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Counseling on Common Ground

May 26, 2022

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) has hired six new counselors over the past year, each one specializing in identity-based counseling. With the new hires, the CAPS team is now 40-strong and striving to serve all UC San Diego students.

More Young People Begin Recreational Cannabis Use Illegally in States that Legalize It

May 26, 2022

Once a state legalizes recreational cannabis an increase in youth using it illegally occurs, report researchers at University of California San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science.

Using Everyday WiFi To Help Robots See and Navigate Better Indoors

May 20, 2022

UC San Diego engineers have developed a low cost, low power technology to help robots accurately map their way indoors, even in poor lighting and without recognizable landmarks or features. The technology uses WiFi signals, instead of light, to help the robot "see" where it’s going.

StartBlue Demo Day Spotlights UC San Diego’s Commitment to Blue Tech Innovation

May 19, 2022

UC San Diego is one of the world’s most prominent hubs for scientific and technological innovation focused on the world’s oceans, a status underscored by the startBlue Accelerator Program, a collaborative venture between Rady School of Management and Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

Student Startup ‘Limber’ Makes 3D-Printed Prostheses Affordable and Accessible

May 19, 2022

Every quarter, UC San Diego engineers Joshua Pelz and Luca De Vivo, as well as prosthetics specialist Herb Barrack, travel to Ensenada, Mexico, where they work with amputees to provide free, 3D-printed, custom-made prostheses.

UC San Diego Researchers Win Big in 2022 Department of Defense University Research Funding

May 19, 2022

UC San Diego researchers fared well in this year’s Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) competition, held annually by the Department of Defense. The DOD has announced MURI awards for two UC San Diego-led research teams and three teams of which UC San Diego researchers are a part.

New Fellowship Program Supports Diversity in Scientific Diving

May 19, 2022

For some marine researchers, becoming a certified scientific diver is a game changer. This certification can have a profound impact on the research experiences and career opportunities available for scientists interested in the underwater environment.

Voyager Supercomputer Enters Testbed Phase

May 18, 2022

Voyager, the experimental artificial intelligence compute resource newly installed at the San Diego Supercomputer Center, is ready for use. Sanctioned for production by the NSF, the high-performance/high-efficiency supercomputer located at UC San Diego is moving into its operational testbed phase.

New Weight-Loss Intervention Targets Instinctive Desire to Eat

May 18, 2022

People who are highly responsive to food lost more weight and kept it off using a new weight loss program that targets internal hunger cues and the ability to resist food, reports University of California San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science.

CloudBank Expands to Accelerate and Broaden Access to Public Cloud Resources

May 17, 2022

Eligibility to CloudBank, the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded program that provides access to and managed services for public cloud resources for research and education, has dramatically expanded—making it easier for users to gain access to its resources.
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