June 7, 2018
…quality of life,” said Carol Padden, dean of the Division of Social Sciences. “Our goal is to sustain healthy neighborhoods throughout the San Diego region and grow high-quality schools.” For Arts and Humanities, the division’s new building will mark the first time in the university’s history that all three humanities…
October 9, 2014
…the National Institutes of Health to lay the groundwork for visualizing the circuits of the brain and how they work. That followed an August announcement by the National Science Foundation of early concept grants for brain research from the BRAIN Initiative to another four teams at UC San Diego totaling…
May 29, 2012
…improve lives, from new technologies and medicines to alternative fuels and climate research,” said Vice Chancellor for Research Sandra Brown. Most recently, an interdisciplinary team of scientists at UC San Diego composed of physicists, biologists, chemists, bioengineers and psychologists received a five-year, $7 million grant from the U.S. Department of…
October 24, 2013
…the oceans and human health. Our oceanographic challenges today are very complex and multifaceted. It is really important that Scripps Oceanography is part of one of the foremost universities in the world, UC San Diego. That means that all of us at Scripps Oceanography have as partners phenomenal faculty—in engineering,…
November 12, 2020
…and less damaging to healthy cells. In addition to kinases and phosphatases, UC San Diego School of Medicine is home to many experts on G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), molecules that span cell membranes, where they transmit messages between cells and their environments. Like kinases, many therapeutic drugs work by influencing…
March 31, 2022
…instruction for undergraduate science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) courses, the numbers are much less diverse. Only 6 percent of teaching faculty are from racial and ethnic minority groups, according to recently published information. A bold effort led by UC San Diego’s Stanley Lo and several co-principal investigators from across…
June 4, 2020
…the possibilities of a career outside academia. Sponsors range from local, state, and federal agencies to industry and non-governmental organizations. “There’s certainly a gap between innovative research in academics and the translation of those ideas into products and services that are available to the public,” said Scripps scientist Merrifield, co-developer…
June 16, 2022
…bank with expertise in technology, media and the digital economy. LionTree was founded by UC San Diego alumnus Aryeh B. Bourkoff, who also serves as the firm’s CEO. LionTree’s gift is the largest ever received by UC San Diego Athletics, establishing the LionTree Endowed Scholarship Fund to support scholar-athletes. The…
September 1, 2022
…Landscape of COVID-19 and Cardiovascular Disease.” Daniel conducted his research under the mentorship of Weg M. Ongkeko, M.D., Ph.D., associate adjunct professor at the Department of Surgery at UC San Diego School of Medicine. Daniel’s research involved working with biomarkers and immune responses in the Ongkeko Lab. While normally focused…
November 8, 2018
…in educational equity, immigration, healthcare in minoritized populations and much more. Their mentorship and commitment also promote student access and success. Gentry Patrick is a professor in the Division of Biological Sciences and was a first-generation college student. One of his goals is to support and empower the next generation…
