November 2, 2017
…In addition to providing health care to veterans through its long-standing relationship with the VA San Diego Health Care System—in which many UC San Diego’s physicians hold joint appointments—campus scientists conducted more than 500 research projects focused on veteran health issues since 2014, totaling $38.6 million. These projects include finding…
May 21, 2020
…of Pain Psychedelics and Health Research Initiative explores new territory in treating pain In the last few years, new research has demonstrated the powerful potential for classical psychedelics, especially psilocybin (the active compound in “magic mushrooms”), to treat a range of mental health disorders, including depression, anxiety and addiction. In…
September 26, 2023
This fall, UC San Diego will be able to provide on-campus housing to nearly 14,000 undergraduate students. Beyond beds, new projects bring space for a new undergraduate college, innovative green features, diverse dining, campus-inspired art and open space for all to enjoy.
February 11, 2016
…access to a world-class system, but it also serves as a partner for cutting-edge technology initiatives: for example, students are helping to test an augmented reality program, for example, as well as training and working in computer program internships. What’s more, Griffith and the e3 Civic High faculty are teaching…
October 9, 2024
El Centro Mayor, Sylvia Marroquin, shares her journey with kidney cancer and how a clinical trial at UC San Diego Health saved her life.
November 18, 2021
…at UC San Diego Health weigh in on the latest research Hear more about Faniel and our experts in the latest episode of UC San Diego Health’s podcast N Equals One. With holidays and winter weather approaching, concerns about COVID-19 infections are on the rise. But despite increasing access to…
March 21, 2023
UC San Diego’s vibrant research community wouldn’t be the same without the valuable contributions made by our postdoctoral researchers. Postdocs are scholars who have received their doctoral degree and are hired to help complete research and mentor current graduate students.
August 21, 2013
MIT Technology Review has named Liangfang Zhang, a professor of nanoengineering at the University of California, San Diego, among the top 35 young innovators of 2013. For over a decade, the global media company has recognized a list of exceptionally talented technologists whose work has great potential to transform the…
May 26, 2022
…expansion of the college system, the construction of the UC San Diego Blue Line Trolley was significant. The trolley expansion was first introduced in the 1986 San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) Regional Transportation Plan, the same year that Platero-Lopez began working at UC San Diego. “They’ve been talking about…
September 29, 2022
An international team of scientists, co-led by researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, has created the first pan-cancer mycobiome atlas—a survey of 35 types of cancer and their associated fungi.
