December 11, 2017
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have found a genetic signature for delay discounting — the tendency to undervalue future rewards — that overlaps with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), smoking and weight.
November 12, 2015
…more meaningful. They go voluntarily, take responsibility for participation, and hopefully will become lifelong learners as a result.” For undergraduate Hsuan-Hsin (Yoyo) Chen, she realized that going through math textbook practice problems on her own wasn’t enough. “For me, doing well in math class requires a lot of practice. So…
January 4, 2016
David Woodruff, a world-renown conservation geneticist and biogeographer who championed UC San Diego’s role in conservation science for 35 years, passed away at his home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on December 16, 2015,
November 15, 2022
A social justice warrior who loves biology, nature and teaching, alumna Kristin Brownell MD/MPH is a core faculty member at the Family Health Centers of San Diego. She is dedicated to improving primary care for refugees, immigrants and other underserved groups.
June 25, 2020
…facilitator job in transitional services for inmates, where he worked with Ms. Rose. “There were some perks in it for me,” said Bearden. “I was going to make 25 cents an hour versus the 15 cents an hour I was making before—that’s a lot of money in prison.” He added…
August 9, 2016
A team of 127 co-authors led by UC San Diego faculty from computer science and the Skaggs School of Pharmacy report in Nature Biotechnology on the successful rollout of Global Natural Products Social Molecular Networking (GNPS) that lets scientists share mass spectrometry data worldwide to speed the search for potentially…
October 8, 2020
…to take advantage of voluntary testing. We recommend twice monthly, at least every 12 days with no more than 16 days between tests. If at any time you develop symptoms, then you will need additional testing. On-campus and remote employees can schedule their asymptomatic test here. All undergraduate and graduate…
March 17, 2022
…her doctoral studies, Meaders volunteered with Science Club for Girls—a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering excitement and literacy in STEM for girls and young women from underrepresented communities. What started as a way to briefly escape the academic bubble during her doctoral studies quickly turned into a passion for finding…
June 21, 2018
…financial aid offerings and services to students, the program continues to boost the number of first-generation and low-income students who graduate from UC San Diego. Chancellor Khosla addresses thousands of graduates and their families and friends Kholsa spoke in place of Rep. John Lewis, due to UC-wide speaker boycott called…
April 17, 2012
…psychology and biology, and volunteered to work in several research labs. I had no interest in research, but all Ph.D. programs in clinical psychology require it. I was just doing time (so to speak), but then something happened that literally changed my life. I was working in the lab of…
