October 10, 2011
…the campus and the Health Sciences while mentoring a generation of students and postdoctoral researchers. We celebrate this tremendous honor and congratulate him.” An expert on how blood flow and pressure affect vessels, Chien’s research has led to the development of better diagnostic tests and treatments for atherosclerosis, which refers…
April 19, 2018
…students; how countless jobs, technologies and companies can be traced back to UC; and the university giving rise to the birth of the free speech movement. California’s university The University of California was founded on March 23, 1868 on the principle that college should be accessible to all Californians. What…
October 16, 2023
Researchers from University of California San Diego have identified a new biomarker that can predict whether or not neurons will regenerate after an injury. The findings could help scientists develop regenerative therapies for spinal cord injuries and other neurological conditions.
June 13, 2019
…company is based on technology that was originally developed to illuminate RNA inside cells. While most gene therapy attempts to correct the errant DNA underlying a disease, Locana is now developing ways to correct errors by targeting RNA instead. Gene Yeo Locana was co-founded in 2016 by Gene Yeo, professor…
March 5, 2015
…VandenBerg, M.D. Ph.D. - Health Sciences Jane L. Teranes, Ph.D. - Marine Sciences Michael L. Norman, Ph.D. - Research Debbie Centeno - Resource Management and Planning Gary Ratcliff, Ph.D. - Student Affairs Thomas Collins - UC San Diego Health System Mark Cunningham – Vice Chancellor/Chief Financial Officer University-Wide Individual Recipients:…
May 19, 2016
…The University of California Carbon and Climate Neutrality Summit, held last October at Scripps, allowed Gov. Jerry Brown, who joined UC President Janet Napolitano at both the UC and Paris summits, to arrive in France with specific scientific recommendations, along with more than 30 UC faculty experts and students, to…
May 2, 2019
…in the biological sciences. Technology is advancing at an incredibly rapid rate and touching virtually all realms of biological sciences. These advances range from imaging, where we can see molecules within cells, to neurobiology, where new tools to control and visualize neurons firing are allowing us to understand cognition, and…
December 6, 2011
…to societal problems in health, energy, food and the environment. That deeper understanding will not be possible without interdisciplinary work with mathematics, computer science, engineering, and the physical and chemical sciences. One of the discoveries made by Thiemens, Kay’s partner in this part of the symposium, serendipitously illustrated the point.…
April 12, 2018
…rising stars across science, technology, medicine, arts, education and social justice who are disrupting the status quo to help build a better world. “UC San Diego is an extraordinary university built on a foundation of challenging convention, pushing boundaries and expectations, and producing breakthrough work for the greater good,” said…
March 16, 2023
A new study is providing an unprecedented examination of oxygen loss on coral reefs around the globe under ocean warming. Led by researchers at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the study captures the current state of hypoxia—or low oxygen levels—at 32 different sites.
