Robert Kennedy Jr. to Give Keynote
Talk at UC San Diego Graduation Celebration
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the environmental activist and author who was named one of Time magazine’s “Heroes of the Planet,” will be keynote speaker at the “All Campus Graduation Celebration” to be held June 19 at the University of California, San Diego. More

Moores UCSD Cancer Center Study:
Global View Shows Link Between Vitamin D Status, Breast Cancer
Using newly available data on worldwide cancer incidence, researchers at the Moores Cancer Center at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine have shown a clear association between deficiency in exposure to sunlight, specifically ultraviolet B (UVB), and breast cancer. More

UC San Diego Researchers Target Tumors with Tiny ‘Nanoworms’
Scientists at UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara and MIT have developed nanometer-sized “nanoworms” that can cruise through the bloodstream without significant interference from the body’s immune defense system and—like tiny anti-cancer missiles—home in on tumors. More

UC San Diego Receives $2.5 Million NIH Grant
to Establish Digestive Diseases Research Center
In a major boost to important research into gastrointestinal disease being conducted at the UC San Diego School of Medicine, a $2.5 million basic research core grant to establish a Digestive Diseases Research Development Center (DDRDC) has been awarded to UC San Diego’s Division of Gastroenterology.  The grant, funded by The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is the first-ever NIH Center award for the division, adding them to the ranks of  only 19 other NIH-funded digestive disease centers in the United States. More

Oxygen Depletion: A New Form of Ocean Habitat Loss
An international team of physical oceanographers including a researcher from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has discovered that oxygen-poor regions of tropical oceans are expanding as the oceans warm, limiting the areas in which predatory fishes and other marine organisms can live or enter in search of food. More

Exciting New Traditions Begin at UC San Diego!
Graduating Seniors at UC San Diego Share
in Fun Activities June 13-20 Prior to Commencements
A first-ever Senior Week and an All Campus Graduation Celebration featuring keynote speaker Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are planned to honor seniors graduating from the University of California, San Diego in June. More

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