August 28, 2017
Washington Monthly has named the University of California San Diego the second best public university in the U.S. for promoting upward social mobility, producing groundbreaking research and serving the nation’s public interest. The national magazine’s annual rankings recognize what universities are doing for the public good and have consistently rated…
June 21, 2022
Findings from a new University of California San Diego Rady School of Management study reveal people often hurt others because in their mind, it is morally right or even obligatory to be violent and as a result, they do not respond rationally to material benefits.
January 31, 2012
…bored out of my mind. I got to the point that I didn't want to write any more papers and I didn't even want to read any more papers. I needed something new and exciting. I had never been in a high school play. I was never even in the…
October 4, 2012
…ritual that clears his mind and sparks his creativity. “The waves are constantly changing,” he says. “And when you are on the face of a 10- or 12-foot wave you are constantly adapting what you are doing. I find it freshens the mind and allows me to think in different…
September 8, 2015
Two University of California, San Diego-sponsored events in September, over two consecutive Saturdays, highlight the importance of a comprehensive approach to brain research. First, on Sept. 12, is an education and advocacy forum for the public bringing together those affected by Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, brain injury, stroke, epilepsy, autism,…
September 3, 2020
…all cultivate a positive mindset and find meaning in life even in the most miserable of circumstances. Be present and remember that nothing lasts forever. Our mind might engage in a lot of predictions because we need to have control and explanations, but many of them will not manifest. Focus…
November 4, 2021
Neuroimaging study reveals potential brain mechanism underlying chronic neuropathic pain in individuals with HIV. Findings may guide new clinical treatments targeting patients’ expectations for pain relief.
October 12, 2011
For many of her students, Lisa Hawk is more than a lacrosse coach at The Preuss School UCSD, a unique charter middle and high school for low income, highly motivated students from throughout San Diego County.
July 23, 2013
Biologists at UC San Diego who recently discovered that the brain cells of adult rats can alter the neurotransmitters they secrete in response to changes in the amount of daylight have been awarded a $1-million research grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation.
May 16, 2016
…Institute for Brain and Mind at UC San Diego have developed a technique for imaging brain activity in a freely walking fruit fly. Working with one of the most common model organisms in science, the team shows for the first time what goes on in the brain of the fly…
