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UC San Diego’s Mexico Moving Forward Celebrates Prospects of Prosperity

April 24, 2012

…includes projects in South Korea, Qatar, Greece, Egypt, the U.S. and Mexico; and Francesco Piazzesi, the founder and CEO of a firm that provides sustainable community development and winner of the award for Social Entrepreneur of the Year by the Latin America World Economic Forum. Guests of Mexico Moving Forward…

New Drug Successfully Halts Fibrosis in Animal Model of Liver Disease

August 7, 2012

A study published in the online journal Hepatology reports a potential new NADPH oxidase (NOX) inhibitor therapy for liver fibrosis, a scarring process associated with chronic liver disease that can lead to loss of liver function.

UC San Diego Professors Join Prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences

May 2, 2024

Two UC San Diego faculty members have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences: Stephan Haggard, Distinguished Research Professor of political science in UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy, and Kenneth Intriligator, Distinguished Professor of physics.

UC San Diego Named 4th Best Public Research University in Prestigious Global Rankings

August 17, 2020

The University of California San Diego has been named the fourth best public university in the United States for the second consecutive year by the 2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).

Not Your Grandma’s Chess

May 9, 2019

…often taking place in Korea, makes it nice to have friends you know will be watching too. “The pro scene is big in Korea – Koreans dominate StarCraft,” he said. “So some of the tournaments are at like 3 a.m. our time, but if you want to watch the best…

Protein May Be Key to Psoriasis and Wound Care

June 21, 2012

Psoriasis is an autoimmune disorder in which skin cells proliferate out of control. For some hard-to-heal wounds, the problem is just the opposite: Restorative skin cells don’t grow well or fast enough. In a paper published in the June 21, 2012 issue of Immunity, researchers at the University of California,…

‘Fallen Star’ Opens to the Public

May 31, 2012

The artist wasn’t sure it could be done. When Do Ho Suh first proposed “Fallen Star” to UC San Diego’s Stuart Collection, he “never thought it would be realized.” A cottage built from scratch and permanently joined to an existing campus building – several stories up in the air? Right,…

Long-running Seismic Network Awarded $16.7 Million Extension

October 4, 2018

A seismographic network based at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego will continue to provide vital real-time data about earthquakes and other seismic events over the next five years thanks to a $16.7 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

Putting a Brake on Tumor Spread

January 23, 2014

A team of scientists, led by principal investigator David D. Schlaepfer, PhD, a professor in the Department of Reproductive Medicine at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, has found that a protein involved in promoting tumor growth and survival is also activated in surrounding blood vessels, enabling…

Health Technologies Top List of New Calit2 Research Grants to UC San Diego Faculty

October 2, 2012

The University of California, San Diego division of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) has given the green light to 17 new projects funded through the Calit2 Strategic Research Opportunities (CSRO) program. All told, the winning proposals garnered more than $826,000 in support from Calit2 for the…

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