UC San Diego Named 7th Among U.S. Public Universities
The University of California San Diego has been ranked 7th among public U.S. universities by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR).
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UC San Diego Health Top Ranked by U.S. News & World Report
UC San Diego Health has been recognized among the nation’s best hospitals for 2019-20 by U.S. News & World Report. The annual “Best Hospitals” rankings are designed to assist patients and their doctors in making informed decisions about where to receive care for challenging health conditions.
SDSC Awarded NSF Grant for Triton Shared Computing Cluster Upgrade
The NSF has awarded SDSC a two-year grant worth almost $400,000 to deploy a new system called CC* Compute: Triton Stratus as an enhancement to the existing Triton Shared Computing Cluster (TSCC) campus High-Performance Computing (HPC) platform.
Researchers Identify Specific Genetic Vulnerabilities to PTSD among U.S. Veterans
A genome-wide association study of more than 165,000 U.S. veterans confirms a genetic vulnerability to post-traumatic stress disorder, specifically noting abnormalities in stress hormone response and/or functioning of specific brain regions.
Researchers Map Protein-Gene Interactions Involved in Alzheimer’s Disease
UC San Diego researchers have used the transcriptome — the sum of all messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules expressed from genes — to map protein-gene interactions involved in Alzheimer’s disease.
Evolutionary Gene Loss May Help Explain Why Only Humans are Prone to Heart Attacks
University of California San Diego School of Medicine scientists say the loss of a single gene two to three million years ago in our ancestors may have resulted in a heightened risk of cardiovascular disease in all humans as a species, while also setting up a further risk for red meat-eating humans.
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