June 13, 2019
Biologists have provided the first example of cargo within bacteriophage cells transiting along treadmill-like structures. The discovery demonstrates that bacteria have more in common with sophisticated human cells than previously believed.
December 13, 2011
…than a sport,” the organizers called upon Scripps’ expertise in ocean science for their new initiative. Just like the America’s Cup teams and sailing enthusiasts around the world, Scripps shares a love of the oceans. Like the sailors who take pride in their sleek state-of-the-art sailboats, Scripps ships, docked on…
May 6, 2014
A 17-year-old senior at Canyon Crest Academy in San Diego’s North County recently won not one, but three major science competitions after being mentored by two University of California, San Diego, professors in a project that combined supercomputer modeling with experimental research to speed up the discovery of influenza virus…
June 15, 2022
Marco Werman, host of the international news program “The World” from GBH and PRX, will serve as Journalist in Residence for UC San Diego’s Department of Communication and will host the public radio show from a new broadcast studio located in the university department.
September 11, 2018
Two to three million years ago, the functional loss of a single gene triggered a series of changes in what would eventually become the modern human species. Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine report on studies of mice engineered to lack the same gene and resulting…
March 13, 2012
…been a guide to students studying for Brain Bee competitions. It is revised and updated periodically and the good news is that a new edition will be appearing soon. However, the world is turning increasingly from print to digital media, and the global reach of the Internet makes it a…
November 10, 2022
An international symposium November 17-18, 2022 at UC San Diego will discuss current clinical trials using gene therapy, here and abroad.
June 29, 2018
It is with great and wrenching sadness that we announce the passing of Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Science Jeffrey L. Elman, who died suddenly on Thursday, June 28. He was 70.
February 12, 2020
The greater San Diego-Tijuana region will get a rare opportunity to engage with contemporary Indigenous writing and poetry, part of an international symposium addressing the importance and impact of Indigenous language and literature.
May 12, 2022
…career as a community organizer in 1955. Through her activism she met César Chávez, who shared her vision for organizing farmworkers, and together they founded the United Farm Workers’ Union (UFW). Huerta played a key role in the union’s leadership and in organizing a grape boycott in 1973 that led…
