Is Coffee Good for You or Bad for You?
June 18, 2024
The effects of coffee consumption on human health is a knotty question, but one thing is sure: coffee is a psychoactive substance.
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For GoPro Founder Nick Woodman, UC San Diego was a Catalyst for Creativity
May 8, 2014
…of cellular and molecular medicine, director of the new Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center at UC San Diego and investigator for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Goldstein’s research focuses on Lou Gehrig’s, Alzheimer’s and other debilitating diseases. A strong leader in the UC San Diego School of Medicine, Goldstein has…
Study Uncovers Metabolic Cause for Rare Eye Disease
September 11, 2019
An international team of researchers has discovered a cause for a rare eye disease affecting the macula that leads to loss of central vision, called macular telangiectasia type 2 (MacTel).
Steven Schick Named Inaugural Holder of UC San Diego Reed Family Presidential Chair in Music
May 27, 2015
Steven Schick, a percussionist, conductor, author and distinguished professor of music at UC San Diego, is known for charging into new frontiers of contemporary music. As a soloist and director, he has performed with and led numerous local and international ensembles. In support of his teaching, research and service activities,…
A Former Food Desert Now Feeds a Community’s Spirit
October 23, 2014
…of the University of California’s Global Food Initiative (#globalfood). In Southeastern San Diego, local residents are transforming a 20,000-square-foot vacant urban lot into a community focal point for healthy place making. Formerly a food desert—a city area that lacks supermarkets or farmers markets—the Ocean View Growing Grounds offers a gathering…
Burbidge Visiting Professor Uses Physics of Mayonnaise to Develop Electronic Skin
February 27, 2020
…at the University of California San Diego, the road to developing better electronic skin is all about the physics of mayonnaise. The professor from École Supérieure de Physiques et de Chimie Industrielle (ESPCI) in France has been captivated by that magic “mayo” bonding between egg and oil since she was…
