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Soon after Alexander Chen began as a chemical engineering graduate student at the University of California San Diego, he stumbled on a problem that he couldn’t help but work to fix. It was the fall quarter of his first-year of graduate…

Millions of deaths and ongoing illnesses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have prompted scientists to seek new ways of understanding how viruses so skillfully enter and reprogram human cells. Urgent innovations leading to the development…

The UC San Diego Library’s community of librarians and staff are sharing a diverse array of book recommendations perfectly suited for summer vacation. Whether you're heading on a long road trip, relaxing at the beach or simply seeking a…

While composting and organic waste ban policies are gaining popularity across the United States, a new study from the University of California San Diego’s Rady School of Management finds dynamic pricing could be the most effective way for…

Following the conclusion of the record-breaking Campaign for UC San Diego last year, the campus’ supporters were more generous than ever, donating a total of $565.7 million to the University of California San Diego during the 2022-23…

Acelebratory Topping Out ceremony at UC San Diego Medical Center in Hillcrest has marked the approximate halfway point for construction of a new outpatient pavilion, part of the first phase of a comprehensive revitalization project for…

Inspired by the effortless way humans handle objects without seeing them, a team led by engineers at the University of California San Diego has developed a new approach that enables a robotic hand to rotate objects solely through touch,…

Art and science converge once more in a new Art of Science exhibit curated by the UC San Diego Library and slated to open this Friday, July 28. The exhibit features nine winning images from the Library’s 2023 Art of Science contest and…

When Ara Miralles qualified to run the Boston Marathon in 2019, her mind was ready to embrace all the training miles she’d need to log to get there — but her Achilles tendon was not.The avid runner, who has tackled six marathons since she…

In what could lead to a revolutionary advancement in the treatment of temporal lobe epilepsy, UC San Diego Health has become one of the first health systems in the country to inject regenerative cells into the brain to treat epileptic…