April 18, 2019
…the University of California system-wide Grad SLAM finals, slated for May 10 in San Francisco. Other Grad SLAM finalists engaged the lively audience with compelling presentations in fields spanning from chemistry to theater to neuroscience. Their topics ranged from making renewable fuels from solar energy to intersectional approaches of theatrical…
September 10, 2021
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $12.25 million grant to the University of California San Diego to develop and enhance brain-sensing and brain-stimulating platform technologies to enable treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy.
March 18, 2021
…the UC San Diego Health hospital. The artwork, titled Party Hat (Orange), was purchased 15 years ago by longtime university donors Joan and Irwin Jacobs while it was still in production. The larger-than-life metallic party hat reflects the transformative power of the healing that happens on the premises, as well…
August 27, 2020
…at UC San Diego Health. Note: Because both were current patients at the time and consistently monitored for any infection that could negatively impact their procedures, including COVID-19, they were able to safely visit with each other. Out of Thin Air Two childhood friends who suffer from lung disease reunite…
October 10, 2017
Approximately 10 percent of Americans take a proton pump inhibitor drug to relieve symptoms of frequent heartburn and acid reflux. That percentage can be much higher for people with chronic liver disease. Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered evidence in mice and humans that…
April 28, 2022
…student, trying to find healthy and affordable food can be tricky, especially with any dietary restrictions. If you live on campus like me, you likely have limited kitchen or storage space. Yet, many of us are conscious that the decisions we make around food can have big impacts on our…
February 23, 2023
Get to know the rich history and future plans of new vice chancellor for Health Sciences, John M. Carethers.
May 31, 2023
In the first-ever “before and after” assessment of the impact of establishing Mexico’s Revillagigedo National Park on the fishing industry, a team of U.S. and Mexican researchers found that Mexico’s industrial fishing sector did not incur economic losses five years after the park’s creation.
January 14, 2016
Howard Feldman, MD, FRCP(C), a renowned Canadian neurologist noted for his original research in geriatric cognitive disorders and expertise in large-scale clinical trials, has been named the new director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study (ADCS) at University of California, San Diego, pending approval from the National Institute on Aging…
March 31, 2022
…groups in our education system is why ethnic studies has motivated me to reclaim the voices and history of those marginalized. The push for ethnic studies [curriculum] in our K-12 system has encouraged me to engage in research specifically to look deeper into education policy. I believe everyone should be…
