April 18, 2019
…for new investigations of human health states, including genetic conditions that cause learning disabilities. Although she’s participated in Grad SLAM twice before, the 2019 competition was the first time Nicholson advanced to the finals. Nicholson could sense that her presentation, titled “RNA Regulation: The Tail Wagging the Dogma,” had been…
April 12, 2018
…with understanding how the human mind works and how people work together. And the real estate and development major connects real estate finance and development with data visualization and analysis, urban planning and design, sustainability, demographic trends, and new technologies. Here’s more information on the new majors that just arrived…
July 18, 2023
From becoming a knowledgeable horseman and his love for the countryside to the impact he hopes to make in his new role as executive director of UC San Diego’s efforts to become a Hispanic-Serving Institution, staff member Gerardo Arellano shares some of his greatest joys.
April 24, 2012
…issues pertaining to regulation, human capital, social protection, informal economy, and entrepreneurship. “Mexico Moving Forward clearly underscores UC San Diego’s expertise in US-Mexico relations,” said Peter Cowhey, dean of UC San Diego’s School of International Relations and Pacific Studies. “The university’s proximity to the border and the internationally renowned faculty…
February 22, 2012
…has potential applications for arthritis, cancer, asthma and many other conditions related to inflammation. He plans to eventually become a professor to teach and run a research group in a university setting. Admission to the Amgen Scholars Program is highly competitive, with roughly 500 students applying for 30 spaces each…
April 14, 2022
…Kennedy Cofield, a third-year human developmental sciences student. For Cofield, a co-chair of the Black Student Union along with Day, it was important to offer prospective students and families the chance to explore the campus and realize it is a safe space to live and learn. “I feel like we…
November 16, 2023
About 30 delegates from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the School of Global Policy and Strategy will be attending the 28th Conference of the Parties, or COP28, in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
March 26, 2020
…said in a recent article in The Hill, “It’s [xenophobia] an important but complicated issue, and this racism or blaming of particular groups of people has happened with every pandemic and serious outbreak. Heading back as far as we know…we’re socialized to evolve in small groups. And because most of…
June 13, 2019
…Overcomes Obstacles to Become Human Rights Hero Erik Abram Hernandez MAJOR: Literatures in English COLLEGE: Eleanor Roosevelt College Giving back has always been important to Erik Hernandez. Through the Make-A-Wish Foundation, a 15-year-old Hernandez used his wish to provide food and water to children in Africa. This led to the…
January 29, 2015
…University, published a foundational article in the field, a paper in the journal Science under the heading “Gene therapy for human genetic disease?” Though posed as a question, Friedmann and Roblin firmly believed the answer was yes, citing emergent thinking, new studies and growing data that suggested “good DNA” could…
