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Undergraduates Delve into Library Collections to Develop Award-Winning Research

June 17, 2019

Four UC San Diego students are the recipients of the 2019 Undergraduate Library Research Prize. Now in its 13th year, the annual award recognizes the outstanding scholarly work of undergraduate students who demonstrate strategic use of Library services and resources.

UC San Diego Undergraduates Awarded Strauss Scholarship for Biology, Music Outreach

June 17, 2019

Two UC San Diego undergraduate students were named Donald A. Strauss Foundation Public Service Scholars, and were awarded a $15,000 prize to pursue their social change and public service projects.

Viruses Found to Use Intricate ‘Treadmill’ to Move Cargo across Bacterial Cells

June 13, 2019

Biologists have provided the first example of cargo within bacteriophage cells transiting along treadmill-like structures. The discovery demonstrates that bacteria have more in common with sophisticated human cells than previously believed.

Snout Dated: Slow-Evolving Elephant Shark Offers New Insights into Human Physiology

June 4, 2019

Slow-evolving elephant shark reveals hormonal adaptation and offers new insights into human physiology.

UC San Diego Library Awarded Recordings at Risk Grant to Preserve Melanesian Audio Recordings

May 28, 2019

The UC San Diego Library is one of 20 recipients of the Recordings at Risk award, designed to support the preservation of rare and unique audio content of high scholarly value through digital reformatting.

Zebrafish Help Researchers Explore Alternatives to Bone Marrow Donation

May 20, 2019

UC San Diego researchers discover new role for epidermal growth factor receptor in blood stem cell development, a crucial key to being able to generate them in the laboratory, and circumvent the need for bone marrow donation.

UC San Diego Ranked Ninth in World in Biomedical Sciences

May 16, 2019

In its first-ever assessment of biomedical institutions around the world, based upon published research in a targeted set of high-quality scientific journals, the 2019 Nature Index ranked University of California San Diego ninth among the top 200 institutions in biomedical sciences worldwide.

Researchers Unravel Mechanisms that Control Cell Size

May 16, 2019

A multidisciplinary team has found the underlying mechanisms controlling the size of cells. The researchers found that “the adder,” a function that guides cells to grow by a fixed added size from birth to division, is controlled by specific proteins that accumulate to a specific threshold.

Scientists Locate Brain Area Where Value Decisions Are Made

May 9, 2019

Neurobiologists have located the brain area responsible for value decisions. Data from thousands of neurons revealed an area of the brain called the retrosplenial cortex, previously not known for “value-based decision-making,” a behavior that is impaired in a range of neurological conditions.

Three UC San Diego Professors Elected to National Academy of Sciences

May 2, 2019

The National Academy of Sciences announced that Susan Ackerman and Bill McGinnis have been elected to membership in the prestigious organization, one of the highest honors for U.S. scientists. Also elected this year is Jeremy Jackson, professor emeritus with Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
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