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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.

The Voting Rights Act Increased Racial Economic Equality That’s Now Diminishing

May 17, 2022

As many State legislatures consider weakening voter protections and Congress debates new voting rights laws, recent research from the University of California San Diego’s Rady School of Management reveals that the 1965 Voting Rights Act contributed to improvements of the economic status of Blacks.

University Of California Television Reaches One-Million Subscribers On Youtube

May 16, 2022

University of California Television (UCTV) is celebrating a major achievement with the acquisition of its one-millionth YouTube subscriber after contributing educational content to the platform for over a decade.

UC San Diego Alumnus, Qualcomm Co-Founder and Philanthropist, Franklin Antonio, Has Died

May 16, 2022

Franklin Antonio, a University of California San Diego alumnus from 1974, co-founder of Qualcomm and generous philanthropist, has died.

COVID-19, MIS-C and Kawasaki Disease Share Same Immune Response

May 16, 2022

COVID-19, MIS-C and KD all share a similar underlying mechanism involving the over-activation of particular inflammatory pathways, UC San Diego study shows. Findings support novel drug targets for MIS-C.
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