May 1, 2024
Climate trauma is an emerging challenge. It is already well documented that extreme climate events result in significant psychological impacts, even for those whose personal property and family are not directly impacted.
May 14, 2024
UC San Diego engineers have discovered that some brain cells age more rapidly than others, and they are disproportionately abundant in individuals afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease. Additionally, researchers observed sex-specific differences in the aging process of certain brain cells, with the female cortex exhibiting a higher ratio of “old” oligodendrocytes…
May 22, 2024
Researchers at UC San Diego have found that nearly 3% of healthy adolescents use commercial CBD products, many of which contain higher levels of THC than advertised.
May 28, 2024
…in the field of cognitive science, has pledged a $1 million planned gift to the University of California San Diego’s Department of Cognitive Science. The Susan E.F. Chipman and Robert G. Fitzgerald Graduate Fellowship Fund in Cognitive Science is the first of its kind in the UC San Diego department,…
May 28, 2024
A UC San Diego team wants to create a company to give first responders and emergency room personnel a new, portable and cost-effective tool to rapidly diagnose stroke patients and speed treatment. The group’s pitch was awarded first place in the 2024 National Nanotechnology Entrepreneurship Challenge.
May 1, 2024
Amanda Datnow ’90, Chancellor’s Associates Endowed Chair in Education Studies and associate dean of the School of Social Sciences at UC San Diego, is deeply committed to making positive changes to K-12 education.
June 6, 2024
In an interview with UC San Diego Today, counselor Christina Lambert sheds light on what neurodivergence is, why everyone at the university can benefit from learning more about neurodiversity and some tips for creating a more neuroinclusive workplace.
June 7, 2024
A new study from researchers at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography finds that a poorly understood, highly toxic form of mercury, called dimethylmercury, may be a significant source of monomethylmercury off the California coast. Monomethylmercury is the form known to accumulate in seafood and sicken people. The findings,…
June 11, 2024
We reached out to UC San Diego’s graduating students to share some highlights from their years as Tritons. They answered with stories of friendship, adventure, accomplishment and more. Learn about what made their UC San Diego experience one never to forget.
June 25, 2024
Over three decades, the Hellman family has given over $18 million to support more than 400 UC San Diego junior faculty in their research and progress toward tenure.
