April 23, 2024
The Helen Edison Lecture Series, hosted annually by UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies, has a long history of making an impact. Promoting a commitment to engaging with critical issues and inspiring the community, this season’s event welcomes civil rights leader, Dr. Bernice A. King on May 17
October 21, 2015
Virtual reality has become a lightning rod, with opinions split on the substance and relevance of its future applications. UC San Diego’s recent “Future of Virtual Reality” conference demonstrated that this technology has far-reaching potential—not only in the realm of gaming, but in fields like archaeology and medicine as well.
March 8, 2018
…Diego School of Medicine faculty in 1977. In 1988, he founded what is now the National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research (NCMIR). Supported by the National Institutes of Health, NCMIR is now the go-to place for researchers around the world who want to develop and apply microscopy techniques to…
March 14, 2023
If you were looking for a poster child for the strength of UC San Diego’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, the company Nanome would be a strong contender.
May 5, 2015
Dr. John Wooley, the long-time associate vice chancellor for research and professor of pharmacology at the University of California, San Diego, passed away in April after a long battle with cancer.
April 21, 2016
…collaborating with two other faculty leaders involved the campus Microbiome Initiative—Pieter Dorrestein, a professor of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences, and Kit Pogliano, a professor of biology and longtime mentor who gave Dutton the opportunity to work in her research lab 16 years ago when she was a junior at UC…
February 18, 2016
Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego Emeritus Professor Douglas Inman, considered the founder of the field of coastal oceanography, died Thursday at the age of 95.
November 12, 2020
…Roger Tsien, who held faculty appointments in both the School of Medicine’s Department of Pharmacology and the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry on the main campus,” Taylor said. That collaborative spirit is the basis for the new Cell Signaling Center. According to Zhang, the center will act as a hub…
June 10, 2021
…Advisory Council and Academic Faculty Senate’s Diversity and Equity Committee. During her tenure, Arakaki is most proud of organizing the two-day UC San Diego Campus Community Conference, Mental Health Matters, which brought together students from across the UC system to present their research or outreach endeavors focused on mental health.…
February 6, 2020
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