January 8, 2015
…the most good against disease and the least harm to healthy tissues. Here’s how Almutairi’s clever drug delivery technique works. First, nanoparticles carrying therapeutic drugs are introduced into a living system. Then, an external low-power laser is used to heat pockets of water trapped within the nanoparticles. The heat softens…
December 5, 2022
A new perspective published today recognizes the critical link between island and marine ecosystems and identifies island and near-shore marine environmental characteristics that promote strong linkages in these ecosystems around the world.
April 12, 2018
…looked at as a disease. Now, it’s recognized as a disease, and because of UC San Diego’s pursuits, one that can be cured.” PTE is an open chest surgery, but in its early days, was performed through one side of the patient’s body, and only on one lung. Today, the…
October 29, 2015
…to allergies, inflammatory bowel disease, obesity and many other conditions. To advance studies of microbiomes found in the gut and everywhere else on earth, Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla today unveiled the UC San Diego Microbiome and Microbial Sciences Initiative, a concerted research and education effort that will leverage the university’s…
June 15, 2023
In her own words, Student Commencement Speaker Letzy Vargas shares her pathway to UC San Diego, what it means to be the first in her family to graduate from college, lessons learned about the importance of mental health and the change she wants to make as a future physician.
August 13, 2024
A traumatic brain injury ended Caden Taffe’s ability to play football, yet he has channeled his talents into running hurdles.
October 31, 2024
From supporting the health of our youngest patients, to driving innovative research and education in business, finance and biotechnology, to ensuring library resources for generations to come, UC San Diego’s 2025 Chancellor’s Medal and Lifetime Legacy Award honorees are making a remarkable impact on the world around us. The campus…
December 6, 2018
…the world’s most devastating diseases, and new promising ideas are emerging every day. Driving the quest for new ideas and discovery are young faculty researchers and graduate students. Yet, these promising minds are the very same researchers who often struggle to find funding to support their novel research and ideas.…
April 18, 2019
…is increasingly becoming a rare skill. Grad SLAM to the rescue. Now in its sixth year at UC San Diego, the competition challenges graduate students from across campus in a variety of disciplines to distill their research into short, captivating presentations that anyone from grade schoolers to grandparents can understand.…
February 20, 2014
…tremendous changes and we rarely, if ever, think about these affecting our ocean, let alone the deep ocean,” said Levin, who has conducted research on the deep sea for more than 30 years. “But the truth is that the types of industrialization that reigned in the last century on land…
