February 20, 2013
Napoleone Ferrara, MD, PhD, the molecular biologist credited with helping decipher how tumors grow and now senior deputy director for basic sciences at the University of California, San Diego Moores Cancer Center, was today named one of 11 recipients of the inaugural Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, which comes with…
October 1, 2015
…They discussed how the brain processes creative input and how one’s physical presence—including posture and gesture—can affect the energy in a room. They learned how to read an audience and engage. They also learned how to use storytelling, metaphor and their own personal style and experience when sharing their work.…
February 26, 2018
Led by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, a diverse team of neuroscientists and surgeons successfully grafted human neural progenitor cells into rhesus monkeys with spinal cord injuries. The grafts not only survived, but grew hundreds of thousands of human axons and synapses, resulting in improved…
September 29, 2021
International group of researchers identify new childhood genetic condition and a potential cure that can be delivered during pregnancy.
June 12, 2014
…earth shaking, ocean exploring, brain puzzling booths, provided by the Birch Aquarium, UC San Diego bioengineering and neurosciences outreach programs and many more. The champions of the race included, Nick Sigmon, Revelle ’10, Top Male; Marie Schaper, Sixth ’10, Top Female; The Village, Largest Team and Top Fundraising Team; Team…
September 25, 2015
Researchers at the Qualcomm Institute are exploring ways to improve cognitive networking so that device-to-device communication is more efficient and effective.
January 17, 2013
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that hard-to-reach, drug-resistant leukemia stem cells (LSCs) that overexpress multiple pro-survival protein forms are sensitive – and thus vulnerable – to a novel cancer stem cell-targeting drug currently under development.
March 12, 2015
…had suffered a fatal brain aneurysm at his university dormitory at Cal Poly Pomona. Doctors informed the parents that James’ life could not be saved and suggested organ donation. In shock and grief, Paul posted a message to Facebook announcing the loss of 18-year-old James, “I don’t want to say…
August 29, 2016
The University of California San Diego has been ranked the number one public university in the nation for serving the public interest for the seventh consecutive year by Washington Monthly. The magazine released its annual rankings today measuring social mobility (recruiting and graduating low-income students), research (preparing undergraduates for graduate…
May 16, 2012
…left and the right brain in solving problems. And I cannot imagine an education better than the one provided by UC San Diego, because of its great strengths in the arts and humanities, the sciences and medicine, and engineering and technology,” said Khosla. “They all come together in a very…
