November 7, 2023
Presented by UC San Diego Extended Studies, the Burke Lectureship Series on Religion and Society explores the relationship between religion, ethics, and humanity in contemporary society with speaker Father Bryan Massingale, an outspoken voice for anti-racism and LGBTQ+ rights.
November 14, 2023
As the antibiotic-resistance crisis widens, researchers seek new therapies. To learn about intriguing viruses called bacteriophages that fight bacteria, an innovative first-year biology class led to new findings, co-led by 28 undergraduates, on how bacteriophages protect themselves against bacteria.
June 12, 2023
This year 94% of scholars from The Preuss School, a charter middle and high school on the UC San Diego campus, were accepted to a four-year university; all of them are the first in their family to attend college.
March 18, 2021
…Diego Zoo studying periodontal disease in spider monkeys to show how it mimicked the human condition. “It was during my time on that project that I realized how beautiful San Diego was and that I wanted to live there.” Silverstein moved from Los Angeles to San Diego and bought a…
March 17, 2022
…those with chronic, hard-to-manage diseases and those with mental health needs. Examples of technologies include home cellular internet connectivity to allow video visits, home monitoring kits that include Bluetooth-connected thermometers, pulse oximeters, blood pressure cuffs, smart watches and scales and Oura Rings, which take real-time measurements of heart rate, temperature…
November 20, 2012
…associated with cancer and heart disease. Her work also involves near infrared, a wavelength of light that that physicians can use as a tool to see inside the body. A riveting portion of the talk—at least for many women in the room—is the project she is focused on now using…
November 15, 2022
The startup AquilX seeks to commercialize a wearable device that offers a “lab under the skin.” But for Farshad Tehrani, the firm represents so much more.
August 4, 2022
…research is at the heart of UC San Diego’s research award success, but what sets our campus apart is the spirit of interdisciplinary communication. There are no boundaries here,” said Vice Chancellor for Research Corinne Peek-Asa. “Our researchers have renown in every field imaginable from the ability to better understand…
December 4, 2012
Imagine a new type of healthcare app that does it all – it helps you understand your current health status, assists you in making changes in your life to improve your health, and takes into account the perspective of your entire life history, others in your age group—and perhaps even…
July 9, 2020
…more effective therapeutics for disease treatment, quickly and efficiently decontaminate chemical or biological hazards, improve batteries, and reduce the cost of key industrial processes. "This MRSEC grant is a wonderful affirmation of what we’ve known all along—that UC San Diego is a world-class research and education powerhouse in materials science.…
