November 15, 2011
…as electric vehicles, fuel cells, biofuels and photovoltaics. “UC San Diego generates more than 85 percent of our energy initially and has a unique microgrid. The energy initiative will focus on the technologies, the science and policies of the new energy economy and its role in replacing an oil-based economy,”…
May 17, 2018
…human: for every human cell that is intrinsic to our body, there are about 10 resident microbes— including commensals (generally harmless freeloaders) and mutualists (favor traders) and, in only a tiny number of cases, pathogens. To the extent that we are bearers of genetic information, more than 99 percent of…
February 22, 2012
…Amgen Scholars Program, I didn’t know that a doctorate degree was possible for me. I now feel equipped to achieve this goal, in part, due to the mentorship, training and research experience I received as an Amgen Scholars student.” Today, Gallo is studying growth and inflammatory signaling pathways in cells,…
June 3, 2021
…newest center within the T. Denny Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion at UC San Diego will have that focus, created to identify, understand and resolve social justice issues in health care that primarily affect racial and ethnic minorities, women, LGBTQ and underserved communities. Gentry Patrick “Across this country and…
October 9, 2024
El Centro Mayor, Sylvia Marroquin, shares her journey with kidney cancer and how a clinical trial at UC San Diego Health saved her life.
November 30, 2017
…cyanobacteria focuses on how cells synchronize their clocks with the environmental cycle and how they are impacted for better or worse when conditions are optimal or otherwise. Beyond the campus walls, BioClock faculty and students’ coursework are building a massive open online course on circadian rhythms that provides additional opportunities…
July 18, 2024
In a step toward using artificial intelligence to provide faster and more accurate lactation care to breastfeeding mothers, engineers at UC San Diego developed a tool to identify breastfeeding-related conditions from simple phone images.
January 16, 2020
…world that most people don’t get to see,” said class teacher Lesli Horowitz. “That was truly novel for them and I believe it made them feel special.” Over the course of approximately half an hour, Horowitz’s students took turns using a touch screen to remotely control the “zoom” and “focus”…
February 15, 2018
…teach students aspects of cell biology that no one ever uses in practice, and then there isn’t enough time for safety and systems,” said Ian Jenkins, MD, professor of medicine. Jenkins designs coursework for fourth-year medical students with class titles like America’s Cost-Quality Crisis, Quality Improvement 101, How to Kill…
October 18, 2011
…Anne Fox hands out T-shirts to volunteers at a beach cleanup as part of Volunteer50. Photo/Erik Jepsen In a memorable 2010-2011 fiscal year, the University of California, San Diego celebrated its 50th Anniversary, was named first in the nation for “what colleges are doing for the country” and hosted the…
