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Nobel Laureate, Pioneer in Atmospheric Chemistry Mario Molina Dies

Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awardee and Distinguished Professor Mario Molina will be remembered for dedicating his life to research and working to protect our environment.

UC San Diego’s Center for Energy Research Awarded over $5M for Energy Projects

UC San Diego’s Center for Energy Research has been awarded two grants from the Department of Energy for research focused on developing environment-friendly and cost-competitive energy sources and systems.

Q&A: How Often Are Asymptomatic Tests Needed?

Dr. Angela Scioscia, interim executive director for Student Health and Wellness, answers questions about testing, how soon to get tested after potential exposure, what sensations might arise during the test and what to expect at a drive-up testing site.

Unveiling the Accuracy of Tsunami Predictions

A new study validates the accuracy in predicting the first wave, but weakness in forecasting ‘trailing’ waves. Ignacio Sepulveda Oyarzun, a postdoctoral fellow at Scripps Oceanography who himself survived the 2010 Chile earthquake, and colleagues found a weakness based on inaccurate estimates of bathymetry, which is the topography or depth of the seafloor.

Women’s Incomes Improve When Democrats Hold Public Office, Study Finds

New research from the University of California San Diego reveals that Democratic control of state houses leads to substantial improvement in women’s incomes, wages and unemployment relative to men.

Nobel Laureate Helps Celebrate Launch of Institute for Materials Discovery and Design

The launch of the Institute for Materials Discovery and Design at UC San Diego featured a keynote address by Nobel Laureate Stanley Whittingham and researches shared how materials science can help provide solutions for climate change, public health and equal access to food and water.

A Promise Undeterred by a Pandemic

On Sept. 9, a record-breaking Digital Day of Giving fundraiser was held by The Preuss School, the charter middle and high school located on the UC San Diego campus. More than $595,000 was raised to help fulfill the promise made to each scholar—that they will achieve a university education, elevate their family and transform their community.

Study Finds Older Adults Using Cannabis to Treat Common Health Conditions

UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers report that older adults are increasingly using cannabis to treat a variety of common health conditions, including pain, sleep disturbances and psychiatric conditions like anxiety and depression.

‘Comet’ Supercomputer Calculations Boost Our Understanding of Immune System

A team from the San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego contributed to a study led by the Vanderbilt Vaccine Center on T cell receptors, which play a vital role in alerting the adaptive immune system to mount an attack on invading foreign pathogens, including Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

This ‘Squidbot’ Jets Around and Takes Pics of Coral and Fish

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have built a squid-like robot that can swim untethered, propelling itself by generating jets of water. The robot carries its own power source inside its body.