December 9, 2021
…in society: culturally, politically, economically and socially. Starting in fall 2022, students may begin enrolling in a new Black Diaspora and African American Studies Major, led by the Institute of Arts and Humanities. Opportunities to learn about culture and community also take place within UC San Diego’s six campus community…
August 7, 2012
Research funding for 2012 at the University of California, San Diego has surpassed $1 billion for the second time in the last three years, the Office of Research Affairs has announced.
August 19, 2020
An elusive protein that many consider the key of fully understanding the causes of genetic Parkinson’s disease has come much more clearly into focus. Impacting millions around the world, Parkinson’s is a neurological disorder that progressively attacks motor functions.
October 12, 2021
The Center for Applied Internet Data Analysis, the University of Oregon’s Network Startup Resource Center and MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have been awarded more than $11M by the NSF for two projects aimed at improving internet infrastructure security.
August 18, 2022
Applying CRISPR-based technology to a broad agricultural need, scientists have developed a new technology aimed at Drosophila suzukii, the invasive fruit fly responsible for millions of dollars in crop damage. The technology replaces the need for insecticides with precise genetic edits in flies.
February 8, 2019
Combining the biomolecules DNA and RNA, UC San Diego’s Thomas Hermann and his graduate students Alba Monferrer and Douglas Zhang created robust modules that facilitate the self-assembly of polygonal nanoshapes—really tiny triangles, squares, pentagons and hexagons measured at the nanometer scale.
September 16, 2022
Since 2016, the Science Gateways Community Institute has brought together software developers to improve access to essential resources and services with a “community center” approach.
May 16, 2013
…and teachers with a blueprint to implement health and wellness topics in class curriculums. From left, Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla, Kathleen McDevitt and Assistant Vice Chancellor of Health Sciences Brian Smith In the community, McDevitt has worked diligently to ensure underserved children have access to healthy food on a regular…
February 13, 2024
Dynamic, varied and accomplished, this year’s UC San Diego Alumni Award honorees are not only at the top of their game but, in many instances, have written the rules in their respective fields.
