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Student Residents Form Small Town Bonds

April 22, 2021

…who is studying political science major with a minor in Latin American Studies. “Reaching out to other RAs on my team for feedback has helped me think outside of the box. Collaborating with RAs on programs and reaching out to other campus organizations has helped in reaching more residents. “We…

Seafloor Survey Finds Thousands of Barrels at DDT Dumpsite off LA Coast

April 29, 2021

…each deployment. Topside, the science team would recharge the instruments, and offload sonar imagery to analyze data. More than 100 gigabytes of sonar data were captured during the expedition. Since the expedition, researchers have been analyzing the acoustic imaging data of this complex site. Typically, manually counting the targets is…

Exploration of Childhood Prejudice Presentation Wins Grad SLAM 2021

April 29, 2021

…that “the role of science is to communicate with others—and especially to draw in people from other fields so you can progress both your science and society,” she said. Professional jargon can have the effect of excluding people, too, Yazdi said. “If your work is sound and your methodology is…

May You Be Well: New Ways to Build Resilience

April 29, 2021

…is now studying cognitive science with a specialization in design and interaction. A painting by Danielle Villa-Agustin, which represents the internal war between the warm strength of ambition and the cold weight of anxiety. Ultimately, it is ambition that wins. “I slowly began to realize that I have the power…

$5 Million Gift to Establish New Center for Taiwan Studies

May 6, 2021

…on the intersection of science, technology, art and policy,” said UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla. “As the global economy enters into the ‘Pacific Era,’ our diverse community of students and scholars from around the world is keenly interested in studying the history, culture and impact of the region.…

Two UC San Diego Professors Announced as Guggenheim Fellows

May 6, 2021

…Gary Cox of Political Science (1995), among others. This year, artist and Visual Arts alum Crystal Z Campbell, MFA ‘10 will also receive the fellowship. “The real winners are our students,” Khosla said. “Exposure to this level of creativity and innovative thinking translates into unique learning experiences that inspire success…

Customized Brain Maps Improve Cancer Surgeries and Epilepsy Treatments

May 6, 2021

…to advances in materials science to allow us to make small contacts that can be stacked very close to each other. They display low noise, or higher fidelity, in recording these brain signals." For both tumor removal and epilepsy treatments, a more tightly packed grid of sensors allows the surgeon…

Hanna and Mark Gleiberman Gift $12 Million to UC San Diego’s Head and Neck Cancer Center

May 13, 2021

…incredible base in translational science, and leverage molecular and immunologic knowledge to treat patients and move discoveries into clinical trials, this gift will allow us to really focus on how to improve functional outcomes, quality of life and improve recovery after treatment,” said Califano, physician-in-chief at Moores Cancer Center. In…

Nearly $500,000 in Support Grows PATHS Scholars Program

May 20, 2021

…of underrepresented students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields at UC San Diego. The program will be expanding this year thanks to two new gifts and two successful grant proposals toward scholarships and student-centered resources. An anonymous donor has committed $140,000 toward the program over the next four…

Q&A with Associate Controller and Chief Procurement Officer, on Plans for a Safe Campus

May 20, 2021

…be guided by the science, data and modeling that made the Return to Learn program a success. This phased return also provides an opportunity to reimagine how we work going forward. In the spirit of continuous improvement, vice chancellors are thoughtfully considering how to best support the university’s mission, building…

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