October 4, 2018
…on Gender Equity and Health. Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Convocation Welcome Message: Know Your Value Know your worth, build on your passions and use failure as an advantage. These were some of the messages delivered to approximately 9,000 new students last week at Convocation—the annual ceremony marking…
January 16, 2020
An international team of scientists has synthetically engineered mosquitoes that halt the transmission of the dengue virus. The development marks the first engineered approach in mosquitoes that targets the four known types of dengue, improving upon previous designs that addressed single strains.
February 2, 2012
Around the world coral reefs are facing threats brought by climate change and dramatic shifts in sea temperatures. While ocean warming has been the primary focus for scientists and ocean policy managers, cold events can also cause large-scale coral bleaching events.
April 4, 2013
…on tattoo sensors for health monitoring, fire-fighting robots, solar forecasting, video games designed to teach computer programming, new materials for protecting soldiers from blasts, and much more. Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications “Solving the world’s most pressing and complex challenges–in the realms of health, energy, information technology and…
May 28, 2015
…Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Angel Huerta is the first person parents and children see in the morning, greeting each family by name and a big smile. As head of food services at the UC San Diego Early Childhood Education Center, he is responsible for preparing and distributing three meals…
October 18, 2016
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have found that the mouths of migraine sufferers harbor significantly more microbes with the ability to modify nitrates than people who do not get migraine headaches. The study is published October 18 by mSystems.
November 6, 2014
…Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications UC Regent Kieffer Marks UC San Diego’s Success with Students, Faculty and Staff UC Regent George Kieffer visited UC San Diego last week to see first-hand the wide-ranging research of our faculty and to meet with UC San Diego community leaders to discuss a broad…
September 22, 2022
Five UC San Diego bioengineering and bioinformatics graduate students have been honored as 2023 Siebel Scholars. The Siebel Scholars program recognizes the most talented students in the world’s leading graduate schools of business, computer science, bioengineering and energy science.
March 8, 2018
…Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications UC San Diego honors 23rd annual Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action and Diversity Awards recipients for their commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion 2017 Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action and Diversity Awardees: Executive Vice Chancellor and Vice Chancellor Area Recipients Academic Affairs: Chandler E. Puritty Advancement: Danielle Dawson, JD,…
November 16, 2017
…Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Pioneering Physiologist Establishes Endowed Chair at UC San Diego School of Medicine $2 million gift from Professor Emeritus John B. West will support teaching and research in respiratory physiology Physiologist John B. West, M.D., Ph.D., can claim many firsts during his career at the University…
