June 10, 2021
…find ways to make technological advancements in healthcare that would improve human lives. To do so, he had to find an engineer to collaborate with, since physicians and engineers were largely siloed professions at the time. Peter Farrell, founder of sleep-disordered breathing medical device company ResMed, experienced something similar when…
August 4, 2022
…collaboration with UC Davis Health and Wayne State University in Detroit—to conduct a 12-year assessment of cognitive and brain aging and impairment among Latinos received continued funding of more than $6 million this year from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Institute on Aging. Among the federal funding…
May 17, 2018
…diet, antibiotics and mental health status can influence the microbial and molecular makeup of your gut Rob Knight, UC San Diego professor of pediatrics and computer science and engineering, and postdoctoral researcher Daniel McDonald discuss data from The American Gut Project, which was published in an open-access journal earlier this…
March 31, 2022
…to grow in their career. One: start where you are Mojgan Amini Reflecting back on her childhood, Mojgan Amini remembers fiddling with her father’s tools, making art, climbing trees and experimenting with electronics. By the time she reached college, she split the cost of a home computer with her parents…
August 2, 2023
New insights from UC San Diego researchers on pelvic floor muscle (PFM) dysfunction, which is one of the key risk factors for pelvic floor disorders that impact close to a quarter of women in the U.S. and have a strong association with vaginal childbirth.
October 3, 2013
…buildings, ensure excellent patient care, fuel research, foster the arts and promise a diverse student experience,” said UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla. “Our donors, including a growing number of alumni, are coming forward in unprecedented ways to strengthen this institution.” Private support will play an essential role in…
November 2, 2017
…of youth to practical healthful regimens to prolong life expectancy. A team of scientists at the University of California San Diego has now helped decipher the dynamics that control how our cells age, and with it implications for extending human longevity. As described in a study published in Proceedings of…
January 17, 2013
…amnesiacs and people with healthy memory.” Mickes, along with senior authors and UC San Diego psychology professors Christine Harris and Nicholas Christenfeld, wondered what it was about the Facebook updates that made them so memorable: Brevity? That they were complete thoughts? Gossipy, chatty, what? First, the researchers made sure that…
October 7, 2021
…made Gonzalez realize a career in science was even possible—Jose Mendoza. Gonzalez struggled to embrace his Mexican identity during college, but something happened the day he walked into Mendoza’s classroom at California State University San Marcos. Mendoza was an accomplished biochemistry professor from Mexico City, who delivered his lectures with…
March 13, 2012
…of their cutting-edge research, technology and world-changing projects. Lyman Avenue and Rupertus Way. Car Show and Sustainability Showcase––See the latest in both industrial and consumer vehicles: UC San Diego’s fleet of sustainable vehicles, new technology and research for consumer vehicles on and off the road. UC San Diego Faculty Club…
