January 17, 2019
…author Wei Zhu, nanoengineering postdoctoral fellow in Chen’s group. Restoring Lost Connections Researchers grafted two-millimeter implants, loaded with neural stem cells, into sites of severe spinal cord injury in rats. After a few months, new spinal cord tissue had regrown completely across the injury and connected the severed ends of…
January 12, 2023
There is an exciting momentum at UC San Diego that is enhancing community spaces for Native American students, advancing research led by Indigenous scholars and inviting the next generation of tribal youth to experience what the university has to offer.
November 14, 2024
The inaugural Curiosity Ignited, a signature Homecoming academic symposium explored topics of AI and its connection to interdisciplinary research at UC San Diego. Students, alumni, and thought leaders gathered on Saturday, November 9, for engaging presentations and discussions on how UC San Diego is
February 1, 2018
…multi-disciplinary effort initiated by postdoctoral scholar Julia Gauglitz to better understand the small molecules and microbes that comprise the foods that we eat and drink. Gauglitz, a strong proponent of mentoring undergraduates in research, is leading Ullah in her quest to learn what makes the polluted fruits from San Ysidro…
January 31, 2013
…he accepted a 10-month postdoctoral position at UC Berkeley before arriving on the UC San Diego campus. “When I came here, there were only graduate students,” he says. But as the first undergraduate classes began arriving at the campus and Perrin came back from a sabbatical to find his teaching…
December 11, 2017
Three computer scientists at UC San Diego—Ravi Ramamoorthi, Alexander Vardy and Geoffrey M. Voelker—have been elected Fellows of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society.
May 14, 2024
Five UC San Diego professors have joined the National Academy of Sciences as members.
April 2, 2013
The University of California, San Diego is renaming its division of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) in honor of the philanthropy of the San Diego-based wireless technology leader, Qualcomm Incorporated.
August 19, 2024
UC San Diego will open the Goeddel Family Technology Sandbox on Aug. 29 as a unique world-class resource for science, education and training. Meet Uri Manor, the faculty director of the new facility, who comes to UC San Diego with a background filled with extraordinary challenges and successes.
April 7, 2016
…and a resource for postdoctoral scholars preparing to enter the faculty ranks. The online course—geared for new faculty but open to postdocs and graduate students—also links participants with customized campus resources such as Counseling and Psychological Services and Career Services. Making productivity a habit In addition to programs that match…
