UC San Diego Chemist Wins 2 Prestigious National Awards
August 24, 2016
A chemistry professor at the University of California San Diego has won two prestigious national prizes awarded by the American Chemical Society.
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Sprinter’s School Record Highlights Final Day of Cal/Nevada Track and Field Championships
April 3, 2012
Sprinter’s School Record Highlights Final Day of Cal/Nevada Track and Field Championships Senior Jacqueline Rose was named the female track athlete of the meet after winning the 400-meter dash on Sunday. Courtesy: UCSD After registering several impressive results on the opening day of competition on Saturday, it was more of…
Researchers Discover Key Functions of Therapeutically Promising Jumbo Viruses
May 1, 2024
Viruses known as “jumbo” phages are seen as a potential tool against deadly bacterial infections. But scientists must first decipher the extraordinary makeup of these mysterious viruses. Researchers have now uncovered a key piece of jumbo phage development that helps them counter bacteria.
Mathematician’s Research adds up to a 2019 Sloan Fellowship
February 20, 2019
UC San Diego assistant professor in math is one of 126 Sloan Research Fellows in the U.S. and Canada recognized as among the most promising scientific researchers in her field.
Scripps Lecture Explores Evolutionary Discoveries behind Darwin’s Finches
November 10, 2016
Peter and Rosemary Grant of Princeton University will discuss discoveries related to Galapagos finches—birds made famous by Charles Darwin—at the 2016 Rosenblatt Lectureship in Evolutionary Biology at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego. The free lecture is scheduled for 3 p.m. on Nov. 21, 2016,…
Potential New Way to Suppress Tumor Growth Discovered
June 3, 2013
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues at the University of Rochester Medical Center, have identified a new mechanism that appears to suppress tumor growth, opening the possibility of developing a new class of anti-cancer drugs.
At the Nexus of Substance Abuse and HIV
June 30, 2015
Dan Werb, PhD, an internationally noted epidemiologist at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, has been named one of four inaugural recipients of the Avenir Award, a prestigious $1.5 million research grant from the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Wildfires Also Impact Aquatic Ecosystems
December 12, 2023
Researchers have shown that the effects of wildfires are not limited to terrestrial ecosystems. Aquatic ecosystems are also undergoing rapid changes. The study found that fire debris transforms lakes and other aquatic ecosystems, with implications for fisheries and water quality.
Two New Provosts to Take the Helm at Thurgood Marshall and Earl Warren Colleges
June 9, 2016
Two New Provosts to Take the Helm at Thurgood Marshall and Earl Warren Colleges Leslie Carver, professor of psychology, will be Thurgood Marshall College’s next provost and Emily Roxworthy, professor of theatre, will serve as the new provost of Earl Warren College. Both appointments are effective July 1. “We are…
For Neurons, Where They Begin Isn’t Necessarily Where They End
April 20, 2022
Scientists at UC San Diego School of Medicine and Rady Children’s Institute of Genomic Medicine describe novel methods for inferring the movement of human brain cells during fetal development by studying healthy adult individuals who have recently passed away from natural causes.
