August 29, 2019
Nine-month-old brains-in-a-dish and the brains of premature newborn babies generate similar electrical patterns, as captured by electroencephalogram (EEG) — the first time such brain activity has been achieved in a cell-based laboratory model.
June 13, 2013
…also featured stories about healthcare breakthroughs, advancements in technology and exploration in creative expression. Accompanying photographs captured students engaging in community service, revealed the physical growth of the campus, illustrated global connections and depicted research laboratory innovations. The report is published annually by the vice chancellor for External and Business…
October 25, 2011
UC San Diego’s Village@Torrey Pines East apartment development, featuring solar-heated showers and “wind scoops” that pull in Pacific breezes, is celebrating its grand opening with news that it won LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Gold certification. The green-building award recognizes Village East’s water- and energy-efficient features in addition…
June 3, 2021
…years, but this is technology that we took out of the labs and applied to general buildings. We also updated HVAC system filters to mirror what is used in a hospital, and now use outside fresh air to flush the buildings around the clock. Similarly, our campus has monitored sewage…
May 13, 2021
…biology, computer science and technology from an early age, but was not sure how to combine all three fields until she discovered the Bioengineering: Biotechnology major at UC San Diego. “There is definitely a lot of computation within the biotech track, but it also has a focus on chemical engineering…
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
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…
June 13, 2024
UC San Diego’s all campus commencement is going to be different this year. Because we couldn’t pick just one, eight student speakers will offer words of gratitude and inspiration to their fellow 2024 graduates via video at the June 15 ceremony.
May 19, 2016
…the National Institutes of Health. The awards were made to fund research projects that the two federal science agencies expect will make transformative insights into understanding how the brain works. CBAM has so far seeded 22 projects. These grants are designed to spur innovation among interdisciplinary teams of researchers at…
May 28, 2024
On the evening of Friday, May 17, 400 guests from UC San Diego and the local community gathered at the Jeannie Auditorium on the UC San Diego campus to hear Dr. Bernice A. King ponder society’s yearning for change as she reflected on the legacy of her parents, Martin Luther…
