Beyond the Song Generator: How UC San Diego Students Are Rethinking AI and Music
The ArtsThree graduating researchers are building AI tools designed to collaborate with musicians, not replace them.
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UC San Diego Professor Daniel Kane Awarded Gödel Prize, Highest Theoretical Computer Science Honor
Technology & EngineeringUC San Diego computer science and mathematics professor Daniel M. Kane has been awarded the 2026 Gödel Prize, one of the highest honors in theoretical computer science.
What Powered the Earth’s Earliest Life?
Science & EnvironmentEarly biological systems that could generate guanosine‑triphosphate (GTP) from prebiotic chemicals would gain a crucial advantage toward self‑replication. Now researchers from the UC San Diego report a version of an RNA enzyme (ribozyme) that makes GTP synthesis more efficient than its predecessor.
UC San Diego’s Astronomy Department Celebrates Its First Graduating Class
Science & EnvironmentUC San Diego’s astronomy department will graduate its first cohort of undergraduates this year. When it was launched in 2023, the department wanted to capitalize on the rich history of space research and teaching at the university while also rethinking the needs of modern-day students.
Why Is Everyone ‘Regulating’ Their Nervous System?
Health & BehaviorCold plunges. Breathing exercises. “Fight or flight.” A psychologist weighs in on why the language around managing our nervous systems has exploded online — and what people are really talking about when they use it to describe stress and anxiety.
Gene Therapy Approach Reduces Muscle Spasticity After Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
Health & BehaviorNew research suggests that a single administration of spinal segment-targeted gene therapy may provide a long-lasting strategy for reducing muscle spasticity caused by spinal cord injury and potentially other neurological conditions associated with abnormal muscle tone.
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