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Zika Virus Infection Alters Human and Viral RNA

October 20, 2016

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that Zika virus infection leads to modifications of both viral and human genetic material. These modifications — chemical tags known as methyl groups — influence viral replication and the human immune response.

Improving How Instructors Teach and Students Learn

October 20, 2016

It’s year two, and not only does the Teaching + Learning Commons have a full suite of programs and services in place to support UC San Diego undergraduates, graduate students and instructors—it also has a new home in Geisel Library. In 2015, the campus established The Commons, a grass-root outcome of UC San Diego’s Education Initiative and part of the Strategic Plan, to change and improve how we teach and learn.

New Exhibit at Birch Aquarium to Bring Work Aboard Research Vessel to Life

October 20, 2016

Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego is taking its mission to interpret Scripps research to new depths with the launch of Expedition at Sea: R/V Sally Ride, a dynamic new exhibit where visitors will experience the sights and sounds of life and work aboard a research vessel.

UC San Diego Students to Highlight Food Resources on Oct. 24

October 20, 2016

As part of University of California’s systemwide efforts to address food access and security through the Global Food Initiative, UC San Diego students are highlighting campus food resources such the Sustainable Food Expo, Triton Food Pantry, campus restaurants and other programs on national Food Day, Oct. 24 (#FoodDay2016 and #UCFoodForAll).

Lead Engineer for Pokémon GO Nabbed Game-building Skills at UC San Diego

October 20, 2016

Next time you see someone playing Pokémon GO, the popular mobile-phone based game, keep this in mind: an engineer who graduated from UC San Diego leads the game’s technical team.

Incoming Students Boost Math Skills with Summer Bridge

October 20, 2016

Organized by UC San Diego’s Office of Academic Support and Instructional Services (OASIS), Summer Bridge provides an intensive 4- or 5-week residential program for incoming freshman from underserved areas. The program is designed to ease the transition into college by helping students—many of whom will be the first in their families to graduate from college—acclimate to the academic, social and cultural life of UC San Diego.

Birch Fellows Create Immersive Experience for New R/V Sally Ride Gallery

October 20, 2016

When UC San Diego’s new Expedition at Sea: R/V Sally Ride gallery opens this fall at Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, visitors will be immersed in real-time ocean science. Three large-scale video screens will cover one wall of the gallery, showcasing footage from recent Scripps Oceanography expeditions. Interactive stations will invite students and adults alike to engage with real scientific samples—for instance, photos of zooplankton collected off the coast of Southern California.

All Aboard

October 20, 2016

A new era in American exploration of the oceans will formally begin on Nov. 4 when Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego research vessel Sally Ride begins its operational career performing a survey of biological and oceanographic conditions in the California Current.

UC San Diego Researchers Continue to Make Strides in Research Reproducibility

October 19, 2016

Experts at the recent Global Biological Standards Institute workshop — as well as Cell Press and Thermo Fisher Scientific — have agreed to adopt reproducibility standards first proposed by QI affiliate Anita Bandrowski and her colleagues.

Sobering Data Drives Home Need to Expand Teen DUI Prevention Program

October 19, 2016

In an effort to put the brakes on sobering statistics related to teenagers driving under the influence, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine will join forces with the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) to reduce alcohol-impaired driving among San Diego youth ages 15 to 20.
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