May 6, 2021
…the intersection of science, technology, art and policy,” said UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla. “As the global economy enters into the ‘Pacific Era,’ our diverse community of students and scholars from around the world is keenly interested in studying the history, culture and impact of the region. Chiu-Shan…
July 20, 2016
Professor Emeritus Stanford S. “Sol” Penner, one of the founders and creators of the engineering program at the University of California San Diego, passed away on July 15, 2016 at his home in La Jolla, Calif. He was 95 years old.
March 7, 2023
UC San Diego has received a $15M cryptocurrency gift, directed by Vitalik Buterin, to establish the Meta-Institute for Airborne Disease in a Changing Climate.
December 13, 2011
…mapping genomes for personalized medicine to rapidly calculating thousands of “what-if” scenarios affecting everything from traffic patterns to climate change. Gordon by the Numbers Gordon is capable of handling massive data bases while providing up to 100 times faster speeds when compared to hard drive disk systems for some queries.…
December 5, 2019
…students in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). “And still,” he said, “I didn’t really feel like the initiatives followed through because I was never connected with a good mentor who looked like me who could provide me with career advice. There was never anyone I could have an honest…
March 5, 2015
…A professor of reproductive medicine and director of student programs at the UC San Diego Center for Investigations of Health and Educational Disparities, Lawson takes the time to get to know his mentees’ individual aspirations and dreams to better help them achieve their goals. “Helping students realize their own creative…
June 7, 2018
…classrooms, which are student-centered, technology-rich spaces, designed to facilitate student interaction. There will also be four lecture halls of varying sizes–two 250-seat halls, one 350-seat hall and a large-scale 600-seat lecture hall. In addition to providing much-needed living and academic space, the North Torrey Pines Learning and Living Neighborhood will…
June 17, 2020
Nanoparticles cloaked in human lung cell membranes and human immune cell membranes can attract and neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 virus in cell culture, causing the virus to lose its ability to hijack host cells and reproduce.
November 10, 2022
Eight researchers from UC San Diego are listed in the first-ever ranking of the “1,000 Best Female Scientists in the World” by research.com, an analytics platform that advocates for improved research quality and also ranks universities, scholarly journals and academic conferences.
December 5, 2013
…in both science and medicine. It was conducted in collaboration with the nonprofit Innovations for Poverty Action and funded by the National Institutes of Health Common Fund. About 500 men and women received $404 each. The gift was delivered either in a lump sum or in monthly installments over the…
