November 18, 2021
…of our babies, our children, our elders and our communities.” Fruits of their labor After these demonstrations of unity and support, it was time for the main event. One by one, each student’s name and tribe were announced, as Native American faculty members cloaked them with a “Blanket of Knowledge”…
May 2, 2019
…was also a shy child, so getting up in front of a class of other ski instructors, all of whom were older than me, and teaching them how to teach skiing was a great experience and no doubt has had a big impact on my career. Second, I grew up…
August 30, 2023
Immunologists have uncovered new approaches to enhance protection from tumors and infections. They have revealed new insights into the metabolism of specialized cells of the immune system known as tissue-resident CD8 T cells and how they could be enhanced as immune defense weapons against tumors.
November 27, 2013
Using advanced methodologies that pit drug compounds against specific types of malaria parasite cells, an international team of scientists, including researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation, have identified a potential new weapon and approach for attacking…
August 20, 2018
The University of California San Diego has received a $12 million, four-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to expand the Metabolomics Workbench, a searchable, interactive repository of data for all research in the field of metabolomics—the study of the small molecules called metabolites that are found within cells…
June 12, 2014
…science to elementary school children to get them interested in science, so that by the time they reach high school, they can further explore the possibilities,” said Maxwell, who devotes her time to encouraging youth to discover the potential of fields such as cognitive science. “I participate in career day…
March 13, 2023
Smartphone spyware apps that allow people to spy on each other are not only hard to notice and detect, they also will easily leak the sensitive personal information they collect, says a team of computer scientists from New York and San Diego.
November 7, 2011
…with a group of children for a month across Ethiopia, surviving on wild berries and bad water, and sometimes sleeping in trees to avoid predatory animals. “When we were in the savannah with no trees around, the kids would all sleep together in groups, with the youngest in the middle…
June 20, 2013
From pre-college students to alumni, there’s something for everyone at the University of California, San Diego this summer. In addition to regular summer session classes, UC San Diego will host a wide range of programs designed to stimulate the imagination of local middle and high school students, orient incoming freshmen…
January 31, 2023
The evolution of clinical trials is accelerating, driven by emerging technologies, social imperatives and the next public health crisis.
