September 15, 2023
As Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego’s 30th year “on the hill” comes to a close, the aquarium has much to celebrate including its all-time attendance record as well as an historic number of scholarships.
March 3, 2016
…the greatest gifts a person can give.” Abdi Abdullahi Abdi Abdullahi, the son of Somalian refugees, is a UC San Diego student whose education was made possible by scholarship support. “As a first generation college student, one of the things I was worried about is how I was going to…
December 17, 2019
In a UC San Diego study, rats with spinal cord injuries experienced a three-fold increase in motor activity when treated with neural progenitor cells that had been pre-conditioned with a modified form of tPA, a drug commonly used to treat non-hemorrhagic stroke.
November 10, 2022
The university held its 23rd Annual UC San Diego Veterans Staff Association Veteran Recognition Ceremony on Nov. 8. During the event, Carlos Martinez was honored as UC San Diego Veteran of the Year and Hillary Gnirk was honored as Student Veteran of the Year.
November 7, 2014
Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine are launching a new program to help businesses in the San Diego region end the epidemic of distracted driving and the suffering and loss of life that can result.
December 6, 2018
Researchers spent two years testing chemical compounds for their ability to inhibit the malaria parasite at an earlier stage in its lifecycle than most current drugs, revealing a new set of chemical starting points for the first drugs to prevent malaria instead of just treating the symptoms.
May 22, 2012
The beach of La Jolla Shores will be home to a possible record-breaking line of surfboards on June 10, as hundreds of cancer survivors, caregivers, friends and surfers gather together in solidarity in the fight to wipe out cancer. As part of UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center’s 6th annual…
March 15, 2012
Brain stimulation surgery for patients with Parkinson’s disease; promoting liver health on a national level; leading one of the nation’s top ALS clinics; and designing a law that protects the rights of students with epilepsy: these are significant reasons why four UC San Diego School of Medicine doctors were honored…
March 14, 2019
…the university needed a person focused on academic integrity. The timing was right, and she was hired. Over the past 12 years, the program has grown, based on demand and the movement of the campus. Student Peer Educators are the daily integrity champions on campus. Photo by UC San Diego…
May 21, 2014
Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center have used computer simulations of cancer cells – cancer avatars – to identify drugs most likely to kill cancer cells isolated from patients’ brain tumors.
