July 8, 2019
UC San Diego will launch a payload of stem cell-derived human brain organoids to the International Space Station. Researchers will document how these “mini brains” organize into the beginnings of a functional brain with implications for the future of human life in space.
April 16, 2013
U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the nation’s newest research vessel will be named R/V Sally Ride, in honor of the former UC San Diego faculty member who was the first American female astronaut and the youngest American to fly in space.
October 24, 2023
Firefighters and emergency managers use a network of over 1050 cameras to monitor the highest fire threat regions in California. ALERTCalifornia, now enhanced by artificial intelligence, aids in the early detection of wildfires.
January 25, 2024
Theater kid. Sorority sister. Avid gamer. As an undergraduate in UC San Diego’s Marshall College, Abby Sherlock ’19 was unabashedly her own distinct combination of all three.
November 13, 2014
…and community supporters. A partnership was also recently established with the Transfer Engineering Academic Mentorship Program (T.E.A.M), led by the IDEA Center at the Jacobs School of Engineering, to connect student veterans majoring in engineering with faculty, graduate students and peer mentors. And community groups such as the San Diego…
September 29, 2022
An international team of scientists, co-led by researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, has created the first pan-cancer mycobiome atlas—a survey of 35 types of cancer and their associated fungi.
May 4, 2023
For 10 years, UC San Diego’s Center for Gender Equity and Health has been working to make the underrated and underreported issue of gender-based violence visible. A forum last week, brought together dozens of government agencies, nonprofits and community-led efforts across the state.
March 21, 2023
The University of California Board of Regents recently approved two key campus projects, Triton Center and Ridge Walk North Living and Learning Neighborhood.
May 9, 2023
Last month at the UC San Diego Faculty Club, the university’s Community Engaged Learning and Anti-Racist Pedagogy Learning Community graduate student and faculty fellows showcased their transformative work to the campus community for the first time.
September 8, 2022
…program and now, this partnership will empower underrepresented students by assisting with financial support and the professional growth necessary for success. It is an honor to work collaboratively to develop programs for the benefit of our engineering students.” While the cohort model is designed to help provide EMPOWER Scholars with…
