October 12, 2023
UC San Diego has launched one of the only programs aimed at training students in the emerging field of STEM research education. The new program gives undergraduate students coveted research experience while also asking them to think critically about how science is taught and to whom.
September 25, 2015
The third annual Breakfast with Champions is scheduled for Wednesday, September 30 from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. at the La Jolla Country Club. The event, which is open to the public, features a presentation by nine-time Pro Bowl safety and analyst for the NFL on FOX, John Lynch. All proceeds…
October 29, 2020
…helps the university handle personal data appropriately and ethically and advocates for those who have privacy concerns. Q. How are student and employee health records protected? A. UC San Diego is committed to treating all medical information, including that which is generated as a result of the Return to Learn…
July 27, 2022
UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Study reports that epigenetic age acceleration is associated with lower odds of living to be 90 years old and could be used as a biomarker for healthy longevity and to estimate functional and cognitive aging.
April 27, 2020
Researchers at UC San Diego Health report in newly published findings that olfactory impairment suggests the resulting COVID-19 disease is more likely to be mild to moderate, a potential early indicator that could help health care providers determine which patients may require hospitalization.
May 28, 2020
…people a single infected person subsequently infects—are still higher than we would have expected with these strict restrictions in place, and we worry what will happen when restrictions are relaxed,” she said. “The problem with successful public health interventions is that people stop seeing the need for them.” Amid the…
March 27, 2017
A $75 million gift from Facebook pioneer Taner Halicioglu will establish the Halicioglu Institute for Data Science at UC San Diego. The computer science alumnus hopes that the new institute will promote a cross-disciplinary field that is considered the backbone of many other disciplines.
July 8, 2022
Mindfulness meditation is effective in reducing pain relief; UC San Diego study reveals the underlying neural circuitry.
October 30, 2014
…of joke only a person who studied genetics might immediately appreciate: DNA sequence, get it? Sanger, of course, got the joke and reportedly wore the shirt often, telling friends he thoroughly enjoyed his visit to San Diego. Information and registration for the 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. symposium can be…
May 9, 2019
Using stem cells derived from six people, UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers recapitulated retinal cells in the lab. This “eye-in-a-dish” model allowed them to identify genetic variants that cause age-related macular degeneration, a common cause of vision loss.
