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Six UC San Diego Experts Elected AAAS Fellows in 2021

January 26, 2022

Six researchers and leaders at the University of California San Diego have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the largest general science organization in the world and publisher of the journal Science.

Why Young and Female Patients Don’t Respond as Well to Cancer Immunotherapy

August 17, 2020

UC San Diego researchers discovered that tumor cells in younger and female patients accumulate cancer-causing mutations that are more poorly presented to the immune system, better enabling tumors to escape detection and clearance.

10 Simple Suggestions for Female Faculty and Staff During a Pandemic

January 21, 2021

…the end of the tunnel in the form of vaccines,” Rangamani also notes, “this global health crisis may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the academy to take a close look at how we can empower our vulnerable colleagues and make policy changes to change our culture for the better.”

Roger Tsien Inducted Into National Inventors Hall of Fame

January 12, 2023

The late Roger Tsien, who won a share of the 2008 Nobel Prize for the development of fluorescent protein as a new way to illuminate the workings of life, has been inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

UC San Diego Researchers Join $14.9 Million Fight Against Disease-transmitting Mosquitoes

July 19, 2017

DARPA has selected a team that includes UC San Diego scientists to study an innovative genetic research technique as a way to control disease-causing mosquitoes. The project, which will receive up to $14.9 million, will focus on a technique known as gene drive, which can spread desirable genes in wild…

Bill Whitaker to Class of 2020: ‘Don’t Underestimate your Ability to Change Things’

June 18, 2020

…up with a new vaccine. You will be the engineers, the doctors, the lawyers, the actors, the architects, the academics, the designers, the parents, the leaders who will create the future. Do not let today’s uncertainty, do not let this virus kill your dreams. Don’t let adversity snuff out your…

UC San Diego Breaks Record with $1.54B in Research Funding

August 18, 2021

In fiscal year 2021 (July 1-June 30), UC San Diego earned $1.54 billion in sponsored research funding, a 6% increase over the previous year. This is the largest number ever for the university and marks the 12th consecutive year the campus has earned more than $1 billion in funding to…

Matthew Strauss, Dedicated Supporter of the Arts, Education and Health Care, Has Died

August 22, 2024

San Diego-based business leader, art collector and philanthropist, Matthew Strauss, died on Aug. 20. He was 91. Together with his beloved wife of 70 years, Iris, Strauss made a major impact on San Diego with support in areas including arts, culture and cancer research.

New Precision Immunotherapy Clinic Matches Patients to Latest Cancer Therapies

October 17, 2019

…Center, testing a personalized vaccine using a patient’s unique cancer mutations to boost an anti-tumor immune response. These efforts, along with upcoming clinical trials, are being offered at the Precision Immunotherapy Clinic thanks in part to philanthropists Ralph and Fernanda Whitworth and the Immunotherapy Foundation which provided initial funding for…

Activist, Comedian Cheech Marin to Help Kick Off César E. Chávez Celebration

April 1, 2021

…Service and Learning will also highlight resources related to vaccine equity for Latinx populations and local farmworkers. Service and learning opportunities will be open throughout April.

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