February 26, 2018
Led by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, a diverse team of neuroscientists and surgeons successfully grafted human neural progenitor cells into rhesus monkeys with spinal cord injuries. The grafts not only survived, but grew hundreds of thousands of human axons and synapses, resulting in improved…
October 10, 2022
For Sky Yang and Giulia Corno, getting involved with student government seemed like a great way to make a difference. Now, as the presidents of Associated Students and the Graduate & Professional Student Association, respectively, they share what they hope to accomplish this year.
May 17, 2018
…diet, antibiotics and mental health status can influence the microbial and molecular makeup of your gut Rob Knight, UC San Diego professor of pediatrics and computer science and engineering, and postdoctoral researcher Daniel McDonald discuss data from The American Gut Project, which was published in an open-access journal earlier this…
May 30, 2024
For the second year, a group of community college students has been immersed into cutting-edge research at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego through the Scripps Geosciences Educational Opportunities (Scripps-GEO) program.
May 11, 2017
…a professor of innovation, technology and operations at Rady, is the current faculty advisor for Veteran Ventures. In his Lab to Market Workshop, he observed veterans struggle as they transitioned from the military to civilian world and thought they could benefit from extra resources. “The goal of the program is…
April 29, 2021
…me.” May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to reflect on what each of us needs to care for our emotional wellness, acknowledge and support those who struggle with mental illness and unite to reduce the stigma around seeking counseling. Students and employees have access to a multitude of…
February 7, 2023
UC San Diego Health’s Center for Transplantation is among the nation’s best in lung, heart, kidney and liver programs, powered by long experience and deep expertise.
December 5, 2013
…the National Institutes of Health Common Fund. About 500 men and women received $404 each. The gift was delivered either in a lump sum or in monthly installments over the course of 9 months. Another 500 people in the same villages served as controls. An additional 500, in other villages,…
March 18, 2021
…Diseases and Global Public Health. To learn more about the panelists’ professional backgrounds, please visit the Evenings of Nonconventional Wisdom news story here. Now, a little over a year after the World Health Organization officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic, the virus, the vaccine and its related effects remain among the…
February 2, 2023
From pandemics to health inequities, confronting future crises will look different — and that’s a good thing.
