May 28, 2020
May 28, 2020 —
…to her two small children, ages 3 and 5. Martin says it’s been a challenge to share parenting duties with her husband, an infectious disease physician, and find time for numerous Zoom meetings with her team and collaborators during the day. Most nights around 8 o’clock, with the kids in…
November 21, 2019
November 21, 2019 —
…one of her three children, Heyman developed a free app called “Beyond Small Talk” (for both iOS and Android). The app—inspired by an insightful conversation with a colleague she’d worked with for years and thought she knew through-and-through (but didn’t)—offers concrete starting points for conversations, so you can get to…
February 15, 2024
February 15, 2024 —
A featured instructor with the UC San Diego Extended Studies Creative Writing program, where he teaches Writer’s Art of Interviewing and News and Feature Writing, Will Carless feels a civic obligation to uncover the truth to ensure fairness, accuracy, transparency, and accountability.
November 5, 2015
November 5, 2015 —
…uncertain future for our children, grandchildren and generations unborn,” said Ramanathan, chair of the UC Climate Solutions Group. UC’s own quest to achieve carbon neutrality could play a noticeable role in reducing California’s carbon footprint even before the carbon neutrality initiative achieves its goal of being a “living laboratory” for…
February 21, 2023
February 21, 2023 —
UC San Diego is highlighting a selection of UC San Diego students, staff and faculty members who are living out the theme of Black Resistance in a variety of ways, ranging from their research topics to personal passions.
September 5, 2019
September 5, 2019 —
UC San Diego’s Foundation Board welcomes 10 new and returning trustees. The unique philanthropic ambassadors help inspire charitable gifts and manage the Foundation’s assets in support of the university’s research, teaching and service goals.
July 25, 2024
July 25, 2024 —
An experimental cancer drug could ease cognition for individuals with Rett syndrome, a rare disorder linked to autism, according to new research from the Muotri Lab at the University of California San Diego — a discovery that could lead to therapies for patients with other neurologic conditions.
December 20, 2019
December 20, 2019 —
Yuan-Cheng “Bert” Fung, known as “the father of biomechanics” and one of the founders of the discipline of bioengineering at the University of California San Diego, passed away Dec. 15, 2019 of natural causes. He was 100.
June 4, 2020
June 4, 2020 —
The Trump administration is expected to set limits on a popular program that allows international students to work in the U.S. after graduation while remaining on their student visas. The restrictions are likely to make economic woes in the U.S. even worse.
April 2, 2024
April 2, 2024 —
To kick off UC San Diego’s César E. Chávez celebration month, UC San Diego Today is highlighting three Tritons who are passionately advocating for causes close to their own hearts.