October 13, 2016
…“We are trying to stress that students cannot only have a voice in the presidential election, but they are likely to have a big influence on state and local races. The more students are involved in local politics, the bigger influence they will have on how much rent they pay,…
November 21, 2023
The second installment in the university’s Equity in Mental Health Event series brought together educators from across campus for two days of workshops that equipped them to transform their classrooms and research labs into “resilient spaces” that empower all students to thrive.
December 14, 2016
Modern hospitals are designed to aid healing in every possible space, from operating rooms and recovery areas to cafeterias and lobbies. One way is through art, and the new Jacobs Medical Center at UC San Diego Health reflects this with an extraordinary collection of paintings, photographs, sculptures, and other mediums,…
May 10, 2021
Using a mouse model, researchers discover pivotal role of cholesterol in chronic pain often caused by chemotherapy, and propose novel therapy.
April 23, 2012
According to a new study, the neuron-killing pathology of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), which begins before clinical symptoms appear, requires the presence of both amyloid-beta (a-beta) plaque deposits and elevated levels of an altered protein called p-tau.
March 21, 2019
…properties like strain and stress that are needed for an algorithm to properly design an actuator configuration. “It’s one thing when you have a whole big data set and try a bunch of different analysis techniques to see what works best, but we don’t have that yet. It’s been slow…
February 1, 2013
Dr. Robert P. Harkness, a computational astrophysicist with the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, died on Sunday, January 27, after a brief bout with cancer. He was 56.
January 25, 2017
…critical illness is a stressful and traumatic experience that may have lasting effects months after the patient is discharged from the intensive care unit (ICU). To improve the well-being of both patients and family during this vulnerable time, a set of new guidelines has been released, providing physicians with evidence-based…
August 14, 2023
UC San Diego researchers at the Qualcomm Institute will use a $2 million NIH award to purchase a new, non-invasive machine to study the magnetic fields of the human brain. The research has applications in epilepsy, concussions and more.
December 1, 2016
…the LGBT Resource Center and have a space to de-stress or talk with people about whatever issue I’m having, she said. “I also really like the library at the center, because I love reading stories about people like myself; they are often hard to find.”
