December 17, 2020
…Halpain, professor of neurobiology. Given its massive processing power, the brain uses its limited energy supply incredibly efficiently. Halpain’s DURIP-supported experiments will explore how the brain tightly couples energy metabolism to changes in the strength of synapses, the tiny connections of brain circuitry. She and her colleagues are using advanced…
October 10, 2011
…I thought I should give close attention to that. And, I opened it and it was from Goran Hansson, and it said that I had won the Nobel Prize, and so I was thrilled.” Beutler said he couldn’t quite believe the news was true. “I went downstairs and looked at…
May 26, 2022
…may be able to give a good referral to meet with another faculty member.” Williams, on gaining momentum: “You don’t always need to find the right program — it’s more important to get in motion. Find a program to start with and then you may end up exploring the others…
May 25, 2017
…UC San Diego for giving him the breathing room to study and pass the rigorous entrance exams for medical school. UC San Diego’s Larry Smarr, director of the Qualcomm Institute on campus, was a recent luncheon speaker. Photo by Erika Johnson/UC San Diego University Communications. Founded in 2007 as a…
November 15, 2018
…with students across campus, giving a ‘great challenge’ to be engaged for the future UC San Diego welcomed the return of celebrated artist Carrie Mae Weems Nov. 6-7, a distinguished alum who received her MFA from the Department of Visual Arts in 1984. Considered one of the most influential contemporary…
June 11, 2015
…They’re also required to give back to the school by getting involved in outreach programs. The IDEA Student Center uses strategies that have proven to be effective, said Carlos Coimbra, the outgoing faculty director of the IDEA Student Center at the Jacobs School of Engineering, which coordinated the scholars program.…
March 23, 2017
…of a drug to give a person is especially tricky for children, where pharmacokinetics are rarely tested. “Initial pediatric dosing recommendations for drugs to treat HIV and other global diseases are often generated from small studies that measure drug levels in just a few infants and children from the U.S.…
December 5, 2013
…Guardian Scholars Program has given me the support and tools that I so desperately needed. I have been introduced to individuals who provide me with the support I need to graduate and go further in life,” said Vargas. “After receiving the Sony award, I was approached by a career services…
April 21, 2022
…Scripps Institution of Oceanography. “Given the dire warnings of the latest IPCC report, we need all hands on deck, and the site does an extensive job showcasing how broad our climate change education offerings are here.” Curated specifically from across UC San Diego’s course catalog, the site features a sampling…
May 25, 2017
…inspire me to never give up.” Bowser first joined UC San Diego in 2014 as an accountant in Business and Financial Services. She devoted her time to promoting campus sustainability, including serving as chairperson of the Staff Sustainability Network. Since taking on a leadership role at the Sustainability Resource Center,…
