November 21, 2019
…their representation in many STEM fields, particularly biology and math, but not computer science. She pointed to several social factors, including the rise of home computing in the 1980s. “Prior to that point, boys and girls were equally unprepared for CS101,” said Cosman. “However, when PCs came into the home,…
September 10, 2020
UC San Diego researchers describe how the functional loss of a single gene negatively impacts neural development and promotes the growth of a particularly deadly form of pediatric brain cancer.
February 11, 2021
UC San Diego researchers discovered a single gene alteration that may help explain cognitive differences between modern humans and our predecessor, and used that information to develop Neanderthal-like brain organoids in the lab.
February 8, 2018
…is spearheading PATHways to STEM through Enhanced Access and Mentorship (PATHS), a groundbreaking new initiative with a mission to improve the success of UC San Diego’s underrepresented students in STEM. Before the evening’s public talk, Als met privately with students and faculty in the Department of Theatre and Dance. The…
May 11, 2023
As part of UC San Diego’s 44th Annual Alumni Awards Celebration, campus community members gathered to celebrate four extraordinary Tritons who are innovating new possibilities around the globe.
March 5, 2015
…and inspire interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields, but also provide a blueprint for how teachers, informal science educators and scientists can work together to transform science education. This is the largest gift made to Birch Aquarium since the Stephen and Mary Birch Foundation (headed by Patrick…
February 3, 2017
A new study reported by the New York Times names the University of California San Diego as one of the best colleges in the country for providing upward social mobility to diverse students across California and the U.S. Among highly selective public universities, UC San Diego has the highest population…
November 24, 2021
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) approved a $4.1 million grant to enable University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers to advance a new chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy from the laboratory into the clinic.
February 3, 2022
…of the typical successful STEM student. Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Dontarie Stallings is the program’s faculty director. When he first came to campus, he pitched a program that caught students early enough in their academic careers to provide meaningful support that could change their academic trajectory. “Often the…
October 10, 2013
…disease as part of STEM outreach program UC San Diego bioengineering professor Adam Engler talks to 11th grade biology students at High Tech High School in Point Loma. Bioengineering professor Adam Engler needed to answer a question: Do genetic mutations in the heart, mutations that are common in humans as…
