Alumnus Takes Voice to Sacramento
to Fight for Higher Education Funding
Physician one of more than 300 key stakeholders to participate in advocacy day
UC San Diego alum Anthony Jackson,’74, M.D, joined more than 300 advocates in Sacramento Tuesday for the 50th anniversary of the Master Plan for Higher Education to send a message to state lawmakers that they must make California's public universities and colleges a high priority. More

People With Depression
Eat More Chocolate, a Mood Food
Researchers at the School of Medicine have found that women and men eat more chocolate as depressive symptoms increase, suggesting an association between mood and chocolate. Results of this paper, co-authored by Dr. Beatrice Golomb, associate professor of medicine, appeared in the April 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. More

UC San Diego Physicists Locate
Long Lost Soviet Reflector on Moon
A team of physicists led by a professor at UC San Diego has pinpointed the location of a long-lost light reflector left on the lunar surface by the Soviet Union nearly 40 years ago that many scientists had unsuccessfully searched for and never expected would be found. More

UC San Diego Community Celebrates
with Pulitzer Prize-Winner Rae Armantrout
"It's ok to laugh!" said Rae Armantrout as she paused from her reading, putting the audience at ease and welcoming them to her poetry.  As she continued to read selections from her Pulitzer Prize-winning collection, “Versed,” the audience relaxed, laughing and smiling as they listened to her carefully crafted words. More

Researchers Awarded $2.6 Million to Help Answer Fundamental Questions in Stem Cell Biology
Two scientists at the School of Medicine have each received $1.3 million grants from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) for stem cell research. The grants were part of $28 million in new funding announced Friday for awards that will seek answers to fundamental questions about stem cell biology. One leadership award was also announced. More

‘Arts in Action’ to be Held on Campus May 7
The department of theatre and dance presents the UC San Diego “Arts in Action Festival: Real Art for Real Change” from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. May 7 at multiple locations on campus. In response to the recent racial incidents and protests at UC San Diego, this festival provides a forum for artistic responses featuring student and faculty work created especially for this event. More

Preventing Young Athletes from Striking Out Too Early
The UC San Diego Health System has teamed up with the country’s leading sports medicine organizations and medical societies, along with professional athletes and business leaders, to participate in the STOP Sports Injuries campaign. “Sports injuries at any age should not be taken lightly,” said Dr. Raul Coimbra, chief of trauma, surgical critical care and burns at UCSD. “Any change in a young athlete’s behavior, vision, cognition, speech, or level of consciousness should set off an alarm bell and be addressed by a physician immediately.” More

Wireless Research and Education Network Provides
Vital Link for New Data on Easter Sunday Earthquake
In the weeks following the magnitude 7.2 Easter Sunday earthquake that had much of Southern California rocking and rolling, many residents became acutely aware of every aftershock. For seismologists and geophysicists, it meant a wealth of new data — and new clues about whether this temblor could trigger a larger, more deadly earthquake along the densely populated San Andreas Fault. More

Needle Sharing May Play Major
Role in Transmission of Syphilis
A binational team of researchers led by the UC San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that active syphilis infections are significantly greater in female sex workers who inject drugs and share needles than those who don’t. The findings suggest that injection drug use may play as big a role as risky sexual behavior in the transmission of syphilis. It may also exacerbate the spread of both HIV and syphilis, as syphilis is frequently a co-factor for HIV infection. More