May 11, 2017
…help veterans launch second career after military service When Ryan Ruehl left the Marine Corps after five years of service as an artillery officer with two deployments, he knew he wanted to work in the medical device industry—something he’d been passionate about since high school. He already had a degree…
January 16, 2020
Two different UC San Diego research teams identified the same molecule — αvβ5 integrin — as Zika virus’ key to brain cell entry. They found ways to take advantage of the integrin to both block Zika virus from infecting cells and turn it into something good: a way to shrink…
March 21, 2013
…ends. For others, like Carolina Berys-Gonzalez, a staff member at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, it is just the beginning. Berys-Gonzalez recently volunteered with the United Way of San Diego County in a mock interview program for teenage and young adult refugees, as well as at-risk youth. As she talked with…
August 20, 2020
…physician who specializes in caring for people with HIV, and the team at the Owen Clinic at UC San Diego Health have specific questions about the impact of COVID-19 on their patients. Are people living with HIV at higher risk for COVID-19 complications? What if the person has the HIV…
February 7, 2024
Rob Knight, a University of California San Diego professor and international leader in the study of the roles microbes play in human health and disease and the functioning of ecosystems, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
June 9, 2022
…in research, innovation, health care, the arts and education. The university announced a new landmark milestone today: it has surpassed its original $2 billion fundraising goal for the Campaign for UC San Diego by $1 billion, raising a total of $3 billion. The Campaign for UC San Diego will conclude…
November 15, 2011
…his or her campus career duties to impact their surroundings or community. The ceremony was hosted by Billiekai Boughton, chair of the UC San Diego’s Veteran Association. Boughton welled up with emotion while she was announcing Massey’s accomplishments. “His heart is big and his shoulder’s are broad,” she said. For…
January 29, 2015
…immunology at the Necker Hospital in Paris, France. Fischer is credited with demonstrating the clinical efficacy of gene therapy by successfully treating children suffering from a severe genetic disorder that renders them extremely vulnerable to infections. The third 2015 Japan Prize laureate is Yutaka Takahasi, PhD, professor emeritus at the…
June 19, 2012
…and Pharmaceutical Sciences, two hospitals, and multiple primary and specialty care outpatient centers. This is a dynamic campus and it needs a dynamic leader. What was your reaction when Pradeep Khosla was chosen as UC San Diego’s eighth Chancellor? I am excited for him and for the campus. UC San…
October 26, 2011
…of Housing, Dining and Hospitality at UC San Diego. “Village East and West and other new apartments have allowed us to expand our unique three-year housing guarantee to all incoming freshman students.” Each of the 146 five- and six-bedroom apartments will have a living-dining-kitchen area, shared bathrooms with low-flow fixtures…
