Neurodiverse Interns Showcase Their Talent in Tech
Technology & EngineeringEnthusiasm, hard work and talent were on display at the end-of-summer Neurodiversity in Tech internship showcase at UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute’s Atkinson Hall.
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Heat Waves Amplify Existing Inequities. Meet the Researchers Working to Change That.
Insights & ExpertsWith record-breaking heat becoming the new norm, the consequences are far from evenly distributed, with communities of color, low-income neighborhoods and medically vulnerable individuals bearing the brunt of extreme heat exposure. At UC San Diego, researchers are not just examining the disparities, but are actively searching for solutions.
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Translating Light Across the Sciences
Science & Environment“My interest lies in building better tools,” said Zhaowei Liu, a faculty member in the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering and affiliate of the university’s Qualcomm Institute. “I think I can have a bigger impact that way.”
Finger Wrap Uses Sweat To Provide Health Monitoring at Your Fingertips—Literally
Technology & EngineeringA sweat-powered wearable has the potential to make continuous, personalized health monitoring as effortless as wearing a Band-Aid. UC San Diego engineers have developed an electronic finger wrap that monitors vital chemical levels—such as glucose, vitamins, and even drugs—present in the same fingertip sweat from which it derives its energy.
Borderzone Breakthrough: A New Source of Cardiac Inflammation
Health & BehaviorIn the Aug. 28, 2024 issue of Nature, researchers from University of California San Diego in the laboratory of Dr. Kevin King, associate professor of bioengineering and medicine, and a cardiologist at the Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, report the discovery of a novel mechanism of cardiac inflammation that may expand therapeutic opportunities to prevent heart attacks from becoming heart failure.
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What to know about delta-8 and other common vape shop drugs
AP NEWS, September 3
How Elon Musk’s endorsement of Trump may have backfired
CNBC, September 1
How wildfire smoke threatens health
The New York Times, August 28
A popular weight loss drug is getting a price cut
The New York Times, August 27
How a Canadian rail shutdown could worsen US inflation
ABC News, August 22
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Farfy Foundation Gift Spurs Student-Led Music Festival
ArtsThanks to a gift from Marco Londei and Liquin Wang—founders of the Farfy Foundation—undergraduate students will have the opportunity to learn the ins and outs of creating a musical production through a new course in UC San Diego’s Department of Music that will culminate in a student-produced music festival on campus in May 2025.
At the Ready: A Day in the Life of a Trauma Surgeon
Health & BehaviorThe trauma medical director at UC San Diego Health reflects on her career in observance of the 40th Anniversary of the San Diego County Trauma System.
UC San Diego’s Mandeville Art Gallery Receives Grant from New York-Based Teiger Foundation
ArtsSince 1966, UC San Diego’s Mandeville Art Gallery has presented highly experimental contemporary art within the context of a major research university and the greater region. The gallery also serves as a laboratory for learning about curatorial practice, with programs for students to gain hands-on skills in museum studies.
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“At a place like this, it’s important that undergraduate students feel included and valued and make great contributions to research. I feel so grateful that people at the highest level believe in undergraduates as researchers.”
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Summer Research Conference Draws International Crowd
“Particularly as a woman in physics, there's not a whole lot of us, so I want to do everything I can to make the environment more amenable to women and other minorities.”
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STEM Girl Summer Shows High School Students a Future of Possibilities
“Creating endowed chairs is absolutely critical to our efforts to build and strengthen the Jacobs School’s world-class, innovation-driven community where engineers and computer scientists advance research and education for the public good.”
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