fun.

Winter Game Fest Expected to Draw Thousands of Video Gamers

Nationwide Minimally Invasive Surgery Rates Triple for Pancreatic Disease

Health & Behavior

Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report a three-fold increase in the use of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) across the nation for patients with pancreatic disease. Although adaptation of MIS for this difficult-to-reach gland is recent, the growing trend points to improved patient outcomes, such as reduced bleeding and infections.

Nationwide Minimally Invasive Surgery Rates Triple for Pancreatic Disease

UC San Diego Health System Among Nation’s Best in Women’s Health

Health & Behavior

UC San Diego Health System has been featured in the latest Becker’s Hospital Review list of “100 Hospitals with Great Women’s Health Programs.” Hospitals were selected based on clinical excellence, quality care and women's health awards and were also recognized for offering outstanding programs such as gynecology, obstetrics, reproductive medicine and other women's health needs.

UC San Diego Health System Among Nation’s Best in Women’s Health

Calling All Girls: Coding Is Cool!

Science & Environment

The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, in a partnership with other local universities and industry support groups, is launching a non-profit collaborative community program aimed at encouraging and educating young women to learn and apply computing skills.

Keeping Stem Cells Pluripotent

Health & Behavior

In a paper published in this week’s Online Early Edition of PNAS, researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine identify a key gene receptor and signaling pathway essential to maintaining hESCs in an undifferentiated state.

Study Demonstrates Need to Change Scoring System for Heart Disease

Health & Behavior

A study led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine shows that one of the most widely used systems for predicting risk of adverse heart events should be re-evaluated. A surprise finding was that coronary artery calcium (CAC) density may be protective against cardiovascular events. The study of CAC will be published in the January 15 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).