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The Hidden Wonders of the Bilingual Brain

February 1, 2023 7 min read
Introduction Do you remember sitting in front of the television as a kid, listening to Dora the Explorer or Handy Manny as they taught us Spanish through their many adventures? While their continuous repetition and... Read More

Bees, Biofuels and Blennies: A Glimpse of Ecological Research at UCSD

June 7, 2013 6 min read
Understanding the human psyche is already an enormously complicated task: imagine trying to understand the behaviors of the vast numbers of animals and plants also on our planet. This is the daunting task faced by... Read More

LRRK2: the Two-Faced Janus of Parkinson’s Disease

July 14, 2021 10 min read
The Reck-Peterson, Villa and Leschziner groups at UC San Diego discovered that the LRRK2 protein, a mutated subset in Parkinson’s patients, has profound impacts on molecular transport in the cell and could influence the onset... Read More

Physical and Neurological Processes in the Hunting Dragonfly

May 13, 2022 7 min read
If your friend bounced a single tennis ball towards you, you might find it easy to catch it. If they told you to focus and catch only one specific ball among a few, you might... Read More

Flu During Pregnancy May Be Harmful

May 10, 2014 2 min read
Following an optimal diet during pregnancy and taking prenatal vitamins religiously may not be enough to stave off lifelong debilitating conditions in offspring. Read More

Losing Ground: The Thawing of Alaska’s Permafrost

February 6, 2018 5 min read
MADELEINE YU | ONLINE REPORTER | SQ ONLINE 17-18   When people consider the effects of climate change, the catastrophic outcomes of the rapid melting of glaciers and ice sheets may immediately come to mind.... Read More

March for Science: The Spread of the Scientist/Activist

May 9, 2017 5 min read
BY BAR YOSEF| SQ ONLINE WRITER | SQ ONLINE (2016-17) ____________________________________________________________________________ On Earth Day, 15,000 people gathered in downtown San Diego and marched from Civic Center Plaza to Waterfront. When asked why she marched, middle... Read More

(Video) 2013 Research Showcase: Perspectives and Recap

June 14, 2013 1 min read
The 2013 Research Showcase held last Wednesday featured poster presentations from over 50 undergraduate and 30 master’s student researchers. The event was sponsored by the Division of Biological Sciences and the Saltman Quarterly Program. Students... Read More

Euthanasia Stress: A Harsh Reality of Biomedical Research

January 28, 2023 3 min read
Death. Simply talking or even thinking about the subject is taxing, so imagine how emotionally burdensome it would be to constantly deal with death for your job. Tis is the harsh reality for biomedical researchers... Read More

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