June 5, 2012
…Copeland, surgery; Nathan Gianneschi, chemistry and biochemistry; Gordon Hanson, economics and IRPS; David Kriegman, computer science and engineering; and Susan Narucki, music. Stingrays and starfish galore! On Friday, almost 500 alumni, families and friends explored Birch Aquarium after-hours for a kelp tank diver show, music by an electric steel drum…
June 13, 2023
The annual Legacy Lecture, hosted by the UC San Diego Scholars Society, is an event in which a nominated professor gives a unique talk based on the prompt “If this were the last lecture you ever gave, what would you want to share with the world?”
June 4, 2024
A group of researchers at University of California San Diego has identified the cause of a “short-circuit” in cellular pathways, a discovery that sheds new light on the genesis of a number of human diseases and could lead to development of a wide array of new drugs.
April 24, 2020
Three faculty members and one vice chancellor are among the Academy’s 2020 class of 276 members, recognized for their outstanding accomplishments, expertise and insights toward the common good.
August 16, 2022
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have received a $1.3 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation for a project that could help scientists better understand the role misfolded tau proteins play in causing neurodegenerative diseases like dementia, which may lead to more effective
March 19, 2015
…Gianneschi, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, presented on the profound benefits that nanotechnology can have on modern medicine. Gianneschi’s team is currently developing nanoparticles that can be injected into the body and made to swarm into inflamed problem areas such as tumors, where they could more effectively deliver medicine…
April 5, 2018
…Distinguished Professor/Chair of Atmospheric Chemistry Kimberly Prather advances revolutionary climate-change solutions, including the development of portable instrumentation for aerosol mass spectrometry, now patented and utilized globally to assess disease and a range of real-time environmental risks. She is the founder and director of the Center for Aerosol Impacts on Chemistry…
August 13, 2024
Researchers from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences have developed a new approach to scour the oceans for novel compounds that could become the medicines and products of tomorrow.
April 19, 2018
…fourth-year doctoral student in chemistry and biochemistry, won second place and $2,000 for her talk on her research in developing new kinds of chemical protectants against nerve agents. And Aurora Lagattuta, a professional dancer and master’s student in theatre and dance, won the $1,500 third prize for her presentation on…
March 23, 2023
Ten UC San Diego postdoctoral scholars are applying artificial intelligence (AI) methods to their research in a range of fields thanks to support from the Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship, a program of Schmidt Futures.
