May 28, 2024
On the evening of Friday, May 17, 400 guests from UC San Diego and the local community gathered at the Jeannie Auditorium on the UC San Diego campus to hear Dr. Bernice A. King ponder society’s yearning for change as she reflected on the legacy of her parents, Martin Luther…
April 20, 2017
…enlists the help of technology to safeguard the past for future generations. During the event, which ran from April 7 to 9, undergraduate students were given access to “virtual remains” from at-risk archaeological sites excavated by UC San Diego archaeology teams. The students faced the challenge of weaving this digital…
March 7, 2024
Throughout March, UC San Diego is commemorating Women’s History Month with a special lineup of programs that honor the contributions of women in history, culture and society. This year’s theme is “Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.”
February 14, 2012
…to work in the medical field and through her work as a research assistant, a volunteer and an Emergency Medical Technician, she’s able to help alleviate pain in others. For Seckel, the trip to Haiti was a life-changing experience. “I’ve never felt so welcome,” she said. “Locals came up to…
June 7, 2022
…Science in Human Biology (pre-med), minor in Middle East Studies Haniyeh Javaheri has a lot of big dreams: go to medical school; become an oncologist specializing in interventional radiation therapy or nuclear medicine technology; and be a role model for women whose countries limit their educational and professional opportunities. Growing…
October 7, 2021
…San Diego School of Medicine and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. A rising star in systems biology, he studies the hot topic of host-microbiome interactions. He suspects his colleagues would never be able to guess his grades that first semester. “Four F’s, and a C in Spanish. My…
July 21, 2023
Researchers have created a resource for analyzing how viruses infect human cells. The fruit fly-based toolkit provides a shortcut for assessing SARS-CoV-2 genes and understanding how they interact with human proteins, offering researchers a resource for new COVID-related drug therapies.
October 10, 2019
…access to world-class sports medicine and orthopedics care, including emerging surgical and regenerative techniques, advanced diagnostics and comprehensive rehabilitation for peak performance. UC San Diego Athletics and its scholar-athletes will also benefit from UC San Diego Health’s expertise in primary and preventive care, nutrition education, massage therapy and other programs…
February 13, 2014
…Awarded the 2008 National Medal of Science by President Barack Obama, Venter and his team sequenced the first full genome of a free-living organism, the bacterium Haemophilus influenzae, in 1995. He made worldwide headlines again in 2000 when his team tied a rival team in a furious race to be…
November 14, 2019
…living laboratory for new technologies. “We’re trying to understand how we can use vehicles to do “last mile” logistics: that is, when autonomous vehicles get off the freeway and onto crowded streets that they have to share with other vehicles and pedestrians,” said Henrik Christensen, director of the Contextual Robotics…
