UC Legend Dick Atkinson Digs into Memory
Health & BehaviorUC President Emeritus Richard C. Atkinson, professor emeritus of cognitive science and psychology at UC San Diego, describes the influential Atkinson-Shiffrin model of human memory.
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Two-Sided Coin: Engineers for Exploration Program Pays Off for Students and Scientists
Science & Environment“This summer, I am getting to further my passion for environmentalism, all while developing critical electrical engineering skills,” says Engineers for Exploration intern Jordan Reichardt.
UC San Diego Researchers Awarded $2 Million from NIH to Visualize Human Brain’s Magnetic Activity
Health & BehaviorUC San Diego researchers at the Qualcomm Institute will use a $2 million NIH award to purchase a new, non-invasive machine to study the magnetic fields of the human brain. The research has applications in epilepsy, concussions and more.
A 6-step Roadmap to Diversify Faculty Hiring in Biomedical Engineering
Science & EnvironmentResearchers from 16 top engineering programs in the nation, including bioengineers at UC San Diego, have established a roadmap for hiring diverse faculty members into biomedical engineering departments.
Researchers Engineer Bacteria That Can Detect Tumor DNA
Health & BehaviorCreating new technologically advanced sensors, scientists from UC San Diego and Australia have engineered bacteria that detect the presence of tumor DNA in live organisms. Their innovation could pave the way to new biosensors capable of identifying various infections, cancers and other diseases.
Stem Cell Therapy Rescues Symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease
Health & BehaviorPromising preclinical results from UC San Diego show hematopoietic stem cell therapy was effective in rescuing memory loss, neuroinflammation and beta amyloid build-up in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease.
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