July 20, 2017
…of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers to develop a new immunotherapy in which patients’ cells would be equipped with a special receptor that recognizes and targets cancer stem cells, whose survival abilities often render standard therapies ineffective or short-term.
November 27, 2018
The University of California San Diego has announced the four newest members of its Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIR) program. They include an exciting cohort of business leaders with expertise ranging from life sciences and alternative energy to social entrepreneurship and technology.
September 24, 2024
Doctoral student Sateesh Venkatesh has been awarded the Fulbright-National Geographic Award for 2024. With this award, Venkatesh will be traveling to Sri Lanka to research the complex, critical—and sometimes deadly—relationship between farmers and elephants.
January 7, 2016
…Herb York, who helped develop the atomic bomb in the Manhattan Project — perhaps the most ethically loaded research ever — but devoted much of his subsequent life to nuclear deterrence; San Diego is an ideal place where scientists, historians, stem cell researchers, geneticists, ethicists, social scientists and others can…
October 15, 2024
Researchers from the San Diego Supercomputer Center, part of the School of Computing, Information and Data Sciences (SCIDS) at UC San Diego, have launched a new initiative to advance science and technology that addresses wildland fire challenges in an era of more frequent and devastating megafires.
October 25, 2022
Building upon a long history, the UC San Diego has launched a new Human Milk Institute to accelerate research into the biology and therapeutic potential of human milk to prevent or treat both infant and adult diseases. The new institute is believed to be the first of its kind in…
March 5, 2015
…outreach programs and support development of an innovative new education program for students throughout San Diego County. These hands-on programs will not only advance student engagement in science and inspire interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields, but also provide a blueprint for how teachers, informal science educators…
January 9, 2024
As part of Changemaker Week 2024, UC San Diego invites the campus community to join in a transformative weeklong celebration from Jan. 13-20 dedicated to igniting change and fostering the spirit of activism.
June 13, 2016
Several UC San Diego students competed last week in the two-day competition, which was designed to transform climate-related data into solutions the City of San Diego can implement in support of its ambitious Climate Action Plan.
January 21, 2016
…relationship with guns. “Our goal is to create a work of high artistic values that can spark conversation about a very complicated and critical issue,” said Narucki. Liang, interim chair of the UC San Diego music department and composer for Inheritance, will work in collaboration with Narucki; poet/librettist Matt Donovan,…
