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Meet the scientists working to better understand melanoma to prevent metastasis. Learn how new drugs are created and advanced to the clinic. Ask a melanoma oncologist about current treatment options and get an insider’s view on what’s to come. This is a unique opportunity to | • Meet and share experiences with other people affected by melanoma. • Learn how melanoma skin cancer starts and how cancer cells can become resistant to treatment. • Learn about some of the most promising approaches for new treatments. • See state-of-the-art drug screening robots. • Talk directly with survivors and a clinician. Guests will have the opportunity to mingle with cancer scientists, survivors, and research advocates during an informal evening reception featuring healthy nibbles and refreshing drinks. Guided tours will be offered throughout the event, giving attendees a behind-the-scenes look into our scientists’ varied approaches to cancer research. This open house is hosted by the Cancer Center’s Community Advisory Board. Its members strive to bridge the gap between biomedical science and the people who need it most: patients and the families and friends who love and support them.

Tim Walz is the main event, but former President Bill Clinton, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg are also speaking in Chicago on Wednesday.

Partisan polarization poses an ominous and urgent threat to American democracy. How can responsible leaders work together to protect the integrity of elections and restore public confidence in democracy? On December 6, 2023, at 5:30 p.m., we bring together two leading voices on American elections for a candid conversation about how to bring the two political parties together to defend this fundamental pillar of democracy. Speakers Jocelyn Benson: Michigan Secretary of State, and an elected Democrat who has been awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal Stephen Richer: Maricopa County Recorder, and an elected Republican who administers elections in the second-largest voting jurisdiction in the United States. Moderator Thad Kousser: Professor of political science, and co-director of the Yankelovich Center for Social Science Research at UC San Diego This event is co-sponsored by UC San Diego’s Yankelovich Center for Social Science Research, the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation’s (IGCC) Future of Democracy Initiative, and the Johns Hopkins SNF Agora Institute. For more information visit: igcc.zohobackstage.com

Researchers may have solved a Stonehenge mystery — and raised another. They say its central Altar Stone somehow got to England from Scotland, hundreds of miles farther away than originally thought.

Donald Trump has repeatedly shared AI-generated content on social media in the latest example of how artificial intelligence is showing up in the 2024 election.

Why are so many frozen embryos created? And how is the Alabama Supreme Court ruling likely to affect IVF in the future? Here's what you need to know.

Women have been complaining that doctors don't warn them how much an IUD insertion can hurt — or offer pain relief. Now the CDC is recommending that doctors do more to help.

Scientists have created a new tool that can give 5 minutes advance warning of a dangerous rogue wave in the ocean.

The host of NPR’s “Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!” will take the stage in San Diego this weekend, plus other arts events to check out. And, one local filmmaker talks about his romantic drama.

Dr. Jaime Pineda will present and then lead a discussion based on his recent book: "Controlling Mental Chaos: Harnessing the Power of the Creative Mind" (Rowman and Littlefield Publishers,2023). Dr. Pineda will discuss the relationship between brain, mind, and wellbeing. Although anxiety and incessant thinking reflect uncontrolled creativity, you can use time-tested techniques and your own mental abilities to recover your creative nature and live a flourishing life. This presentation is one of a series of monthly writer's discussions sponsored by the San Diego Independent Scholars. Dr. Pineda is a Professor Emeritus of Cognitive Science and Neuroscience at U.C. San Diego.