The UCSD Guardian

Vaginal Microbes May Strengthen C-Section Babies’ Immune Systems

Lisa Chik • Feb 8, 2016

Researchers at the UCSD School of Medicine and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai determined that the microbial composition of a baby delivered by cesarean section can be altered to more closely match...

2/3 A.S. Council

Rosina Garcia • Feb 4, 2016

Disclaimer: The weekly A.S. Council column is not meant to be a news story but rather an individualized account of what occurs at Council meetings. If the most interesting part of a three-hour meeting...

University Creates Loans for Undocumented Students

Promita Nandy • Feb 4, 2016

Over 3,000 undocumented students in the UC system will have access to $5 million of financial aid through the DREAM Loan Program for the 2015–16 academic year, according to a Jan. 28 press release...

School Establishes Joint Sustainability Program

Rebecca Chong • Feb 4, 2016

UCSD Extension and National University recently revealed a new, joint program in Sustainability Management that aims to provide interdisciplinary training and learning in business, sustainability and engineering. The...

Study Finds Pollutants in Fish Across Globe

Ming-Ray Liao • Feb 4, 2016

Researchers at Scripps Institute of Oceanography at UCSD found that though the amount of persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic pollutants in fish has declined 15 to 30 percent per decade over the last...

Campus Community Celebrates Black History Month

Kriti Sarin • Feb 4, 2016

Members of the UCSD community have scheduled art exhibits, cultural performances, guest speakers, film screenings and educational workshops commemorating African-American history throughout the month of...

2016 Winter Youth Olympics Hires UCSD Surgeon

Kriti Sarin • Feb 4, 2016

Sonya Ahmed, an orthopedic surgeon from UCSD Health System, will be the chief medical officer at the upcoming 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Norway which will run from Feb. 12 to 21. Ahmed was selected...

University Plans to Relocate Sixth College by 2019

Feb 1, 2016

UCSD administration announced plans to potentially relocate Sixth College to the parking area situated between Thurgood Marshall College and Muir College two weeks ago. The proposal, originally presented...

Assembly Bill May Limit Out-of-State Enrollment

Allison Kubo • Feb 1, 2016

California Assemblymembers Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) and Jose Medina (D-Riverside) introduced a proposal to cap non-resident UC System enrollment at 15.5 percent on Jan. 26. Assembly Bill 1711, if...

Study Links E-Cigarette Use to Inflammation

Jacky To • Feb 1, 2016

A recent study from UCSD’s School of Medicine and the Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System indicates that e-cigarettes are toxic to human airway cells, suppress immune defenses, alter inflammation...

1/27 A.S. Council

Naftali Burakovsky • Jan 31, 2016

A.S. Council Authorizes Election for Division-I Vote

Kriti Sarin • Jan 27, 2016

Members of A.S. Council unanimously voted during tonight's meeting to hold a student body election that will decide whether or not UCSD will facilitate a transition from NCAA Division-II to Division-I...