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Exploring Ancient Mongolia from Your Armchair
Ciitizen scientists explore homeland of Genghis Khan from afar as part of new National Geographic- supported expedition
"Citizen archaeologists" are helping researchers find Bronze Age burial sites and other Mongolian antiquities as part of a new National Geographic-supported expedition that kicked off this summer. The groundbreaking "Field Expedition: Mongolia - Valley of the Khans Project" invites Web users around the world to join a field expedition online in real time as "citizen scientists" from the comfort of their homes.The field expedition is headed by National Geographic Emerging Explorer Albert Yu-Min Lin of UC San Diego. More |
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UC San Diego Celebrates 50th Anniversary Founders' Day November 18
The year was 1960. John F. Kennedy was elected president, To Kill a Mockingbird was published and the U.S. launched satellite Transit I-B into space, ushering in a new era in navigation technology. One other pivotal event happened that year—the University of California, San Diego was established officially Nov. 18 as the seventh campus in the University of California system.
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UC San Diego Campus Members Give Thanks
Through Service at St. Vincent de Paul Village
“You can’t promote active citizenship without being an active citizen.” And that is exactly why Sixth College’s Coordinator of Student Activities Kati Dickson got involved with UC San Diego’s Volunteer50 initiative. Dickson was one of more than 75 volunteers who lent a helping hand at St. Vincent de Paul Village Nov. 13. Participants pulled weeds, planted flowers, swept sidewalks and spent time in the kitchen preparing lunch for the homeless. More
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Science Is Sexy, National Public Radio Host Says
Barbie has become a computer engineer, with pink sensible shoes and a pink laptop. One of the most-watched sitcoms on network TV tells the story of three physicists and one engineer working at an institution that resembles Caltech in Pasadena. Last month, the White House hosted its first-ever science fair. “When Barbie gets to be a computer scientist, you know that science has become sexy,” Ira Flatow, host of NPR’s “Science Friday,” said last week during a visit to campus. More
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UCSD Researchers Create
Autistic Neuron Model
Using induced pluripotent stem cells from patients with Rett syndrome, scientists at the School of Medicine have created functional neurons that provide the first human cellular model for studying the development of autism spectrum disorder and could be used as a tool for drug screening, diagnosis and personalized treatment. More |
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Undergrad Minor in Global Health a First for UC
A new minor for undergraduates focused on global health launched this fall quarter. The global health minor was developed through the UC San Diego Global Health Initiative in collaboration with Eleanor Roosevelt College and the International Center. More |
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Research Uncovers Extensive
Natural Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury
A study led by researchers in the department of neurosciences at the School of Medicine shows unexpected and extensive natural recovery after spinal cord injury in primates. The findings may one day lead to the development of new treatments for patients with spinal cord injuries. More |
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City of San Diego Recognizes UC San Diego's
50th Anniversary with Proclamation
Chancellor Marye Anne Fox and King Triton, accompanied by UC San Diego students and staff gathered at City Hall Tuesday to celebrate the City of San Diegos proclamation of UC San Diego's 50th Anniversary Celebration. San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders and Councilmember Sherri Lightner presented the proclamation to Chancellor Fox who stood alongside King Triton at the Nov. 9 City Council meeting. More |
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Campus Receives $1 Million Grant from Amgen Foundation to Support Undergraduate Research
UC San Diego has received a
$1 million grant from the Amgen Foundation to provide hands-on laboratory experience to approximately 100 undergraduates through the Amgen Scholars program. More |
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Biologists Identify Genes That
Control Toxic Metal Accumulation in Plants
Biologists at UC San Diego and four other institutions have identified a long-sought after family of genes that controls how yeast and plants accumulate toxic heavy metals and arsenic inside their cells.
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Scientists Identify One Cause of Damage in Alzheimer's Disease and Find a Way to Stop It
Researchers suspect that a protein superstructure called amyloid beta is responsible for much of the neural damage of Alzheimer's disease. A new study at UC San Diego shows that amyloid beta disrupts one of the brain's anti-oxidant proteins and demonstrates a way to protect that protein, and perhaps others, from amyloid's harmful effects. More
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TB-drugome Provides New Targets
for Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Discovery
Researchers at the School of Medicine and the University of Leeds have linked hundreds of federally approved drugs to more than 1,000 proteins in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis, opening new avenues to repurpose these drugs to treat TB.
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K. C. Nicolaou Receives
2011 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry
The Franklin Institute recognized K.C. Nicoloau, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at UC San Diego and professor of chemistry at The Scripps Research Institute "for his achievements in synthetic organic chemistry, particularly for the development of methods for preparing complex substances found in nature, which have potential applications in the field of medicine." More
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Biologist Awarded Packard
Fellowship for Science & Engineering
Emily Troemel, an assistant professor of biology, has been named a recipient of a Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering, one of 17 faculty members nationwide to have been selected for the honor this year. Each fellow will receive an unrestricted research grant of $875,000 over five years from the David and Lucille Packard Foundation. More
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