November 12, 2020
…life sciences, engineering and medicine. Students attended research immersion programs in neurobiology and molecular biology at the Boz Institute’s Pacific Beach labs. When the coronavirus pandemic forced the programs to move online, the change raised obstacles—but also created opportunities. “We were thinking about how being virtual allows us to access…
September 28, 2011
…of the School of Medicine Dr. David Brenner, and Director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography Tony Haymet. Important features of the new JCVI building include: One of the first, if not the first, true “net-zero energy” biological research laboratories in the world, generating 100% of its power on site (solar…
February 28, 2019
…laureates include: In “Advanced Technology,” Karl Deisseroth, whose research on microbial light-activated proteins and “optogenetics”—a new methodological discipline in which neurons can be activated or inhibited on the millisecond scale using light, has revolutionized the field of systems neuroscience. He will speak at San Diego State University on March 20…
November 1, 2012
…a remote control for medical applications. For example, if the materials are used for an ocular drug delivery, when the patient walks outside and their eye is exposed to light, the encapsulated material falls apart and the drug is released. Or these materials could fall apart in response to inflammatory…
February 14, 2019
…a possible carbon fiber advanced-technology bridge for this location.” Chancellor Khosla led the ribbon cutting. Fast forward more than two decades, and Sánchez received the opportunity of a lifetime—to design the Gilman Bridge for his alma mater. In 2011, Sánchez and his infrastructure firm, Moffatt & Nichol, were selected for…
October 29, 2015
…San Diego School of Medicine, and is currently managed by Embriette Hyde, Ph.D., a postdoctoral researcher in his lab, performing DNA sequencing with the UC San Diego Institute for Genomic Medicine. Anyone can contribute to and participate in the American Gut Project—it’s not too late. In fact, the goal is…
March 14, 2019
Why do people around the world come to see some figures as so important, and how have their meanings changed over time? These questions lie at the heart of the new book “Icons of Dissent: The Global Resonance of Che, Marley, Tupac, and Bin Laden.” Author Jeremy Prestholdt explains more…
April 10, 2012
…software, biotechnology, research, information technology and financial services. This information has enabled UCSD Alumni to connect with influential alumni in numerous industries. In the future, it will allow the group to offer networking events that focus on entertainment, science, law and other fields based on the demand for each in…
April 19, 2018
…by Numbers’ Emeriti professor’s medal-worthy career combines graph theory, watercolor and marriage Fan Chung Graham Some might say mathematicians speak their own language. But walk into at least one mathematics professor’s office at the University of California San Diego and you’ll see a whiteboard full of mind-numbing equations that look…
June 9, 2016
…as vice president of technology integration in the Rady Student Board, the Rady representative for the UC San Diego Graduate Student Association (GSA), president of the Rady Technology Club, leader of Rady Student Ambassador Program, and a member for the UC San Diego Sikh Student Association.; In addition, he’s also…
