Study Identifies Cause for Mysterious Cases of Epilepsy in Children
January 12, 2023
An international consortium led by UC San Diego has identified at least some of the genetic drivers of a mysterious form of pediatric epilepsy.
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UC San Diego Secures Several Top Spots in Latest National Rankings for NIH Funding
April 11, 2024
University of California San Diego solidified its status as a national leader in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding, as reported by the 2023 Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research (BRIMR) rankings.
Evolution of Kangaroo-Like Jerboas Sheds Light on Limb Development
October 8, 2015
With their tiny forelimbs and long hindlimbs and feet, jerboas are oddly proportioned creatures that look something like a pint-size cross between a kangaroo and the common mouse. How these 33 species of desert-dwelling rodents from Northern Africa and Asia evolved their remarkable limbs over the past 50 million years…
Blocking Sunlight to Cool Earth Won’t Reduce Crop Damage from Global Warming
August 7, 2018
Injecting particles into the atmosphere to cool the planet and counter the warming effects of climate change would do nothing to offset the crop damage from rising global temperatures, according to a new analysis by the University of California, Berkeley, Stanford and Columbia Universities, as well as the University of…
It’s a Match! UC San Diego Medical Students Receive Residency Placements on Match Day
March 17, 2023
UC San Diego School of Medicine celebrates Match Day, an annual event when medical students across the country receive their residency placements from the National Resident Matching Program.
A Father Advocates for the HPV Vaccine After Advanced Throat Cancer
August 4, 2022
…expansive treatment plan of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation was required. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HPV infects more than 13 million people every year and is prevalent in both men and women. HPV infections, if left undetected, can last for decades before eventually developing into cancer.…
UC San Diego Breaks Ground on Revitalization of Hillcrest Campus
December 17, 2021
A celebratory groundbreaking event marks the beginning of a comprehensive revitalization project of UC San Diego’s Hillcrest campus, which upon completion will feature state-of-the-art facilities, expanded patient care services and technologies and other community amenities to promote wellbeing.
Koman Family Outpatient Pavilion at UC San Diego Health Dedicated
May 3, 2018
…care. There are eight surgery suites, basic and advanced imaging, physical therapy and pain management plus infusion and apheresis services. “The Koman family has been remarkably generous to all of us,” said Dr. David A. Brenner, Vice Chancellor of UC San Diego Health Sciences. “Pedal the Cause, the Koman Family…
UC San Diego Chancellor Marye Anne Fox to Step Down June 2012
July 5, 2011
Internationally renowned scientist and educator Marye Anne Fox, Chancellor of the University of California, San Diego and 2010 recipient of the National Medal of Science, among many other honors and awards, has announced that she will step down as Chancellor in June 2012 to return to teaching and research as…
Gone, But Not Forgotten
April 22, 2013
An international team of neuroscientists has described for the first time in exhaustive detail the underlying neurobiology of an amnesiac who suffered from profound memory loss after damage to key portions of his brain.
