Familiarity Breeds Exempt: Why Staph Vaccines Don’t Work in Humans
July 7, 2022
UC San Diego researchers say they may have found the reason why multiple human clinical trials of staphylococcus vaccines have failed: the bacteria knows us too well.
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Biologists Discover New Strategy to Treat Central Nervous System Injury
April 11, 2016
Neurobiologists at UC San Diego have discovered how signals that orchestrate the construction of the nervous system also influence recovery after traumatic injury. They also found that manipulating these signals can enhance the return of function.
UC San Diego Students Develop Games to Teach Kids ‘Cool Ways to Recycle’
June 17, 2016
Twenty-five students, only half of them from computer science, showcased their final presentations in Computer Science and Engineering 198 – a set of interactive mini-games called RecyCool, designed to start teaching third-graders how and why to recycle.
Public Disclosure of COVID-19 Cases Is More Effective than Lockdowns
May 25, 2020
South Korea is a standout in the current battle against COVID-19, largely due to its widespread testing and contact tracing; however, key to its innovation is publicly disclosing detailed information on the individuals who test positive for COVID-19.
Imagine What We Can Build Together
December 5, 2019
…an emerging Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), serving a population of 20% full-time Latinx/Chicanx students. Our goal is to better reflect the diversity of our state and become a qualified HSI, which requires at least 25% full-time Latinx/Chicanx students. As part of the university’s continuing commitment to be a student-centered, research-focused, service-oriented…
Soft Skin Patch Could Provide Early Warning for Strokes, Heart Attacks
July 22, 2021
UC San Diego engineers developed a soft, stretchy ultrasound patch that can be worn on the skin to monitor blood flow through vessels deep inside the body. Such a device can make it easier to detect cardiovascular problems, like blockages in the arteries that could lead to strokes or heart…
Researchers Identify Brain Circuits Tied to the Behavior of Schooling Fish
July 17, 2024
UC San Diego researchers have uncovered the roots of group behavior in the brains of schooling fish. Glassfish, they found, depend on their sense of vision to coordinate social swimming behavior in schools and increase their ability to follow coordinated group movements as they mature.
Students Teach Students Under Pilot Program to Improve Student Success Rates
November 12, 2015
…Kate Schneiderman and Hsuan Hsin (Yoyo) Chen in a Supplemental Instruction session. Photos by Erika Johnson/University Communications Students Teach Students Under Pilot Program to Improve Student Success Rates Teaching + Learning Commons launches peer-facilitated study groups to boost achievement in historically challenging lower-division courses UC San Diego student Kate Schneiderman…
UC San Diego Admits Record 52,946 First-Year and Transfer Students
July 19, 2021
The University of California San Diego received thousands of outstanding applications and has admitted 40,616 first-year and 12,330 transfer undergraduate students for the fall 2021 quarter.
‘Body Practices’ Exhibition Explores Interface between Virtual and Physical Bodies
October 27, 2014
An upcoming exhibition in the gallery@calit2 at the University of California, San Diego will explore notions of virtual and physical presence. Body Practices opens November 5 , 2014 with a panel discussion at 5pm with artists represented in the exhibition, followed by a 6pm reception. The panel and reception are…
