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UC San Diego’s David Danks Appointed to National AI Advisory Committee

Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute (HDSI) and Philosophy professor David Danks to serve on the National AI Advisory Committee (NAIAC)

Bioengineers Visualize Fat Storage in Fruit Flies

For the first time, researchers have visually monitored, in high resolution, the timing and location of fat storage within the intact cells of fruit flies.

Ambitious New Environmental Challenge Aims to Rewild 40 Globally Significant Island Ecosystems from

As island communities around the world suffer some of the worst effects of biodiversity loss and climate change, there is a critical need for conservation efforts that strategically benefit both islands and their interconnected ocean ecosystems.

Amy M. Sitapati Named 2022 Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award Recipient

UC San Diego Health physician recognized for her humanistic approach to medicine and delivery of care for patients and their families.

E-cigarettes Alter Inflammatory State of Brain, Heart, Lungs and Colon

UC San Diego study shows chronic JUUL use leads to inflammatory changes across the body, and may affect organs’ response to infection; results depend on e-cigarette flavor.

Researchers Map Lung Development After Birth Into Late Childhood for the First Time

How do the lungs develop after taking their first breaths outside the womb? What cellular events and changes early in life give rise to lung malfunction and disease? UC San Diego researchers developed a single-cell atlas of postnatal lung development that could help answer these questions.