UCSD News

UC San Diego Superfund Research Program Receives $15 Million Grant Renewal

2012-05-22T09:52:05+00:00

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health, has renewed funding for the Superfund Research Program (SRP) at the University of California, San Diego. Over the next five years, the $15 million grant will fund continued research on the molecular and genetic consequences of exposure to uncontrolled toxicants from Superfund and other hazardous waste sites.

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Time Bender

2012-05-22T06:00:49+00:00

Time lines and number lines —so familiar, so basic, they’re taken for granted. But if you think that the way you think about these fundamental concepts is hardwired, you might want to think again, says UC San Diego cognitive scientist Rafael Núñez.

Survivor Beach Brings Community Together in Fight to ‘Wipe Out’ Cancer June 10

2012-05-22T06:00:11+00:00

The beach of La Jolla Shores will be home to a possible record-breaking line of surfboards on June 10, as hundreds of cancer survivors, caregivers, friends and surfers gather together in solidarity in the fight to wipe out cancer. As part of UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center’s 6th annual Survivor Beach, attendees will line surfboards along the shore, nose-to-tail, from Scripps Pier down La Jolla Shores, in a stunning visual display.

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Q&A with Brian Schottlaender

2012-05-22T06:00:10+00:00

Community Health Rep Who Supports Families Through Organ Donation Process Among Exemplary Awardees

2012-05-22T06:00:03+00:00

Green ‘Pond Scum’ Holds Hope for Producing Edible Vaccine Against Malaria

2012-05-22T05:59:47+00:00

UC San Diego Researchers in Florence Explore New Ways to Search for Lost Leonardo Mural

2012-05-21T13:55:36+00:00

In 1505 Leonardo da Vinci began painting a mural – to commemorate the Battle of Anghiari – in the Palazzo Vecchio’s Great Hall, the seat of government in Renaissance Florence.

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San Diego Book Arts to Showcase Artist’s Books at Geisel Library Exhibit May 26-July 8

2012-05-21T13:19:30+00:00

The San Diego Book Arts will hold their Fourth National Juried Exhibition of works of art in book form at UC San Diego’s Geisel Library from May 26 through July 8, 2012.

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More Plant Species Responding to Global Warming Than Previously Thought

2012-05-21T11:59:07+00:00

Far more wild plant species may be responding to global warming than previous large-scale estimates have suggested.

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Drug Found for Parasite that is Major Cause of Death Worldwide

2012-05-21T08:39:18+00:00

Research by a collaborative group of scientists from UC San Diego School of Medicine, UC San Francisco and Wake Forest School of Medicine has led to identification of an existing drug that is effective against Entamoeba histolytica. This parasite causes amebic dysentery and liver abscesses and results in the death of more than 70,000 people worldwide each year.

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Defining the Agenda for “Big Data” Benchmarking

2012-05-18T11:00:42+00:00

The move to data-driven science and decision-making is necessitating the need for a comprehensive benchmarking of ‘big data’ applications as well as price/performance across the board, according to attendees at a recent workshop organized by the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego.

Video: UC San Diego Welcomes Chancellor-designate Pradeep K. Khosla

2012-05-18T09:10:43+00:00

UC San Diego’s Two-day Powwow Celebrates Native American Culture and Heritage

2012-05-17T14:58:11+00:00

The University of California, San Diego’s 2nd annual Powwow carrying the theme “Honoring Tradition through Academic Excellence,” has been extended to two days this year, taking place on Saturday, March 19 and Sunday, March 20 at Muir Field.

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Regents approve chancellor terms of appointment

2012-05-16T15:16:39+00:00

The University of California Board of Regents today (May 16) approved the terms of UC President Mark G. Yudof’s appointment of Pradeep K. Khosla as the eighth chancellor of the University of California, San Diego.

First Look at UC San Diego’s 8th Chancellor, Pradeep Khosla

2012-05-16T13:59:44+00:00

UC San Diego Biologists Produce Potential Malarial Vaccine from Algae

2012-05-16T13:58:59+00:00

UC San Diego biologists have produced a potential malarial vaccine from algae, an achievement that could pave the way for the development of an inexpensive way to protect billions of people from the disease.

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New Understanding of ‘Copper Pump’ in Cells Could Prime Discovery of Anti-Cancer Drugs

2012-05-16T12:48:04+00:00

A team of University of California, San Diego researchers has made new discoveries about a copper-transporting protein in the membranes of human cells that drug-discovery scientists can co-opt for the development of new anti-cancer drugs.

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Girl Child Marriages Decline In South Asia, But Only Among Youngest

2012-05-16T11:56:13+00:00

Each year, more than 10 million girls under the age of 18 marry, usually under force of local tradition and social custom. Almost half of these compulsory marriages occur in South Asia. A new study suggests that more than two decades of effort to eliminate the practice has produced mixed results.

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Rady School of Management Celebrates Opening of Wells Fargo Hall

2012-05-16T09:59:09+00:00

Fresh Filmmakers Showcase Cinema at UC San Diego Student Film Festival

2012-05-15T16:39:58+00:00

Rising stars of cinema at the University of California, San Diego will be celebrated at the 5th annual Up and Coming Student Film Festival at 8 p.m., May 17 in The Loft.

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