The Explorers: A Passion for Science Leads to New Territory
April 6, 2023
After decades of working in industry and academia, biophysicists Alex Savtchenko and Elena Molokanova still have big dreams.
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2017 Outstanding Graduates
June 1, 2017
…how physicians can influence lives not only through direct clinical care, but also through advocacy and compassion,” he said. Garcia is a member of the UC San Diego School of Medicine’s Program in Medical Education – Health Equity (PRIME-HEq), which trains physicians to meet the needs of populations who are…
Kyoto Prize Symposium to Honor Three Global Visionaries
February 8, 2024
UC San Diego and Point Loma Nazarene University will co-host the 23rd annual Kyoto Prize Symposium on March 13 and 14. The 2023 Kyoto Prize Laureates are Elliott H. Lieb for Basic Sciences, Ryuzo Yanagimachi for Advanced Technology and Nalini Malani for Arts and Philosophy.
A Look Back at 2022
December 15, 2022
As we look forward to the upcoming new year, UC San Diego Today invites readers to take a look back at some milestones from 2022.
San Diego Area Elected Officials Welcomed to Campus
February 28, 2013
…the event via a live Skype conversation. Khosla thanked Fletcher for his enthusiastic support for UC San Diego, including the efforts he made to ensure that the recently erected Structural and Materials Engineering Building received funding. Fletcher expressed his gratitude toward the chancellor and said he is excited to have…
UC San Diego in the Hall of the Lost Da Vinci
March 6, 2012
…Giorgio Vasari, in his Lives of the Artists, “It was ordained by public decree that Leonardo should be employed to paint some fine work,” to celebrate the new republic that had just driven the Medici family from power. “In 1503, the hall was allotted to him by Piero Soderini, the…
Microplastics: A Macro Problem
February 13, 2020
…tiny pieces of petroleum-based materials that break down from larger plastic pieces or are manufactured at their microscopic sizes: less than 5 millimeters across. The strands of fiber—about five times thinner than a human hair—are used in textile manufacturing; they shed from our clothes during wear, during washing and drying,…
UC San Diego Honors 2022 Integrity Champions
April 14, 2022
…community members unafraid to live by their principles and manifest one of the university’s most important core values: integrity. Jade d’Alpoim Guedes This year’s integrity champions are Jade d’Alpoim Guedes, an assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology and at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, who came forward with evidence…
Transforming Clinical Recording of Deep Brain Activity with a New Take on Sensor Manufacturing
January 17, 2024
Sensors built with a new manufacturing approach are capable of recording activity deep within the brain from large populations of individual neurons–with a resolution of as few as one or two neurons–in humans as well as a range of animal models.
Chancellor’s Research Excellence Scholars Program Launches 175 Student-Research Projects
February 1, 2018
…of nanoengineering, to build material that interface a sense of touch in virtual reality. “The goal would be to recreate feelings,” said Lipomi. “Not just electrical shocks or vibrations through a gaming controller, but to create a new gamut of tactile sensation for virtual and mixed reality that could render…
