September 18, 2019
Studying natural defenses in maize, a staple of diets around the world, UC San Diego biologists describe how they combined an array of scientific approaches to clearly define six genes that encode enzymes responsible for the production of key maize antibiotics known to control disease resistance.
October 12, 2017
An international team of researchers, including UC San Diego psychologist Gail Heyman, suggests that one way to reduce implicit racial bias in young children is by teaching them to distinguish among faces of a different race. A touch-screen app developed by the team shows promising results.
January 16, 2020
Two different UC San Diego research teams identified the same molecule — αvβ5 integrin — as Zika virus’ key to brain cell entry. They found ways to take advantage of the integrin to both block Zika virus from infecting cells and turn it into something good: a way to shrink…
June 2, 2015
The American Chemical Society will designate the Keeling Curve – a long-term record of rising carbon dioxide in the planet’s atmosphere – as a National Historic Chemical Landmark in a ceremony June 12 on the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego campus.
December 17, 2020
…step toward addressing a systemic problem of a lack of diversity in the STEM fields, including the discipline of Ocean Science,” said Adams. “A career in science should be an attainable dream for any kid, but unfortunately, not all students get the same opportunities, especially when it comes to pre-college…
August 4, 2021
“When will we get ‘back to normal?’” is a question looming on many Americans’ minds. The answer largely depends on the country’s ability to substantially ramp up immunity to SARS CoV-2.
December 9, 2015
Levy’s $1.07 million project will leverage the recently-announced Pacific Research Platform to curate, analyze and visualize 3D data from at-risk archaeological sites in the Middle East.
July 13, 2021
Low-income neighborhoods and communities with higher Black, Hispanic and Asian populations experience significantly more urban heat than wealthier and predominantly white neighborhoods within a vast majority of populous U.S. counties, according new research.
April 25, 2017
Scientists and physicians at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, working with colleagues at the U.S. Navy Medical Research Center – Biological Defense Research Directorate (NMRC-BDRD), Texas A&M University, a San Diego-based biotech and elsewhere, have successfully used an experimental therapy involving bacteriophages — viruses that target and…
September 12, 2023
Faculty and students interested in entrepreneurship addressing climate change now have access to grants of up to $50,000 from UC San Diego through a new funding program.
