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Autism Linked with Excess of Neurons in Prefrontal Cortex

A study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego Autism Center of Excellence shows that brain overgrowth in boys with autism involves an abnormal, excess number of neurons in areas of the brain associated with social, communication and cognitive development.

November 08, 2011General, Health, Science and Engineering

Founders’ Day to Meld Tradition with Fun, Food and Frivolity

Food truck wars at Founders’ Day? You bet! The newest UC San Diego campus tradition has been lightened up with a shorter program and added whimsy to make Founders’ Day a fun, free event for the entire campus community.

November 08, 2011General

Space Shuttle Data Helps Researchers Develop Better Model for Forecasting Solar Power Production

The space shuttle program may have ended, but data the space craft collected over the past three decades are still helping advance science. Researchers at the Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego recently used measurements from NASA’s Shuttle Radar Topography Mission to predict how changes in elevation, such as hills and valleys, and the shadows they create, impact power output in California’s solar grid.

November 08, 2011General, Science and Engineering

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