February 5, 2019
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has been working with researchers at SDSC as well as other parts of UC San Diego to determine the location of existing Liberian schools so they can provide them with resources and work with policy makers to plan future schools.
October 20, 2016
…learning opportunities to help develop important transferable skills that employers look for when interviewing candidates. “I was on the task force and committee to get the Engaged Learning Tools up and running, and from my perspective, this suite of online tools is great for students to discover and share their…
April 25, 2019
…play critical role in developing new public policy training programs As attentions turn towards the 2020 elections, voters are considering who will inherit the mantle in local, state and national races. However, when voters cast their ballots, they do not just elect political candidates; they are selecting the teams of…
November 21, 2019
…with works that present cognitive or ethical conundrums, all of which support classroom learning across multiple disciplines,” he said. An exhibition by artists from the Ph.D. Art Practice concentration in the Department of Visual Arts surrounded the speakers and guests. The discussion comes at an important time for UC San…
April 3, 2014
…A professor emeritus of cognitive science and psychology, Atkinson served as president of the UC system from 1995 to 2003. Before becoming president, he served for 15 years as chancellor of UC San Diego. He is a former director of the National Science Foundation. The UC San Diego department of…
February 4, 2016
…all the way to developing drugs. I had to learn new fields four or five times over my career. I went back to the books, and consulted with colleagues. I had to learn how to reinvent what I knew.” He is still actively researching drugs from the sea. “Compounds right…
October 30, 2014
What does it take to fabricate electronic and medical devices tinier than a fraction of a human hair? Nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego recently invented a new method of lithography in which nanoscale robots swim over the surface of light-sensitive material to create complex surface patterns that…
February 28, 2024
According to new research from UC San Diego, sitting for long hours without breaks increases risk of death.
September 27, 2018
The National Institute on Aging has awarded scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and San Diego State University with a five-year, $4 million grant to boost the number of Latino and other underrepresented minority researchers studying Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias afflicting seniors of Latino origins,…
May 18, 2023
Board members from Active Minds, a student organization dedicated to starting and changing conversations about mental health, share about their journeys with mental health advocacy.
