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42nd Faculty Excellence Awards Recognize Excellence in Teaching, Research and Service

March 28, 2016

Six UC San Diego faculty members will be honored at the 42nd annual Chancellor’s Associates Faculty Excellence Awards for going above and beyond to make a positive impact in their teaching, research and service. The recognition ceremony will be held Thursday, April 14 from 5:30-8 p.m. at the Sanford Consortium…

Spotlight on Faculty Research: Stem Cell

November 14, 2011

…Zheng Assistant Professor of Neurosciences Zheng is working on a research project to apply genetically modified human embryonic stem cells to study basic functions of human genes in spinal cord development and to develop therapeutic intervention for spinal cord injury. More… Benjamin D. Yu Assistant Professor of Medicine and Dermatology…

Undergraduate Research Gives Rise to Doctoral Dreams

May 12, 2022

…in cognitive and behavioral neuroscience and aspires to earn a doctorate in clinical psychology specializing in neuropsychology. Last year, Chapman joined the McNair Program to gain research experience. She began developing a proposal in winter quarter, and in the spring began a systematic review of studies that centered on neurophysiological…

Animal Encounters, Augmented Reality and More to be Featured at San Diego Festival of Science

March 6, 2012

…Sapphire Energy. Location: The Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, San Diego. Friday, March 23, 2-5:30 p.m. Engineering is Fun. Converting Ideas into Reality Take a peek behind the scenes of Qualcomm, the world leader in next generation mobile technology. Attendees will tour the Qualcomm Museum and enjoy an…

Ten UC San Diego Faculty Named 2012 AAAS Fellows

November 29, 2012

Ten professors at the University of California, San Diego have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the nation’s largest scientific organization. They are among 702 members selected this year by colleagues in their disciplines to be honored by the association for “scientifically or socially…

Virtual Celebration Honors Senior Successes at The Preuss School

June 8, 2020

A virtual celebration will be held on June 18 to honor the accomplishments of 106 graduating seniors from The Preuss School UC San Diego, a charter middle and high school for low-income, first generation scholars.

UC San Diego Announces 2020 Undergraduate Library Research Prize Winners

July 30, 2020

The UC San Diego Library, which is ranked among the nation’s top 25 public academic libraries, announced the 2020 recipients of the Undergraduate Library Research Prize (ULRP), an annual scholarship program that enriches the undergraduate student experience at UC San Diego.

Diving In To Teaching at Splash

April 25, 2019

…taught by physiology and neuroscience student Amanda Rhee. Here’s the best part: their teachers were UC San Diego’s own undergraduate and graduate students. This year, more than 60 students plus several faculty members volunteered to create and teach a course of their choice. Originally started at MIT, Splash is a…

New Insights on Pelvic Floor Damage after Vaginal Birth, and New Directions for Treatment

August 2, 2023

New insights from UC San Diego researchers on pelvic floor muscle (PFM) dysfunction, which is one of the key risk factors for pelvic floor disorders that impact close to a quarter of women in the U.S. and have a strong association with vaginal childbirth.

Cancer Drug Could Ease Cognitive Function for Some With Autism

July 25, 2024

An experimental cancer drug could ease cognition for individuals with Rett syndrome, a rare disorder linked to autism, according to new research from the Muotri Lab at the University of California San Diego — a discovery that could lead to therapies for patients with other neurologic conditions.

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