🎆Congratulations🎆 Fleur!

#BaseEditing is still a relatively new #biotechnology. Researchers are working to improve its efficiency, while lowering the incidence of unwanted bystander edits. Alexis Komor’s lab has developed a new tool to do this. Their work appears in Nature Biotechnology https://bit.ly/47IKYHB

We're thrilled to announce this year's All Campus Commencement speaker is biochemistry alumnus Fred Ramsdell. Last year, Fred was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his groundbreaking contributions to immunology. Commencement takes place June 13. bit.ly/4dqN6Hy

Haiwang Yong lives life in the ultrafast lane. He uses #UltrafastSpectroscopy to observe the motion of atoms and electrons in femtoseconds. Last year, Yong received a Department of Energy award and a grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to support his work. https://bit.ly/4seZLlu

Happy #PiDay to all who celebrate!

The headline says it all: The Tijuana River Sewage Crisis is One of America’s Longest-Lasting Public Health Calamities. UC San Diego researchers including atmospheric chemist Kimberly Prather PhD are working hard to heal our coast. Reporting from Wendee Nicole / Sierra Club https://bit.ly/3MQC0ky

Remembering Purdue Chemistry Distinguished Professor Philip Low. An innovative scholar, his research led to the development of life-saving cancer therapies. Low said "I believe that I have an obligation to do whatever I can to relieve pain and suffering.” https://bit.ly/3N8SMez

New commentary from Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences explains the importance of the latest research from UC San Diego physics professor David Kleinfeld's lab: "deciphering how cerebral blood flow is controlled is central to understanding healthy brain function." https://bit.ly/3NeYVWH

Researchers, incl. Kimberly Prather PhD, have found a direct link between polluted water and the air, potentially exposing entire communities to toxic gases and other pollutants, even if residents don’t come in direct contact with the water itself. https://bit.ly/4aYhg27 #AlwaysUCSanDiego

.Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego is working to find cures for rare diseases, including #ALS and #RettSyndrome. Chemistry professor Alexis Komor's work in base editing is already healing sick children. https://bit.ly/4ufC2Dt#ALS#RettSyndrome#RareDiseaseDay #GeneTherapy

The U.S. government may soon release a trove of files related to #UFOs and #ExtraterrestrialLife, which may excite the conspiracy theorists among us, but how do scientists feel? UC San Diego astrophysicist Shelley Wright gives her opinion to CBS. https://bit.ly/4qYYVIl

A molecule has its own unmistakable tone, but the voices of individual molecules are so faint that traditional infrared spectroscopy can't detect them. UC San Diego Professor Chemistry Shaowei Li has found a way to hear a single molecule sing, using an approach called IRiSTM. https://bit.ly/46RiTgP

💥Congratulations💥 to astronomy graduate students Devontae Baxter and Ilyse Clark on being named Bouchet Scholars! The Bouchet Society recognizes outstanding scholarly achievements and promotes excellence in doctoral education and the professoriate. https://bit.ly/4rVE3lY

💥Congrats💥 to the entire UC San Diego SMASH team. Last month they hosted the UCSD SMASH & NSF HDR ML Challenge Hackathon with student hackers working on challenges ranging from climate prediction to monkey motor neuron behavior. Several teams even made it into the top 10 on the global leaderboards!

Congrats to UC San Diego's four newest Sloan Research Fellows, including Mattia Serra and Fleur Ferguson. The fellowships acknowledge researchers whose innovation and research accomplishments set them apart as the next generation of leaders. https://bit.ly/4rgWsK8 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Congratulations to Professor of Chemistry Joel Yuen-Zhou on being appointed the inaugural Kurt and Beatrice Shuler Chair in Theoretical Chemical Physics. Learn more about Joel in this Q&A: https://bit.ly/48kpIsL #FacultySpotlight #TheoreticalPhysics

Happy Valentine’s Day from UC San Diego School of Physical Sciences! 💘 Hope you find someone with the right chemistry. #ValentinesDay #ScienceHumor

UC San Diego’s CalTeach Program is hiring a Program Director. This 100% academic coordinator appointment will lead the CalTeach undergraduate program, which prepares STEM majors to become secondary math and science teachers. Apply today for full consideration: https://bit.ly/405ErCy

Happy Valentine’s Day from UC San Diego School of Physical Sciences! 💘 Wishing you a day full of positive energy and strong connections! #ValentinesDay #ScienceHumor #PhysicsFun

Brain blood vessels are highly interconnected yet the way it regulates flow is not well-studied. To learn more, UCSD physics professor David Kleinfeld formulated a mathematical model to predict the impact of a change in a single vessel on the flow through the other vessels. https://bit.ly/4trYgl6

Happy Valentine’s Day from UC San Diego School of Physical Sciences! 💗 Our love for science—and for you—is truly irrational. #ValentinesDay #MathHumor #ScienceValentine

The largest #GasGiants blur the line between planets and brown dwarfs. How do these large objects form? A team of researchers, led by the UC San Diego, used spectral data from #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope to find a surprising answer to this longstanding astronomical question. https://bit.ly/3Oe31OY

#GeneTherapy holds the promise of curing disease; however, to work, the new gene must make it into a cell’s nucleus—a difficult task. Neal Devaraj’s lab at UC San Diego has unveiled a method that increases the efficacy of gene delivery while minimizing side effects. https://bit.ly/4r8GkKU

A study led by UC San Diego researchers, incl. Wei Wang, have mapped the genetic programs that determine the behavior of powerful white blood cells, called CD8 killer T cells, which are critical for controlling infections and fighting cancer. Their work appears in Nature https://bit.ly/4tnQyZo

Congratulations to UC San Diego Professor of Physics Suckjoon Jun on being named a Pew Innovation Fund Investigator! 🎉

Join UC San Diego's School of Physical Sciences on Feb. 25 for a virtual coffee chat showcasing the breadth and depth of our chemistry department, from atmospheric chemistry and chemical biology to quantum science and materials chemistry--we do it all! Register today: https://bit.ly/3ZtBsUt

A new UC San Diego study reveals that fossil fuel-based #PlasticPollution may be promoting toxic water conditions by removing animals that keep waters safe. Bio-based plastics, like those made in Michale Burkart's lab, had a much smaller impact. https://bit.ly/49RFrjD#PlasticPollution #SustainableScience

UC San Diego Professor of Physics Brian Maple is an alumnus who has been with the university since the 1960s. In this Q&A, he discusses his work in condensed matter physics, his long tenure at UC San Diego, and a rager of a conference known as the “Woodstock of Physics.” https://bit.ly/3ZzjH5U

The Heising-Simons Foundation Astronova Fellowship supports ✨astronomy instrumentalists✨ as they begin their careers through funding, professional development and networking. This year, UC San Diego is proud to be one of six host institutions. More about the fellowship here: https://bit.ly/49RGQpa

Congratulations to UC San Diego astronomy professor Adam Burgasser on being named a fellow of American Astronomical Society (AAS). Adam was recognized for his work on understanding the nature of brown dwarfs and for his extensive leadership roles in the astronomy community. https://bit.ly/3NmCjDy

💥Congrats💥 to postdoc Steffani Grondin, selected as the 2026 American Astronomical Society (AAS) Shapley Lecturer. The Shapley Lecture is a prestigious program that brings distinguished astronomers to schools and communities to inspire broader engagement with science. https://bit.ly/4qlNgnx

Congratulations to UC San Diego Professor of Physics Alex Fraño for being a part of the inaugural  Scialog: Quantum Matter and Information cohort! Alex's work will focus on Quantum Differential Spectroscopy: Mapping Entanglement in Solids. https://bit.ly/4qe1LcY

Join us for the NSF HDR & UCSD SMASH Hackathon January 17-18! Apply #MachineLearning to scientific benchmarks in data modeling. Refine your #DataScience skills, network with scientists and have fun! All experience levels welcome, registration is free ➡️ https://bit.ly/49BCO5b#MachineLearning

UC San Diego chemistry professor Alexis Komor is an Advanced Science Young Innovator awardee. Read about her work developing base-editing methods that are already curing patients and what the future of #Genomics looks like. https://bit.ly/4jofbjI#Genomics#GeneEditing #MedicalInnovation

As we look ahead to the new scientific discoveries of 2026, we're taking time to look back at 2025 and all we accomplished to make the world a better place for all. https://bit.ly/3KH7RDf

Wishing everyone a happy, healthy holiday season.

#FridayFunnies #ScienceDadJokes

Degree Plus launches Winter 2026. Earn a free, skills-based certificate and gain real-world experience through an optional paid internship while finishing your UC San Diego degree. Courses include project management, lean six sigma and more. Applications due soon! https://bit.ly/4rJwiQN.

Congratulations to graduate student teaching scholar Johnny Jingze Li and Professor of Mathematics Bo Li on their 2025 Summer Graduate Training Scholars and Mentorship Awards for upholding our mission of teaching and learning excellence! 🎉

Congratulations to Mattia Serra on receiving the Interdisciplinary Early Career Science Prize from the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics! 🎉 Mattia has made groundbreaking advances in using #FluidDynamics to better understand developmental biology.

#MetalOrganicFrameworks hold great promise from extracting water from air to degrading toxic chemicals. They are so fantastic, their development won this year's #NobelPrize2025. UC San Diego chemistry prof Seth Cohen answers everyone's burning question: what are they exactly? https://bit.ly/4rObRT9

Alexis Komor's lab at UC San Diego is at the cutting edge of curing #GeneticDisorders like sickle cell anemia. Her team is working to develop the most precise, efficient base-editing tools. And none of it would be possible without federal research funding. https://bit.ly/4p2RaRw #FundScience

Math is having a moment. The Quantum Computing club brings the thrill of "scientific gambling" with probabilities to UC San Diego.

A look back at the career of Professor Emeritus of Chemistry Ed Dennis, who received this year's Revelle Medal, the highest honor awarded by UC San Diego to recognize faculty members for sustained, distinguished and extraordinary service to the campus. https://bit.ly/3K77dyu

A new report from #OpenAI shows how GPT-5 can help with research from black holes to math puzzles. But don't worry, humans are still an essential ingredient. Reporting from Deni Ellis Béchard / Scientific American https://bit.ly/47UPSBX#OpenAI #ArtificialIntelligence #FutureOfAI

Does UC San Diego chemistry prof (and resident phone battery expert) charge his phone to 100%? Read this Tech Radar myth buster article to find out: https://bit.ly/4oS1Su5 #TechTips #BatteryLife #SmartphoneTips

Congrats to Dusan Keres and Alexis Komor on making the 2025 list of #HighlyCitedResearchers. According to Clarivate, they have “contributed to extending the frontiers of knowledge and to innovations that make the world healthier and more sustainable.” #InnovationInScience https://bit.ly/47Ozx1F#HighlyCitedResearchers

Congrats to Floor Broekgaarden and Aobo Li on their Convene & Influence award for SMASH, SMASH, an interdisciplinary initiative focused on applying AI and #MachineLearning to cosmic and physical phenomena through seminars, hackathons, and conferences. https://bit.ly/4oZN5xz#MachineLearning#AIInScience

Join UC San Diego Distinguished Professor of Chemistry Seth Cohen (and MOF expert) on Nov. 26 for a webinar on metal-organic frameworks -- the innovative materials at the heart of this year's #NobelPrize in Chemistry. https://bit.ly/444x0Or

What does it really take to get into a UC? Executive Director of Undergraduate Admissions at UC Davis Robert Penman debunks TikTok "advice" on how to make the strongest application so you can land your dream UC school. https://bit.ly/4nUaO0z #UCAdmissions #CollegeBound