February 16, 2023
Five UC San Diego graduate students will soon join the ranks of the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, a distinguished organization that applauds scholars whose commitment to diversity, leadership and academic excellence pushes the boundaries of doctoral education.
January 7, 2016
…says Almutairi. People usually don’t remember or want to take a pill every day, and that’s a big hurdle to researchers like Almutairi, who want to make new medications. “I want to challenge San Diego researchers and clinicians to help me find ways we can remove the patient from the…
April 11, 2023
For the first time, large amounts of melatonin are being made by bacteria. Engineered E. coli are feeding on glucose and churning out melatonin, the hormone that controls circadian rhythms. This mode of manufacturing is growing thanks in part to bioengineering advances made at UC San Diego.
April 18, 2019
…of California San Diego wasn’t yet even a teen; the School of Medicine was even younger, founded just one year earlier. Nineteen-hundred-and-sixty-nine also marked the beginning of the School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry. This year marks its 50th anniversary. From the beginning, the department was different, and equally memorable.…
November 1, 2022
UC San Diego icon Nick Spitzer, known for his warm, engaging personality and a passion for teaching and research, is marking 50 years on campus. A campus celebration and new innovation award have been set to mark his lasting contributions to science and the university.
September 8, 2022
…a point when we won’t have more to learn and more ways to apply new knowledge to solve problems. In so many fields we are just on the precipice, like nuclear fission. We are making great strides in so many fields from health to humanities to climate change. The possibilities…
January 16, 2020
…calves. “We found we don’t have a lot of data on the compounds of elephant breast milk to guide our decisions for this species, but with two calves imminent we would have an opportunity to produce more data.” Elephant calves play at San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Milk collected from…
April 23, 2020
…life, and I really don’t want to lose the strength I’ve worked so hard to gain” said Hannah Grunwald, a doctoral candidate in Biological Sciences who regularly participates in the virtual circus conditioning classes. “I think it’s useful to have a daily routine, to have something to break up either…
June 20, 2013
…never look at your cell phone during a job interview. Those were some of the words of wisdom comedian Lewis Black shared Saturday with 1,200 graduating Thurgood Marshall College students as part of UC San Diego’s 2013 commencement series. Black is a two-time Grammy and an Emmy Award-winning comic who…
January 24, 2012
…pulsing core of violin, cello, and two clarinets. On the previous night, “red fish blue fish” performed Reich’s music at the famed Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. But some who attended the UCSD concert felt that the music benefited from the high-quality acoustics and intimate setting of the 400-seat…
