Ambitious Project to Understand Cellular Evolution Underway
October 6, 2020
Project focuses on lipids (fat molecules) as the starting point to understand the evolution of eukaryotic cells, carrying implications for human health and disease
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Bridging the Gaps
August 8, 2024
“I don’t think only about specific diseases or disorders, but also about how new technologies can promote or undermine health or mental health,” says Cinnamon Bloss, who holds positions at the UC San Diego including tenured professor and associate dean in the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human…
Kavli Foundation Donates $5M to UC San Diego Brain and Cognition Research
April 27, 2022
The Kavli Foundation has given $5 million to UC San Diego for the Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind, matching the gifts of generous donors including Joan and Irwin Jacobs; William and Marisa Rastetter; Sandra Timmons ’81 and Rick Sandstrom ’72, Ph.D.
Standalone Sweat Sensor from UC San Diego Provides Immediate Readout
October 6, 2022
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a thin, flexible and stretchy sweat sensor that can show the level of glucose, lactate, sodium, or pH of your sweat, as soon as a press of the finger without being connected to any external device.
UC San Diego Launches a Stellar Ph.D. Program in Astronomy
March 27, 2023
UC San Diego has announced a new graduate program in astronomy and welcomed its first cohort of students. The program provides students the opportunity to participate in cutting-edge astronomical and astrophysical research with access to national and international observatories and facilities.
Three UC San Diego Professors Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 23, 2018
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the country’s most esteemed honorary societies and independent policy research centers, has elected three professors of the University of California San Diego as new members.
Insights from a Nobel Race and a Life in Science
February 21, 2019
…two years for a postdoctoral position at Yale. There, he began a decades-long hunt through several cities and laboratories to solve the puzzle of the structure of the ribosome, a quest that culminated with breakthrough discoveries and a 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Lessons Learned along the Journey To close…
Healable Cathode Could Unlock Potential of Solid-state Lithium-sulfur Batteries
March 6, 2024
UC San Diego engineers developed a cathode material for lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries that is healable and highly conductive, overcoming longstanding challenges of traditional sulfur cathodes. The advance holds promise for bringing more energy dense and low-cost Li-S batteries closer to market.
Sewage-Handling Robots Help Predict COVID-19 Outbreaks in San Diego
March 3, 2021
UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers develop an automated process to test city sewage for SARS-CoV-2, allowing them to forecast the region’s COVID-19 caseload one to two weeks ahead of clinical diagnostic reports.
UC San Diego Researchers Add Monkeypox to Wastewater Surveillance
August 10, 2022
A UC San Diego-led program that monitors wastewater for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 and which has effectively predicted subsequent surges in COVID-19 cases in San Diego has been expanded to detect the presence of monkeypox.
