October 31, 2019
…and redefining medicine and health care on a global scale. Ken and Jennifer Kroner are generous donors to UC San Diego, including gifts to support graduate fellowships in the Division of Social Sciences, among other campus initiatives. The institute, a partnership between UC San Diego’s Rady School of Management and…
September 27, 2016
Five engineering graduate students from the University of California, San Diego have been named 2017 Siebel Scholars. The Siebel Scholars program recognizes exceptional students at the world’s leading graduate schools of business, computer science, and bioengineering and provides them with a financial award for their final year of studies.
March 9, 2023
How can people be incentivized to drive more fuel-efficient cars, be more innovative at work and get to the gym on a regular basis? Uri Gneezy, professor of economics and strategy at the Rady School of Management at UC San Diego explains this in his new book “Mixed Signals.”
July 29, 2022
A new National Science Foundation initiative has created a $10 million dollar institute led by computer and data scientists at University of California San Diego that aims to transform the core fundamentals of the rapidly emerging field of Data Science
October 31, 2013
Founders’ Symposium to Spotlight Innovative Work of Six Faculty, Graduate Students Recognized as one of the top 15 research universities worldwide and first in the nation for commitment to service, social mobility and research, UC San Diego has a culture of collaboration that sparks discoveries that advance society and drive…
July 8, 2019
UC San Diego will launch a payload of stem cell-derived human brain organoids to the International Space Station. Researchers will document how these “mini brains” organize into the beginnings of a functional brain with implications for the future of human life in space.
September 12, 2016
A team led by researchers at the University of California San Diego has captured in step-by-step atomic detail the surgical editing of DNA strands by CRISPR-Cas9, the innovative gene-splicing technology that in recent years has transformed the field of genetic engineering.
October 17, 2019
…validate the use of innovative technologies to make buildings more likely to withstand earthquakes. For example, in San Francisco, approximately 6,000 so-called “soft-story” wood-frame buildings are being retrofitted to make them safer in strong earthquakes. The buildings all have a first floor with large openings for shop windows or parking,…
January 31, 2019
…Humanities’ will bring an innovative edge to the institute’s public forums, allowing us to more fully coordinate with community partners to both bring UC San Diego students to outside venues, and the general public to campus. By bringing these smart and talented people together, we prioritize engagement with diverse communities…
October 7, 2021
…a biological sample. His innovative use of this tool allows him to understand the complex relationships between humans and bacteria. In his young career, he’s already made strides in uncovering the mechanisms behind staph infections, strep throat, and irritable bowel syndrome. “Everyone wants to Gonzalez-ify their research,” said Nizet. A…
