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Super Low-cost Smartphone Attachment Brings Blood Pressure Monitoring to Your Fingertips

May 29, 2023

UC San Diego engineers have developed a super low-cost 3D-printed attachment that clips over a smartphone's camera and flash to measure blood pressure at the user's fingertip. Researchers say it could help make regular blood pressure monitoring easy, affordable and accessible.

California Snowlines On Track To Be 1,600 Feet Higher by Century’s End

May 25, 2023

This winter produced record snowfall in California, but a new study suggests the state should expect gradually declining snowpacks, even if punctuated with occasional epic snowfalls, in the future.

Take 10 with a Triton: Jo Jo Lee on Responding to Crises and Facing Fears

May 25, 2023

UC San Diego alumna Jo Jo Lee recently joined the university's new mobile mental health crisis response team, called the Triton Compassionate Response Team (Triton CORE). She shares what it's like to support students experiencing a crisis, how she is continually facing her fears and more.

Class Act: Award-Winning Speech and Debate Team Also Becomes a Course

May 25, 2023

Students are now able to receive academic credit for joining the Speech and Debate team and competing in intercollegiate tournaments.

“Segment-Jumping” Ridgecrest Earthquakes Explored in New Study

May 24, 2023

A Scripps Oceanography seismologist and colleagues have used a supercomputer to reveal the complex dynamics of the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes — the biggest earthquakes to hit California in more than 20 years.

Groundbreaking Images of Root Chemicals Offer New Insights on Plant Growth

May 24, 2023

Applying imaging technology to plant roots, researchers have developed a new understanding of chemicals that are responsible for plant growth. The chemical “roadmap” identifies where key molecules are distributed along corn roots and how their placement factors into the plant’s maturation.

All About That Bass

May 24, 2023

Nathan East is a prolific, Grammy-nominated session bassist who has worked with some of the biggest names in the music industry. But first, he was a student at UC San Diego.

Team Develops New “Attacker” Device to Improve Autonomous Car Safety

May 23, 2023

Researchers from the UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute and Jacobs School of Engineering have devised a novel algorithm to identify areas for improvement in autonomous vehicle security.

Surprise: A Small Change Leads to Big Results for Computer Security

May 23, 2023

Researchers from UC San Diego and Purdue University have discovered a hidden feature of Intel processors that can be used to significantly increase security, including shutting down an entire class of Spectre attacks that can give an attacker secret information such as passwords or encryption keys.

UC San Diego Named 7th Best U.S. Public University by Center for World University Rankings

May 23, 2023

The University of California San Diego has been named No. 7 among U.S. public universities in the latest Center for World University Rankings (CWUR), rising one spot from the previous year.
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