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Using AI and Data Science to ReNOURISH Food Deserts

Millions of Americans live in food deserts where ultraprocessed foods are abundant and fresh food is scarce, giving rise to large health disparities in diabetes and related diseases. The NOURISH platform is designed to help small businesses increase access to healthy, sustainable food.

Measuring the Intelligence of a Cell

A new center of excellence at the University of California San Diego integrates research, industry and technology to enhance quantitative biology.

Disrupting Narratives that Legitimize Long-term Incarceration, from the Inside Out

A $2 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to support the UC Sentencing Project to drive work – inside and outside of prison – that disrupts the narratives that legitimize the racialized and gendered criminalization of people in California’s women's prisons.

Shifting Perspectives: Equity in Mental Health Event Explores Concepts of Self-Care, Rest

The latest event in UC San Diego's Equity in Mental health series brought together staff and campus community members to discuss wellness and rest from an intersectional and social justice perspective.

ServiceNow Developer David Loo Returns to His Roots to Accept CSE’s Distinguished Alumni Award

UC San Diego alumnus David Loo (BS ’91) has zigzagged continents to earn a world-class education and launch global companies, including ServiceNow. Loo was honored recently as the Department of Computer Science and Engineering's distinguished alumnus.

Celebrando y Luchando por La Causa: Meet Three Tritons Fighting for the Cause

To kick off UC San Diego’s César E. Chávez celebration month, UC San Diego Today is highlighting three Tritons who are passionately advocating for causes close to their own hearts.

All-Cash Home Buyers Pay 10% Less than Mortgage Buyers

Owning a home has long been considered a crucial way to build wealth, but making such a purchase has become increasingly difficult for many residents.

Campus Police Honored for Black’s Beach Response

This spring, the UC San Diego Police Department was honored by the United States Lifesaving Association with the National Award for Excellence in Readiness and Incident Response.

Take 10 with a Triton: Carrie Metzgar is Chasing STARS

Our campus sustainability officer is driven by her sense of hope for the future, but also her connections with the people around her, “Each one of us does truly matter when striving for a more sustainable future. Small actions, when multiplied, have a ripple effect for inspiring collective action.”

Medical Innovator: Farah Sheikh

UC San Diego researcher, Farah Sheikh, studies a genetic heart arrhythmia condition that usually strikes people under 40. Her research will be used in clinical trials of a treatment for ARV.