February 1, 2016
Twenty-two University of California, San Diego scientists and physicians are among the 2015 listing of “The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds,” an annual compendium of “Highly Cited Researchers” by Thomson Reuters, a multinational mass media and information company.
March 23, 2023
Ten UC San Diego postdoctoral scholars are applying artificial intelligence (AI) methods to their research in a range of fields thanks to support from the Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship, a program of Schmidt Futures.
March 13, 2014
A new report from the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2), supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, suggests that many people who track health-related data with wearable devices and smartphone apps are interested in sharing that data with researchers in medical and public health—provided adequate privacy controls…
November 7, 2019
…hotel rooms or even sleep on the streets, increasing their vulnerability for predation by organized crime or other opportunistic actors.” Later this month, Arvey and researchers from the center will publish a report that documents the termination of safe release—a policy change that left thousands of asylum seekers on the…
January 12, 2017
…to eight hours of sleep per night. Don’t give up on your dreams of studying abroad: If you have always wanted to study abroad and plan to you can still graduate early. There are a number of ways to earn college credit while studying abroad. Please contact UC San Diego’s…
October 13, 2016
…Farrell revolutionized the way sleep-related breathing disorders are treated. With his time and philanthropy, Farrell has proved an invaluable partner with UC San Diego, establishing a legacy of invention, improvement and progress. Farrell has contributed to a variety of multidisciplinary programs across campus. Through the Farrell Family Foundation, he has…
March 13, 2018
Each year, at precisely the same moment — 12 p.m. on the East coast, 9 a.m. on the West — thousands of graduating medical school students across the country simultaneously tear open an envelope. The single sheet of paper inside informs each graduate where he or she will do their…
December 6, 2018
Researchers spent two years testing chemical compounds for their ability to inhibit the malaria parasite at an earlier stage in its lifecycle than most current drugs, revealing a new set of chemical starting points for the first drugs to prevent malaria instead of just treating the symptoms.
December 17, 2020
…mating, aggression and even sleep. Further, it will allow chronic monitoring of neural activity from the same individual over days, allowing studies of long-term plasticity and aging in the nervous system, experiments that are challenging if not impossible to perform with current state-of-the-art methods. Halpain and her colleagues are using…
June 15, 2023
In her own words, Student Commencement Speaker Letzy Vargas shares her pathway to UC San Diego, what it means to be the first in her family to graduate from college, lessons learned about the importance of mental health and the change she wants to make as a future physician.
