March 4, 2013
Building on earlier pioneering work by researchers at the University of California, San Diego, an international consortium of university researchers has produced the most comprehensive virtual reconstruction of human metabolism to date. Scientists could use the model, known as Recon 2, to identify causes of and new treatments for diseases…
October 5, 2016
An international team led by University of California San Diego researchers has employed a novel computational approach to design and create a new compound that in laboratory studies has reduced deficits and neurodegenerative symptoms that underlie Parkinson’s disease.
May 13, 2013
Kaylan Agnew, Neil Sapra and Chiara Ricci-Tam are the University of California, San Diego’s latest undergraduates to be recognized with national competitive scholarship awards.
December 17, 2021
A celebratory groundbreaking event marks the beginning of a comprehensive revitalization project of UC San Diego’s Hillcrest campus, which upon completion will feature state-of-the-art facilities, expanded patient care services and technologies and other community amenities to promote wellbeing.
November 19, 2012
For work toward a safer approach to treating cancer, electrical engineering Ph.D. student Inanc Ortac from the University of California, San Diego has won first prize in the graduate student category at the 2012 Collegiate Inventors Competition.
March 5, 2020
…Post revealed how the Drug Enforcement Agency’s efforts to curb the opioid epidemic were hampered by special interests. His reporting revealed the opioid crisis was allowed to spread—aided by Congress, lobbyists, and a drug distribution industry that shipped hundreds of millions of pills to rogue pharmacies and pain clinics providing…
December 6, 2011
…the quilt in the Price Center East. The photos feature people in San Diego, including Hansen, who have been long-term survivors of HIV/AIDS. Senior Delia Felix also found the photos and Quilt display moving. “I know a few friends whose parents either had or have AIDS,” she said. “Reading these…
October 1, 2015
…in safe environments where drugs and alcohol are not a primary source of fun. Through the Associated Students Concerts and Events (ASCE) new partnership with Triton Fest, the university’s annual All Campus Dance was also upgraded to the Fall Y’all Festival, which took place on September 20. Students enjoyed new…
June 23, 2020
A team of engineers and physicians at the University of California San Diego has developed a low-cost, easy-to-use emergency ventilator for COVID-19 patients that is built around a ventilator bag usually found in ambulances.
February 9, 2023
UC San Diego cybersecurity expert Stefan Savage, whose work examines a wide range of technologies, from cars, to spam emails to cryptocurrencies, was elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
