October 13, 2016
…Schechter Endowed Prize for Stem Cell Research and the Institute for Genomic Medicine. They have also shown a deep commitment to providing greater access to top-tier education for students of all socioeconomic backgrounds with donations to The Preuss School UCSD and the Chancellor’s Scholars Fund. In addition, Richard Hertzberg has…
January 30, 2014
…and calibrate the various cellphone-grade and toy-grade components that make it all work. WowWee designed the robot’s body and its user interface, including the smartphone app, and endowed MiP with its personality, which it expresses through sound and bright LED eyes. “The partnership between WowWee and UC San Diego is…
October 22, 2020
…Center to the Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center, Comprehensive Breast Health Center and the Conrad Prebys Music Center, among many other areas. Her vision and leadership has helped to propel novel therapies forward, elevate innovative treatments in breast health and provide a cutting-edge environment for researchers and scientists to drive…
October 20, 2020
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has announced that University of California San Diego Professor Susan Ackerman, a pioneer in the study of homeostasis in developing and aging neurons, has been elected to membership in the prestigious organization.
October 7, 2021
…like organ transplants (1954), stem cell therapy (1970s) and artificial intelligence (21st century). Vaccines often make these lists—they are both old and new—but they are also overlooked because their power is primarily in prevention, and a disease dodged is harder to count, though the World Health Organization estimates 2.5 million…
September 7, 2021
Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed COVID-19 vaccine candidates that can take the heat. Their key ingredients? Viruses from plants or bacteria.
September 26, 2023
A fresh academic year has officially begun at UC San Diego and the campus is bustling with activity. More than 150,000 first year and transfer students applied to join the university, over 32,000 were admitted and an estimated 10,000 new undergraduate students are expected to enroll this fall.
January 29, 2015
…children by studying basic cellular and molecular mechanisms that may play a role.” Center for Research on Gender in STEMM Led by Mary Blair-Loy, Wendy Campana, Pamela Cosman Research Area: Understanding Cultures and Addressing Disparities in Society Mary Blair-Loy, associate professor sociology and associate vice chancellor for faculty diversity and…
