Marygorret Obonyo, Stephanie Fraley and Daniela Valdez-Jasso have been named Prebys Research Heroes, receiving grants of $500,000 each to support their groundbreaking medical research. A program of the Conrad Prebys Foundation, the initiative seeks to address the critical gap in women and underrepresented groups in leading research positions. Read More»
Teams of UC San Diego engineers, physicians, biologists and entrepreneurs recently showcased their environmentally focused technologies at the 11th annual Triton Innovation Challenge. The grand prize was awarded to Greenwater Scientific, a company working to fight climate change by creating the world’s first air synthesizer. Read More»
Stephen Haggard, distinguished research professor of political science in the School of Global Policy and Strategy, and Kenneth Intriligator, distinguished professor of physics, have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies.. Read More»
Researchers led by UC San Diego have developed a biodegradable form of thermoplastic polyurethane, a soft yet durable commercial plastic used in footwear, floor mats, cushions and memory foam. This new type of bioplastic could help reduce the plastic industry’s environmental footprint. Read More»
In a new study, researchers at the School of Biological Sciences and colleagues at UC Berkeley and the Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok have taken a substantial step forward in identifying core replication processes in “jumbo” phages. Their work moves scientists closer to tapping phage as a treatment in the growing antibiotic resistance crisis. Read More»
For its pioneering hands-on lab curriculum and project-based courses, the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Jacobs School of Engineering has received the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association’s Innovative Program Award for 2024. Read More»
Cheer on and vote for UC San Diego’s 2024 Grad SLAM campus champion, Iris Garcia-Pak, during the UC Grad SLAM final round, which will be livestreamed from the LinkedIn headquarters in San Francisco on Friday, May 3 at 10:30 a.m. A Ph.D. student in the Department of Neurosciences, Garcia-Pak will present her three-minute research talk, “The Brain: An Exclusive VIP Club,” as she faces off against the first-place winners from each UC campus. Learn More»
Barna Saha, a computer scientist at UC San Diego who spearheads a new $10 million multi-university research institute to tackle problems in theoretical foundations of data science, was honored this week as the Harry E. Gruber Professor of Computer Science and Information Technologies Endowed Chair. Read More»
