October 26, 2020
UC San Diego Foundation welcomes a new class of trustees, the first group to be recruited and elected in an entirely virtual setting. This year’s class, which includes six UC San Diego alumni, is the most diverse to date.
December 3, 2017
Two full-time University of California San Diego faculty members — Don Cleveland, who studies fundamental cellular mechanisms in the search for new treatments for diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and James McKernan, a mathematician who investigates algebraic geometry and multivariate polynomials — are recipients of the 2018 Breakthrough Prize,…
March 13, 2012
Evidence uncovered during research conducted in Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio late last year appears to support the theory that a lost Leonardo da Vinci painting existed on the east wall of the Hall of the 500, behind Giorgio Vasari’s mural “The Battle of Marciano.”
September 7, 2018
Progress in treating chronic illness, where the cause of the problem is often unknown, has lagged. Chronic conditions like cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disease defy easy explanation, let alone remedy. In a new paper, a researcher at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, posits that chronic disease is…
October 18, 2011
…Corporation, Qualcomm and Sempra Energy, helped to fund 50th Anniversary events; other organizations donated a percentage of merchandise sales to Invent the Future. A $1 million grant from the Amgen Foundation also supported students, providing hands-on laboratory experience to approximately 100 undergraduates through the Amgen Scholars program. San Diego philanthropists…
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.
August 23, 2012
…Our Ocean Origin Illuminating Energy Innovation and Initiatives Staff stopped Chancellor Pradeep Khosla at seemingly every step to shake his hand, share a campus insight or offer a warm welcome. Many asked to take their photo with the new chancellor, who – proudly sporting a surfboard-decorated shirt presented to him…
June 13, 2024
This month, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins ‘99 visited UC San Diego to participate in a panel discussion alongside renowned leaders in space technology and health. The symposium offered insights into how research conducted in space can be translated into applications that keep humans healthy on earth.
July 23, 2024
Key projects that exemplify our focus on becoming a destination public university that is student-centered, research-driven, patient-dedicated and service-oriented were discussed by the University of California Board of Regents during their July meeting.
January 31, 2019
…society continues to produce energy primarily by burning fossil fuels. The researchers further evaluated and compared GCMs’ ability to reproduce Santa Ana winds. Though some of the models were able to better reproduce Santa Ana winds than others, the two authors described the overall agreement in projected changes among models…
