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Leading a Legacy

New director oversees renowned Stuart Collection.

Yuan-Cheng “Bert” Fung, known as “the father of biomechanics” and one of the founders of the discipline of bioengineering at the University of California San Diego, passed away Dec. 15, 2019 of natural causes. He was 100.

Though Set in Stone, Newest Stuart Collection Artwork Tells a Dynamic Story

UC San Diego’s Stuart Collection debuts KAHNOP • TO TELL A STORY by artist Ann Hamilton, the 22nd addition to the renowned public art collection.

Learning From Our Elders With a Twist (and Shout)

…walking neighborhood assessments and oral history projects. And the list goes on. Now in its in third year, the changemaking Life Course Scholars program is a two-quarter sequence of classes that seeks to transform students’ “understanding of aging, health, learning and research, as well as connect them more deeply to…

Bioengineering Pioneer Y.C. Bert Fung Turns 100

…the fourth individual in history elected into all three branches of the National Academies. But of all the accolades he received, Fung’s favorite was the Founders Award he received from the National Academy of Engineering in 1998, because it was bestowed by his peers, according to his son Conrad. In…

Four UC San Diego Undergraduates Receive Undergraduate Library Research Prize

Four undergraduate students at the University of California, San Diego have received the 2011 Undergraduate Library Research Prize for their outstanding research skills. The prize, which is co-sponsored by the UC San Diego Libraries, the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, and the UCSD Alumni Association, includes cash awards of $1000…

With a $50 Million Gift, USC and UC San Diego Join Forces in Alzheimer’s Research

A joint gift to the University of Southern California (USC) and the University of California San Diego totaling $50 million from the Epstein Family Foundation will drive Alzheimer’s research and accelerate the search for treatments and a cure.

Douglas Inman, Founder of Coastal Oceanography, Dies at 95

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego Emeritus Professor Douglas Inman, considered the founder of the field of coastal oceanography, died Thursday at the age of 95.

Celebrating the successes of UC San Diego’s most dynamic grads

…betel nut linked to oral cancer globally, while China had the lowest. Thus, she applied to the Fulbright Scholarship with the idea of undertaking a comparative study on betel nut consumption, carcinogenicity and cultural practice in Taiwan vs. China. When Ullah comes back from her research in Taiwan and China,…

Pharming the Microbiome

The gut microbiome plays a critical but poorly understood role in how drugs work or don’t work in the body. It also presents therapeutic possibilities unto itself.

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