June 8, 2023
Working with live squid hatchlings at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego scientists find the animals can tune their proteome on the fly in response to changes in ocean temperature via the unique process of RNA recoding. The findings inspire new questions about basic protein function.
July 25, 2023
Inspired by the effortless way humans handle objects without seeing them, a team led by UC San Diego engineers has developed a new approach that enables a robotic hand to rotate objects solely through touch, without relying on vision.
July 27, 2023
This soft robotic gripper is not only 3D printed in one print, it also doesn’t need any electronics to work. The device was developed by a team of roboticists at UC San Diego, in collaboration with researchers at the BASF corporation.
August 9, 2023
Promising preclinical results from UC San Diego show hematopoietic stem cell therapy was effective in rescuing memory loss, neuroinflammation and beta amyloid build-up in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease.
August 14, 2023
“This summer, I am getting to further my passion for environmentalism, all while developing critical electrical engineering skills,” says Engineers for Exploration intern Jordan Reichardt.
September 5, 2023
Tritonlytics Team member Wayde Gilliam shares how he brought this passion for AI to the university, creating tools that help the team focus on the most important aspects of their work, including the Staff@Work Survey which runs now through September 15.
October 10, 2023
The Rady School of Management is preparing its next class of graduates to address the impact of generative AI tools by integrating them into the full-time and part-time Masters in Business Analytics (MSBA) degree programs.
October 10, 2023
Engineers developed electronic “stickers” that measure the force exerted by one object upon another. The force stickers are wireless, run without batteries and fit in tight spaces, making them versatile for a wide range of applications, from surgical robots to smart implants and inventory tracking.
November 14, 2023
As the antibiotic-resistance crisis widens, researchers seek new therapies. To learn about intriguing viruses called bacteriophages that fight bacteria, an innovative first-year biology class led to new findings, co-led by 28 undergraduates, on how bacteriophages protect themselves against bacteria.
November 2, 2023
Psychedelic researchers are exploring psychedelics at all levels, from the cellular to the clinical, and in a range of fields and departments, from neuroscience and pain medicine to psychology and psychiatry.
