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UC San Diego’s Energy Conservation Efforts Win Top Prize in National Freezer Contest

October 20, 2017

The University of California San Diego’s commitment to reducing energy use recently garnered the campus a first place award in the North American Laboratory Freezer Challenge. The nationwide best practice competition encourages laboratories to reduce the environmental and financial costs of ultra-low temperature freezers.

UC San Diego Cyber-Archaeologist Participates in ‘Dialogue of Civilizations’

October 19, 2017

University of California San Diego anthropology professor Thomas E. Levy is back in San Diego after participating in the fourth International Conference on Dialogue of Civilizations, held in Ahmedabad, India and co-organized by the National Geographic Society (NGS), Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and India’s Ministry of Culture.

The Microbial Anatomy of an Organ

October 19, 2017

University of California San Diego researchers have developed the first 3D spatial visualization tool for mapping “’omics” data onto whole organs. The tool helps researchers and clinicians understand the effects of chemicals, such as microbial metabolites and medications, on a diseased organ in the context of microbes that also inhabit the region. The work could advance targeted drug delivery for cystic fibrosis and other conditions where medications are unable to penetrate.

John Lithgow: An Actor’s Lessons

October 19, 2017

Being an actor is hard. It is fraught with rejection, failure, insecurity and envy. Just ask John Lithgow. “It is a profession that is very hard on your ego,” he told a small group of UC San Diego master of fine arts in acting students during a visit to the campus last week. Even worse, he said with comic theatricalism, is the “humiliation of being rejected by people you have contempt for,” a well-rehearsed line that garnered laughs from the students. Still, he admitted, “I fret all the time.” It seems like an odd confession from an actor whose career has spanned decades and been marked by numerous accolades and awards, including his recent Emmy for his role as Winston Churchill in the Netflix series “The Crown.”

Without Walls Festival Showcases UC San Diego Talent

October 19, 2017

The La Jolla Playhouse’s third Without Walls (WOW) Festival takes over San Diego Oct. 19-22, and UC San Diego students, alumni and faculty once again take center stage in a series of site-specific, innovative productions.

Cybercrime Fighter Wins Genius Award

October 19, 2017

A few weeks ago, Stefan Savage, a UC San Diego computer science professor started receiving calls on a daily basis—sometimes more than once a day—from a phone number with a Chicago area code. The caller didn’t leave a voicemail. Savage never answers calls from a number he doesn’t recognize. He is a security researcher and at least one of his collaborators has been targeted by cybercriminals. So he looked up the phone number. To his relief, it tracked back to the MacArthur Foundation’s headquarters in Chicago.

UC San Diego Strength in Humanities Leads to Inclusion in Prestigious Research Consortium

October 19, 2017

The University of California San Diego has joined the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Research University Consortium, a prestigious academic leadership group in the humanities. There are currently 35 additional top universities in the consortium.

UC San Diego Catalyzes Formation of Regional Group to Promote Innovative Technologies

October 19, 2017

UC San Diego is playing a key role in bringing together the region’s premier research institutions with other innovation-related organizations to form the San Diego Innovation Council, a new group designed to promote commercialization of local innovations, investment and new company formation in the region.

Town Halls Shed Light on Federal Changes Affecting Researchers

October 19, 2017

Faculty and other researchers on campus received the latest updates last Thursday on changes in the federal research budget, new regulations in federal agencies that affect research and new opportunities from state and federal agencies for research funding and training grants in a series of town halls held across the campus.

Inflamed Support Cells Appear to Contribute to Some Kinds of Autism

October 18, 2017

Modeling the interplay between neurons and astrocytes derived from children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues in Brazil, say innate inflammation in the latter appears to contribute to neuronal dysfunction in at least some forms of the disease.
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