April 11, 2023
For the first time, large amounts of melatonin are being made by bacteria. Engineered E. coli are feeding on glucose and churning out melatonin, the hormone that controls circadian rhythms. This mode of manufacturing is growing thanks in part to bioengineering advances made at UC San Diego.
February 11, 2021
UC San Diego researchers discovered a single gene alteration that may help explain cognitive differences between modern humans and our predecessor, and used that information to develop Neanderthal-like brain organoids in the lab.
November 19, 2013
Five UC San Diego undergraduate students who are former foster youth and two junior faculty members were awarded a technology package from Sony Electronics, Inc., as part of a nationwide scholarship program during a reception on Nov. 1. Sony has awarded equipment packages annually for the past five years—a total…
June 9, 2016
Cancer stem cells are like zombies — even after a tumor is destroyed, they can keep coming back. These cells have an unlimited capacity to regenerate themselves, making more cancer stem cells and more tumors. Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have now unraveled how pre-leukemic…
February 28, 2012
Engineering Students Organize Run for Pi(e) Race to benefit science education on Pi Day, March 14 TESC and Jacobs Graduate Student Council are hoping 300 will turn out for the first-ever Pi-Mile Run and Walk, which benefits science education. Photo: UCSD News If you’re an engineering student, Pi is a…
November 3, 2022
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine have selected UC San Diego Assistant Professors Brian Aguado and Sonya Neal as grant recipients in a new program launched to promote equity, diversity and inclusion in science.
June 12, 2014
…STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) after coordinating a cognitive science speaker for her daughter’s career day. “I believe in introducing cognitive science to elementary school children to get them interested in science, so that by the time they reach high school, they can further explore the possibilities,” said…
September 16, 2014
A trip to the Guatemalan jungle usually nets a few souvenirs: Photographs of Maya ruins, bragging rights about encounters with venomous snakes, perhaps a bug bite or two.
October 13, 2022
The University of California San Diego today announced the 2022 recipients of the Revelle Medal, which recognizes current and former faculty members for sustained, distinguished and extraordinary service to the university.
October 12, 2015
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Oct. 9 legislation that will improve the state’s ability to respond to major precipitation episodes and better manage water supply by expanding climate research on the causes of drought and flood led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego.
