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Nobel Laureate, Pioneer in Atmospheric Chemistry Mario Molina Dies

Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awardee and Distinguished Professor Mario Molina will be remembered for dedicating his life to research and working to protect our environment.

UC San Diego’s Center for Energy Research Awarded over $5M for Energy Projects

UC San Diego’s Center for Energy Research has been awarded two grants from the Department of Energy for research focused on developing environment-friendly and cost-competitive energy sources and systems.

Nobel Laureate Helps Celebrate Launch of Institute for Materials Discovery and Design

The launch of the Institute for Materials Discovery and Design at UC San Diego featured a keynote address by Nobel Laureate Stanley Whittingham and researches shared how materials science can help provide solutions for climate change, public health and equal access to food and water.

Study Finds Older Adults Using Cannabis to Treat Common Health Conditions

UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers report that older adults are increasingly using cannabis to treat a variety of common health conditions, including pain, sleep disturbances and psychiatric conditions like anxiety and depression.

‘Comet’ Supercomputer Calculations Boost Our Understanding of Immune System

A team from the San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego contributed to a study led by the Vanderbilt Vaccine Center on T cell receptors, which play a vital role in alerting the adaptive immune system to mount an attack on invading foreign pathogens, including Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.