January 14, 2016
…with Olives and Artichoke Heart, Kenyan-Style Braised Greens, Swahili Tomato Salad and Somali Okra and Vegetable Soup. “Our goal with this project is to make it easier for people to make healthy choices,” said Sheik Mohamed, whose program, part of the School of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics, promotes healthy lifestyles…
December 12, 2023
Jacobs School of Engineering professors Eric Fullerton and Prashant Mali have been named 2023 Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors. The distinction honors academic inventors whose work has made a tangible impact on the quality of life, economic development, and the welfare of society.
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…
