October 22, 2024
As the days get shorter and the air gets a little crisper, it’s time to embrace the spirit of fall at UC San Diego! From spooky Halloween festivities to colorful Dia de los Muertos celebrations, there’s something for everyone to enjoy this season on campus.
October 28, 2024
UC San Diego has received a five-year, $8 Million grant to support a NIDA P30 Center to investigate the genetics, genomics, and epigenetics behind substance use disorders.
November 12, 2024
Disrupted sleep cycles are a well known problem for human health and function, and now researchers have found similar impacts on insects. A new study has found that artificial light disrupts the circadian rhythms of honey bees and poses a threat to their essential role as pollinators.
May 23, 2013
…it a successful grant awardee among top colleges in the nation. “The model that we have of innovation in basic and applied science keeps us at the forefront of ideas,” Brown said. “UC San Diego has a tradition of hiring the best faculty and a willingness to answer the most…
March 8, 2018
…San Diego Diversity Fellowship awardee, Buie said she is in part interested in the definition of queer in relation to digital experiences and identities. “My work operates within the understanding that users produce more genuine action and opinions while their online identities remain anonymous,” she said in her profile. “I…
August 3, 2022
Scientists are using new technologies to obtain unprecedented looks inside viruses and their unique abilities to infect and destroy bacteria. Using cryo-EM and other technologies, they found that jumbo phage cells feature a compartment that is surprisingly similar to the nucleus of human cells.
September 28, 2011
…possible. 2011 Chancellor’s Medal Awardees Richard and Rita Atkinson John and Ann Davies Sheldon and Susan Engelhorn Anne Ratner L.S. and Aline Skaggs For more information, go to learnlive.ucsd.edu/founders, call (858) 534-6386 or email sep@ucsd.edu. Founded in 2004, the goal of ThisWeek, which is emailed each Monday during the academic…
November 14, 2019
…W. Watson. This year’s awardees for the Chancellor’s Medal, one of the highest honors given by the university to recognize exceptional service in support of the campus’ mission, include Taner Halıcıoğlu ’96, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Iris Lynn and Matthew Strauss, and Andrew J. Viterbi. The UC San…
January 28, 2014
The University of California, San Diego is one of the nation’s “best value” colleges and universities, according to The Princeton Review’s book, “The Best Value Colleges: 2014 Edition.” The education services company has included UC San Diego in its “Best Value Colleges” publication for more than a decade.
January 14, 2016
Howard Feldman, MD, FRCP(C), a renowned Canadian neurologist noted for his original research in geriatric cognitive disorders and expertise in large-scale clinical trials, has been named the new director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study (ADCS) at University of California, San Diego, pending approval from the National Institute on Aging…
