September 6, 2012
Making buildings and bridges safer during earthquakes. Printed 3-D blood vessels and capillaries for regenerative medicine. Safer cardiac pumps for children born with heart defects. Giant art collections sorted with a click. Better composite materials for aircraft. In the new Structural and Materials Engineering building at the University of California,…
April 4, 2019
…with an emphasis in social justice education — is working to close opportunity gaps and deficit thinking that many students of color encounter on a daily basis by helping reshape education to be more culturally responsive and sustaining. Pledger worked as a high school teacher for 12 years before joining…
October 14, 2021
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded researchers at University of California San Diego approximately $30 million over five years to expand and deepen longitudinal studies of the developing brain in children.
November 18, 2021
…also compounded by strong social pressures. With so many still doubting the safety of vaccines during pregnancy, Faniel worried about being judged by others who might disapprove. “I felt like if anything were to happen to the baby and they found out that I had the vaccine, everybody would think…
January 29, 2015
…of resources, energy and social infrastructure” for his contributions to river basin management and reducing water-related disasters. Each laureate will receive a certificate of recognition and commemorative gold medal. A cash award of approximately $416,600 will also be given to each prize field. Since its inception in 1985, 83 laureates…
December 16, 2015
The renewed emphasis on strengthening the university’s “innovation ecosystem” gets a big boost this week with the launch of the UC San Diego Entrepreneurs-in-Residence program.
June 25, 2020
…the new and strange social norms we would have to get accustomed to.” When it was discovered the twins had growth restrictions with concerning blood flow, the first-time mom was admitted to Jacobs Medical Center at UC San Diego Health at 30 weeks. “I was given a COVID-19 test, which…
May 18, 2017
…about a community’s beliefs, social structures and pathways to acceptance—as a way to encourage developing communities to adopt modern medical practices. He has won the BRAVO Award from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; is an advisory board member of Maternal Child Health, World Health Organization, South-East Asia Region; and…
May 12, 2016
…of the Division of Social Sciences applies remote sensing analysis for archeological research, David Kline of Scripps Institution of Oceanography is mapping coral bleaching, and Jennifer Burney of the School of Global Policy and Strategy is developing methods to assess ecosystems in semi-arid regions. These projects are the perfect lab…
February 14, 2012
…is already a massive social elevator for many students who would not have contact with STEM if the campus didn't exist. Fun Faves Favorite place at UC San Diego: The terrace at Birch Aquarium Favorite place on Earth: Tropical beaches, both in the Atlantic and in the Pacific Favorite hobby:…
