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?”
January 15, 2013
If this were a Facebook post, you would remember it – better than a stranger’s face or a line from a published book.
December 13, 2017
How sensitive is the human sense of touch? Sensitive enough to feel the difference between surfaces that differ by just a single layer of molecules, a team of researchers at the University of California San Diego has shown.
September 16, 2019
UC San Diego neurophysics research supplies a blueprint for a future generation of electrode sensors that utilizes existing yet nontraditional materials and fabrication procedures to record electrical signals from every neuron in the cortex of the brain—at the same time.
April 10, 2014
…Center for Brain and Cognition at UC San Diego, was recently honored as the 2014 Scientist of the Year by the San Diego chapter of the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation. The award was presented April 4 at the organization’s annual Scientist of the Year dinner. Ramachandran was…
November 13, 2014
…service and contributions to science Graduate Student and Veteran Aimee Chabot Honored at NSF Headquarters Aimee Chabot was one of 11 veterans and National Science Foundation graduate research fellows honored at NSF headquarters in Arlington, Va. last week. The UC San Diego graduate student was recognized for her military service…
March 19, 2015
…sense, act and have cognition. Bloodgood’s work has yielded imagery that literally illuminates how the brain works, creating maps of brain activity reminiscent of an electrical storm. Patterns within these seemingly random bursts of light will someday lead to a greater understanding of how to combat a host of debilitating…
October 11, 2018
…a powerhouse in political science education and research. These four remarkable individuals all have two things in common: they played significant roles in making UC San Diego the top-ranked university it is today and they will be honored as recipients of the 2018 Revelle Medal. This year’s Revelle Medalists are…
April 18, 2019
…and values of empirical science. Mandell stepped down as chair in 1977 and later moved to the Cielo Institute, a North Carolina-based center for biophysical theory and applications, though he retains professor emeritus status at UC San Diego. He was succeeded by one of his first recruits, Lewis Judd, M.D.…
October 5, 2018
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with collaborators across the country, report that people who participate in dementia prevention trials are primarily motivated by altruism and pleased to help.
