June 29, 2022
Using brain organoids, UC San Diego researchers discover mutational commonalities between muscular dystrophy type 1 and Rett syndrome, suggesting the potential of a similar treatment for both.
March 20, 2012
…understanding of how human languages are structured, how media shapes our worldview and the way we use reading and writing of literature to construct an understanding of ourselves. Part of the goal of the day, UC organizers said, was to show legislators the direct economic benefit of graduate student research.…
March 9, 2023
The Fulbright Award is a prestigious national scholarship that blends adventure with discovery and peacemaking, with a wide variety of opportunities for nearly all Tritons to travel the world and make an impact through teaching, studying, working or conducting research.
October 30, 2017
On the eve of international climate talks taking place in Bonn, Germany, a new study led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego evaluates the extent to which parties to the historic Paris Agreement on climate have considered the oceans in their plans to address…
March 17, 2015
Researchers at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, are the recipient of NVIDIA’s 2015 Global Impact Award for their collaborative work in developing an accelerated GPU (graphics processing unit) code to simulate earthquake physics necessary for safer building design.
June 17, 2014
…approved for treating sleeping sickness also restores normal cellular signaling in a mouse model of autism, reversing symptoms of the neurological disorder in animals that were the human biological age equivalent of 30 years old.
April 3, 2014
…acquires a distinct genetic signature or “marker” that can be observed. The study found that in the brains of children with autism, key genetic markers were absent in brain cells in multiple layers. “This defect,” Courchesne said, “indicates that the crucial early developmental step of creating six distinct layers with…
April 23, 2024
Grad SLAM campus champion Iris Garcia-Pak will take her three-minute research talk entitled “The Brain: An Exclusive VIP Club” to the UC Grad SLAM Final Round in San Francisco on May 3.
May 12, 2022
…in Hillcrest. “It was significant to work with Chris because there are very few male nurses who are Hispanic, and since we treat a large number of Hispanic males in our hospital, it is important that this population is represented in our workforce so our patients feel more comfortable, allowing…
March 20, 2014
…Leslie Carver has effected significant change in graduate teaching across her department by implementing a curriculum that strengthens students’ ability to succeed from the outset. In stellar evaluations, she stands out for giving individualized attention to her students and imparting practical skills as well as for her expertise in the…
