From California to Capitol Hill: UC San Diego’s Federal Policy Interns are Shaping the Future
October 1, 2024
…helping shape the future of higher education, research and health care.
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USMEX Releases Preliminary Findings of Binational Education Study
May 19, 2016
The Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies at the University of California San Diego released preliminary findings from its groundbreaking cross-border education study, which provides insight into the educational aspirations and professional trajectories of young people in San Diego and Tijuana.
Triton Innovation Challenge Spotlights Trailblazing Environmental Solutions
May 2, 2024
Teams of UC San Diego engineers, physicians, biologists and entrepreneurs recently showcased their environmentally focused technologies at the 11th annual Triton Innovation Challenge.
New Paper Pinpoints Key Role of NASA Satellites in Monitoring Earth’s Vital Signs
January 30, 2024
In a new paper, scientists from five different institutions present an anthology of key findings unearthed by satellite technology over the last two decades. The all-women group of authors includes Helen Amanda Fricker, a glaciologist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.
Top UC San Diego Researchers Win ‘Oscars of Science’
December 7, 2017
…the CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing system. “We are so proud of our faculty—professors Don Cleveland, James McKernan and Joanne Chory—for receiving the prestigious 2018 Breakthrough Prize,” said Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla. “These awards garner global attention for their innovative work in medicine, mathematics and biology, and underscore UC San Diego’s penchant…
UC San Diego Researchers Discover Key Mechanisms behind Synapse Degeneration in Alzheimer’s Brain
August 18, 2021
Neurobiologists have uncovered the mechanisms behind the maintenance and decline of key synapses implicated in Alzheimer’s disease. The findings suggest an alternative approach to addressing such brain disorders.
Growing Green Leaders
April 12, 2018
…was pesticides and that health was a huge issue when it comes to the environment,” Huerta said. “Growers would spray fields while workers were in them. Sometimes they would spray at night, and not tell the farmworkers who would work the next day when everything was full of pesticides.” She…
Domoic Acid Decoded: Scientists Discover Genetic Basis for How Harmful Algal Blooms Become Toxic
September 27, 2018
A team led by scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego and the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) has uncovered the genetic basis for the production of domoic acid, a potent neurotoxin produced by harmful algal blooms.
Matchmaker, Matchmaker Make me a Match
March 13, 2018
Each year, at precisely the same moment — 12 p.m. on the East coast, 9 a.m. on the West — thousands of graduating medical school students across the country simultaneously tear open an envelope. The single sheet of paper inside informs each graduate where he or she will do their…
Degrees Designed to Make a Difference
October 3, 2019
…climate crisis; and human health and changing demographics. In almost every case, the degrees serve not only to fulfill ideals but also present a career pathway. New UC San Diego Majors and Minors in 2019-20 New Majors: B.S. in Biological Anthropology (Anthropology), effective Fall 2019 B.A. in Anthropology with a…
