August 29, 2023
A $5 million gift from the Nancy and Geoffrey Stack Foundation has established the UC San Diego Gene Therapy Initiative to find novel therapies for children and adults with genetic diseases.
June 30, 2015
The Division of Arts and Humanities at the University of California, San Diego will receive nearly $100,000 in funding during the 2015 – 2016 academic year for two proposals aimed to strengthen student retention and success.
April 25, 2014
In a world where people prefer to be alone together, what will become of filmmaking and film-going? It sounds as much like the beginning of a futuristic movie trailer as it does the impetus for a film festival — specifically the inaugural Filmatic Festival, a collaboration between ArtPower! and the…
October 1, 2014
…to advance treatments for type 1 diabetes. Using human stem cells, the team plans to culture bits of human pancreas in a dish and, using microfluidics, mimic blood flow through the islet.
October 20, 2016
…Summer Bridge students “Many STEM majors struggle, taking and re-taking required math courses, substantially increasing their time to degree,” said Gabriele Wienhausen, faculty director of the Teaching + Learning Commons. “The major reason for this is that these students’ math knowledge is mainly procedural—they recall rules and apply them. What…
June 7, 2022
…San Diego PATHways to STEM through Enhanced Access and Mentorship (PATHS) Scholars program, a scholarship and student support program aiming to increase the representation and success of underrepresented students in STEM and medical fields. The mentorship she received fueled her passion to get involved with local healthcare systems and support…
December 5, 2017
Using a database of multiple myeloma patient samples and information, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine found that high ADAR1 levels correlate with reduced survival rates. They also determined that blocking the enzyme reduces multiple myeloma regeneration in experimental models derived from patient cancer cells.
June 7, 2017
Anne Artz, a teacher at The Preuss School UCSD, will spend her summer vacation a little differently this year. Approximately one week after she finishes the school year on June 23, Artz will head to Vietnam for a six-week teaching stint as part of the Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching…
January 24, 2019
…Egg Shells Scientists-in-the-making learn STEM skills as part of physics outreach program YPP student participants launch their egg parachute. Photo by Michelle Fredricks A flurry of egg parachutes carefully crafted from orange-tinted bubble wrap, duct tape, cardboard and trash bags rained down on the grounds outside UC San Diego’s Mayer…
December 3, 2020
…between the loneliness that stems from hearing loss-related isolation and cognitive decline. OSP’s multi-sensor hearing aids, peripheral The gift supports the expansion of The Open Speech Platform (OSP), a project led by Qualcomm Institute research scientist Harinath Garudadri that offers a suite of open-source technologies to hearing health researchers, giving…
