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Five UC San Diego Scientists Elected AAAS Fellows

Five University of California San Diego researchers have been elected 2023 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the world’s largest general scientific organizations.

Leaders in Their Fields

Five UC San Diego graduate students recently joined the ranks of the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, a prestigious national organization that recognizes scholars whose commitment to social justice, diversity, leadership and academic excellence pushes the boundaries of doctoral education.

Rocking Out with Student Bands

Community thrives in UC San Diego’s student music scene.

AI Algorithms Can Determine How Well Newborns Nurse, Study Shows

A modified pacifier and AI algorithms to analyze the data it produces could determine if newborns are learning the proper mechanics of nursing, a recent study shows. Specifically, the researchers from the University of California San Diego measured if babies are generating enough suckling strength to breastfeed and whether they are suckling in a regular pattern based on eight independent parameters.

Computer Scientists Unveil Novel Attacks on Cybersecurity

A research team led by computer scientists at UC San Diego found two novel types of attacks that target the conditional branch predictor found in high-end Intel processors, which could be exploited to compromise billions of processors currently in use.

Alumni Spotlight: Meet Andrew Willeford, ‘19

Andrew Willeford, who graduated from our dual Pharm.D./Ph.D. program in 2019, to learn more about his work today in academic medicine and how his degree has contributed to his career success

Student Spotlight: Meet Samantha Russo

In our latest student spotlight, we caught up with Samantha Russo, a third year Pharm.D. student and current president of the student chapter of the American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (AAPP) at UC San Diego, to learn about her work with our school’s wellness program.