Scripps Scientists to Participate in
Historic Copenhagen Climate Change Summit
UCSD's Scripps Institution of Oceanography has sent a delegation of scientists and students to Copenhagen for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties, which begins today. Researchers hope to inform negotiators of the latest evidence on ocean acidification and black carbon, among other topics. More

Campus Marks World AIDS Day with Candlelight
Vigil, Viewing of Memorial Quilt, Artistic Works
They danced and sang. They created films, sculptures and photography exhibits, all to show the impact of HIV/AIDS and how it has affected so many people and taken so many lives. Members of the UC San Diego community recognized World AIDS Day on Tuesday, and this year's events were more extensive and creative than ever before, according to Shaun Travers, director of the UCSD LGBT Resource Center. More

Fighting Cancer with Your Fork
Cooking classes teach how to eat your way to health
Jerry Bryant learned how to make low-fat banana bread in the spring of 2005, around the time he realized his wife, Donna, truly was dying. The kidney cancer had spread to her lungs, an operation had not gone well, doctors were not optimistic, and a clinical trial she signed up for as a last effort did not appear to be working. More

School of Medicine to Build Innovative
Hub of Learning for the 21st Century
Chancellor Marye Anne Fox and Vice Chancellor David A. Brenner, dean of the School of Medicine, hosted a groundbreaking ceremony and reception for the new UC San Diego Medical Education and Telemedicine Center Nov. 20. More

Surface Bacteria Maintains Skin’s Healthy Balance
On the skin’s surface, bacteria are abundant, diverse and constant, but inflammation is undesirable. Research at the School of Medicine now shows that the normal bacteria living on the skin surface trigger a pathway that prevents excessive inflammation after injury. More

Systems Biology Approach
Provides Insulin Resistance Insights
Researchers from UC San Diego recently offered the sharpest-yet picture of how core biochemical pathways in skeletal muscle cells and fat cells are altered in people who suffer from insulin resistance—a primary defect in type 2 diabetes and obesity. More

Good News for Moms: Medical Center
Opens New Labor and Delivery Suites
UC San Diego Medical Center-Hillcrest has opened five new state-of-the-art labor and delivery suites for moms-to-be. Spacious and well-appointed, the rooms offer a private and relaxing environment for the entire family to welcome their newest addition. More

Electric Power Research Institute Donates $1.35 Million to Establish Lab on International Law and Regulation
The School of International Relations and Pacific Studies has received the first installment of a three-year, $1.35 million gift from the Electric Power Research Institute. The gift will establish a laboratory on International Law and Regulation to examine when and why international law works. More

Three UC San Diego Researchers
Receive Top National Awards
Three top researchers from the School of Medicine were recently named as recipients of prestigious awards from national organizations in their respective fields. Dr. Lewis Judd, Dr. Gary Firestein, and Larry Goldstein all received awards. More