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New Plant Protein Discoveries Could Ease Global Food and Fuel Demands

May 1, 2013

New discoveries of the way plants transport important substances across their biological membranes to resist toxic metals and pests, increase salt and drought tolerance, control water loss and store sugar can have profound implications for increasing the supply of food and energy for our rapidly growing global population. That’s the…

Diversity Awards Recognize Dedication to Empowerment and Community Engagement

March 10, 2016

…Division of Medical Education, Health Sciences Stuart A. Sandin, Ph.D., Marine Sciences UCSD Community Stations, Research Manuel Nel Garcia, Resource Management and Planning David M. Artis, Ph.D., Student Affairs Dion Brown, UC San Diego Health University-Wide Individual Recipients Joanna M. Boval Sara Clarke Kaplan, Ph.D. Dayo F. Gore, Ph.D. Nancy…

Pandemic Response Places Some Campus Transformation Projects on Pause

May 14, 2020

…to maintain our fiscal health, we have taken steps to reduce costs and expenses.” One step the university will take to respond effectively to changes in the economic situation is to temporarily pause some planned campus transformation projects, including the Triton Pavilion and Hillcrest Outpatient Pavilion. The goal is to…

Setting Sail on Experiential Learning

June 24, 2024

Oftentimes, and perhaps expectedly, the rare and unique primary source materials in the University of California San Diego Library’s Special Collections & Archives (SC&A) are utilized to support instruction at UC San Diego. Among the university’s distinguished research collections is the Hill Collec

DDT Pollutants Found in Deep Sea Fish off Los Angeles Coast

May 6, 2024

New research from scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and San Diego State University (SDSU) finds deep-sea fish and sediments collected from near the Catalina Island offshore dump site are contaminated with numerous DDT-related chemicals.

Making Mental Health Priority No. 1 in the Month of May

May 7, 2020

iStock.com/ma_rish Making Mental Health Priority No. 1 in the Month of May We have all experienced loss because of the COVID-19 pandemic; finding the “gifts of grief” is critical to the healing process Let’s face it: we’re stressed. The current COVID-19 pandemic has plunged us into a period of unparalleled…

A Push to Inoculate Vaccination Disparity

May 13, 2021

…communities. UC San Diego Health has made progress in this regard in collaboration with community-based organizations with the “Mobile Vaccine Clinic,” which aims to expand outreach and enhance the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to San Diego County communities of color that have been disproportionally impacted by the pandemic. Q. Why…

Two Hearts Become One While Waiting for Another

July 30, 2020

…at UC San Diego Health. Two Hearts Become One While Waiting for Another Patient waiting for a new heart is married at No. 1 ranked UC San Diego Health Dressed in a Hawaiian shirt with a boutonnière pinned above the pocket and hair neatly combed back, David Reynoso was ready…

Elephant Seals Drift Off to Sleep While Diving Far Below the Ocean Surface

April 20, 2023

For the first time, scientists have recorded brain activity in a free-ranging, wild marine mammal, revealing the sleep habits of elephant seals during the months they spend at sea.

UC San Diego among six U.S. institutions in new Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance

July 21, 2021

UC San Diego is one of six universities invited to participate in the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance, a scientific collaboration that aims to transform human health on a global scale through the discovery and translation of the biological principles underlying human performance.

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