April 11, 2019
The NASA Twins Study is the most comprehensive integrated multi-omics, molecular, physiological, and behavioral analysis of how the human body responds to space flight to date. Study results were published in the April edition of Science
June 13, 2024
This month, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins ‘99 visited UC San Diego to participate in a panel discussion alongside renowned leaders in space technology and health. The symposium offered insights into how research conducted in space can be translated into applications that keep humans healthy on earth.
April 15, 2021
NASA astronaut and UC San Diego alumna Megan McArthur is about to embark on a six-month mission to the International Space Station. While a graduate student at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, McArthur studied underwater ocean acoustics and conducted sea-going research that helped prepare her for the challenges of space. Photo…
October 17, 2012
Fresh examinations of lunar rocks gathered by Apollo mission astronauts have yielded new insights about the moon’s chemical makeup as well as clues about the giant impacts that may have shaped the early beginnings of Earth and the moon.
January 30, 2020
…This World Conversation with Astronaut Jessica Meir UC San Diego alumna discusses her journey from ‘STEM to Stars’ during live Q&A from International Space Station NASA astronaut and UC San Diego alumna Jessica Meir called her alma mater from space to participate in a live stream Q&A session at the…
March 16, 2017
…public servant, the late astronaut Sally Ride dedicated her career to the betterment of human kind. At UC San Diego, where Ride served as a professor, a new graduate fellowship established in her name aims to inspire future generations of boundary-breaking physicists who will contribute to the public good. UC…
May 21, 2015
…vehicle designed to carry astronauts to destinations in deep space, including an asteroid and Mars. On Dec. 5, Orion launched atop a Delta IV rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex for a two-orbit, four-hour test flight. San Diego Composites manufactured everything from the vehicle’s windows to…
November 22, 2022
The UC San Diego Sanford Stem Cell Institute leads its first space launch, sending stem cells into space aboard the International Space Station. The NASA-partnered study will take advantage of the microgravity environment of space to study accelerated aging in stem cells.
February 18, 2021
…Organization cofounded by late astronaut marks major milestone of providing STEM inspiration for the next generation The 2019 Women in Leadership event brought together (from left) astrophysicist Jedidah Isler; journalist Lynn Sherr, who served as moderator; former first daughter Chelsea Clinton; and Girl Scouts CEO Sylvia Acevedo. Candace Norton/Photo. After…
November 16, 2017
…NASA on studies of astronauts in space. To continue his legacy and ensure future support for research and teaching in his field, West has made a $2 million gift to establish the John B. West Endowed Chair in Respiratory Physiology, the campus’s first endowed faculty chair in Respiratory Physiology. His…
