May 1, 2024
In June 2023, hundreds of San Diego high school students participated in Discover UC San Diego, an innovative pilot program that offers free, online college courses delivered by the university’s faculty.
August 1, 2014
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report that dietary capsaicin – the active ingredient in chili peppers – produces chronic activation of a receptor on cells lining the intestines of mice, triggering a reaction that ultimately reduces the risk of colorectal tumors.
January 17, 2020
A comprehensive genomic analysis as part of a multi-national study led by UC San Diego researchers reveals close evolutionary proximity between the microbial domains at the base of the tree of life.
May 21, 2012
Far more wild plant species may be responding to global warming than previous large-scale estimates have suggested.
April 21, 2015
Engineers at the University of California, San Diego have discovered a method to increase the amount of electric charge that can be stored in graphene, a two-dimensional form of carbon. The research, published recently online in the journal Nano Letters, may provide a better understanding of how to improve the…
February 26, 2016
When astronaut Scott Kelly returns to Earth on March 1, half of NASA’s first-of-its-kind study of twin astronauts and long duration space flight, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and elsewhere will launch the mission’s next phase.
March 3, 2022
…Goal for Students Chancellor extends challenge through the conclusion of the Campaign for UC San Diego to continue expanding student support Scholarship and Fellowship Gifts to be Matched During Day of Caring The Chancellor’s match will once again coincide with u.care, UC San Diego’s annual Day of Caring 2022, starting…
August 6, 2013
Neurosurgeons at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center are among the first in the world to utilize real-time magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guidance for delivery of gene therapy as a potential treatment for brain tumors.
July 23, 2024
…the headquarters for the UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies, featuring classrooms, training spaces and key administrative offices. It will also be a research hub for UC San Diego Health Sciences, offering new collaborative resources for a dozen different programs.
January 19, 2017
…Foundation Supports Brain Injury Studies and Education Matching funds bring total support to $1 million for UC San Diego traumatic brain injury research and outreach efforts Thanks to support from the Junior Seau Foundation, a room full of high school students from The Preuss School UCSD recently gathered at UC…
