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Barcodes for Bugs: Biology Students Build Databases of Biodiversity

November 20, 2014

If, when strolling through the coastal sage atop the Scripps Coastal Reserve just west of campus, you come across students peering closely into the foliage, consider yourself fortunate to witness some very basic science – and very important biology – in the making.

Book Pays Tribute to UC San Diego Historians

November 20, 2014

Sixteen former Ph.D. students from UC San Diego’s department of history pay tribute to Paul Pickowicz and Joe Esherick—the architects of the university’s highly regarded doctoral program in modern Chinese history—with a new book.

Researchers Energize TEDxSan Diego with Talks on Origins of Universe and Psychology of Passion

November 20, 2014

Marking the 450th anniversary of astronomer Galileo’s birth, UC San Diego astrophysicist Brian Keating took center stage at TEDxSan Diego on Nov. 8 as he outlined his team’s epic research—trying to unravel the origins of the universe.

Of Mice, Not Men

November 19, 2014

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Ludwig Cancer Research, with colleagues across the country and world, have discovered that a significant number of mouse genes do not in fact behave like their human counterparts, suggesting science will need to rethink at least some roles of the lab mouse as a model organism.

SDSC/UC San Diego Achieves a Hat Trick with 2014 HPCwire Awards

November 19, 2014

The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, has achieved a hat trick in garnering three awards for its university-wide WIFIRE project as part of the annual HPCwire Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards presented at the 2014 International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis (SC14), in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The Dirty Side of Soap

November 17, 2014

Triclosan is an antimicrobial commonly found in soaps, shampoos, toothpastes and many other household items. Despite its widespread use, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report potentially serious consequences of long-term exposure to the chemical.

Anti-Leukemia Drug May Also Work Against Ovarian Cancer

November 17, 2014

An antibody therapy already in clinical trials to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) may also prove effective against ovarian cancer – and likely other cancers as well, report researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine.

Chemical Disguise Transforms RNAi Drug Delivery

November 17, 2014

Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have developed a way to chemically disguise RNAi drugs so that they are able to enter cells. Once inside, cellular machinery converts these disguised drug precursors — called siRNNs — into active RNAi drugs.

Bess Marcus, PhD, Appointed Senior Associate Dean for Public Health at UC San Diego

November 13, 2014

Bess Marcus, PhD, has been appointed senior associate dean for Public Health with the UC San Diego School of Medicine.

New Dean of Clinical Affairs and CEO for Faculty Practice at UC San Diego

November 13, 2014

Thomas Moore, MD has been named dean of Clinical Affairs and CEO for Faculty Practice at UC San Diego Health Sciences.
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