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NSF Awards $232K to Study Environmental Impacts on Ancient Maya Port

April 20, 2016

Proyecto Costa Escondida (or Hidden Coast Project), co-led by researchers at CISA3, is an investigation of environmental and ecological factors that affected ancient Maya ports in a network of trade routes linking people, goods and ideas from across Mesoamerica. 

Q&A with Dr. Chip Schooley on How SARS-CoV-2 Spreads, Vaccine Trials Underway and More

August 13, 2020

…to have to decrease socializing. Otherwise, we are extending the length and severity of this epidemic. Q. Can you describe how testing samples are processed at UC San Diego? A. UC San Diego’s testing capacity has been evolving steadily since early April. There are two laboratories that have been ramping…

New NSF Center of Excellence in Cyberinfrastructure Announced

September 16, 2022

Since 2016, the Science Gateways Community Institute has brought together software developers to improve access to essential resources and services with a “community center” approach.

Seven UC San Diego Professors Named AAAS Fellows

November 27, 2018

Seven researchers at the University of California San Diego have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the largest general science organization in the United States and publisher of the journal Science.

UC San Diego Alumnus at Helm of Company Behind First At-Home COVID Test

January 21, 2021

…in so many ways: socially, academically. I was lucky to find a perfect academic challenge. My biggest takeaways from the UC San Diego experience were a joy of learning and seeing the beginnings of what I was capable of accomplishing. These attributes remain with me today. I studied microbiology as…

UC San Diego Health to Open Jacobs Medical Center November 20, 2016

November 17, 2016

UC San Diego Health will open Jacobs Medical Center, a 245-bed medical and surgical specialty hospital, on November 20, 2016. Named in recognition of $100 million in gifts from Joan and Irwin Jacobs, the 10-story facility combines renowned physician-scientists and care teams, precision medicine, clinical trials and creative arts and…

Metabolism of Autism Reveals Developmental Origins

May 10, 2024

New insights into the metabolism of autism from researchers at UC San Diego could help inform early detection and prevention strategies for the disorder.

Two Billion Reasons to Celebrate

August 19, 2019

…aims to serve. Good science is responsible, socially conscious science.” The Center for Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation, created in 2015 with a $5 million commitment from donors Richard and Carol Dean Hertzberg, is focused on a new chapter of climate research that considers how society can address the consequences…

Active Genetics Technology Opens New Horizons

February 6, 2018

Employing CRISPR/Cas9 advancements, UC San Diego researchers are using new active genetics technology to reveal new fundamental mechanisms that control gene activity. The authors also provide experimental validation for using active genetics as an efficient means for targeted gene insertion, or “transgenesis,” and single-step replacement of genetic control elements.

Celebrating Native American Heritage

October 11, 2011

…explore intersections of culture, science, policy and inequities in American Indian and Alaska Native health. Multipurpose room, Student Center. January to May, Partnership Funding––UC San Diego departments, programs and student organizations may apply for funding for an event or program in partnership with an American Indian group in the San…

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