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Report Released at COP 25 Provides Roadmap for Deep Cuts in Highest Emitting Sectors

December 9, 2019

The 25th Conference of the Parties, or COP 25, run by the United Nations, is underway in Madrid until Dec. 13 and many University of California San Diego faculty and scholars are playing key roles in the event.

Weight for It: Time-Restricted Eating Benefits Those at Risk for Diabetes, Heart Disease

December 5, 2019

Researchers from University of California San Diego School of Medicine and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies reported a form of intermittent fasting, called time-restricted eating, improved the health of study participants who had been diagnosed with metabolic syndrome.

Guiding Lights: UC San Diego Launches Center for Fluorescence-Guided Surgery

December 5, 2019

UC San Diego launches new Center for Fluorescence-Guided Surgery. The center builds upon Roger Tsien’s legacy, delivering a new caliber of surgical precision to treat patients with tumors and disease of all types, identifying unhealthy tissues with a fluorescent glow.

SDSC’s Comet Supercomputer Helps Researchers Predict Carbon Dioxide Levels

December 5, 2019

The amount of carbon in the Earth’s terrestrial ecosystems is likely to decline by about 10 percent through the year 2100, according to USGS researchers who used SDSC's 'Comet' supercomputer to conduct simulations.

UC San Diego Undergraduates Design Birch Aquarium’s First Virtual Reality Exhibit

December 5, 2019

Birch Aquarium at Scripps is breaking a barrier this spring. Instead of allowing visitors to just watch local marine life from behind glass, the aquarium is making it possible for visitors to experience life as fish do—thanks to a 360-degree virtual reality exhibit built by UC San Diego undergraduates.

Colors of the Brain

December 5, 2019

By the time Christian Cazares was applying to grad school, he had participated in at least three diversity initiatives aimed at supporting underrepresented students in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math).

Voices from the Campus Community

December 5, 2019

What is the one thing you plan to do to advance equity, diversity and inclusion at UC San Diego?

Imagine What We Can Build Together

December 5, 2019

Seven years ago, UC San Diego forged a commitment to cultivate a diverse and inclusive university community that encourages respectful open dialogue and challenges itself to take bold actions to ensure learning is accessible and affordable for all.

New Record Set for Cracking Encryption Keys

December 4, 2019

An international team of computer scientists had set a new record for two of the most important computational problems that are the basis for nearly all of the public-key cryptography that is currently used in the real world.

Cardiac Program Receives National Recognition for Treating Condition Often Undiagnosed

December 4, 2019

UC San Diego Health named a Center of Excellence for high quality of care in treating hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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