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A Match Made in … the Cloud

May 10, 2021

The San Diego Supercomputer Center and CERN team up and leverage an alliance with Strategic Blue, a UK-based Fintech company that helps organizations optimize procurement of cloud services.

Personalized Sweat Sensor Reliably Monitors Blood Glucose Without Finger Pricks

May 10, 2021

UC San Diego engineers developed a device that could make it more convenient for people with diabetes to measure their blood glucose. The device can measure glucose in sweat with the touch of a fingertip, and then a personalized algorithm provides an accurate estimate of blood glucose levels.

Susan Bukata, MD, Named Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

May 6, 2021

Bukata is only the fourth woman in the U.S. to lead a health system’s orthopedic surgery department.

Blanks for the Memory

May 6, 2021

UC San Diego researchers report that one kind of perceptual learning can occur in memory-impaired persons who do not actually remember what they learned.

Nurses By Day, Social Justice Activists By Night

May 6, 2021

Since late May 2020, a team of registered nurses in San Diego has taken part in efforts advocating for racial equity and social justice. After working hospital shifts, they work in communities, alongside protestors, at demonstrations taking place in response to the death of George Floyd and others attributed to police violence against people of color. 

Two UC San Diego Professors Announced as Guggenheim Fellows

May 6, 2021

University of California San Diego professors Amy Adler and F. Akif Tezcan are among the 184 artists, writers, scholars and scientists announced as this year’s Guggenheim Fellows, awarded by the Board of Trustees of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

‘Sunny Days’ Student Festival on the Horizon

May 6, 2021

There have been too many dark clouds hovering over the past year during the global pandemic. To inspire a renewed sense of fun and excitement, Associated Students Concerts and Events (ASCE) has organized Sunny Days, a six-day virtual festival featuring musical performances.

Meet the Alumni Award Honorees 2021

May 6, 2021

For 42 years, UC San Diego’s Alumni Awards have celebrated the distinguished work and personal accomplishments of Tritons who bring honor and distinction to our alumni ranks. This year, the spirit and ceremony will live on virtually—join us on Saturday, May 15.

$5 Million Gift to Establish New Center for Taiwan Studies

May 6, 2021

Longtime campus supporters Chiu-Shan Chen Ph.D. ’69 and Rufina Chen have committed $5 million to UC San Diego, one of the largest individual gifts to the Division of Arts and Humanities. This gift will establish a new Center for Taiwan Studies within the division.

Customized Brain Maps Improve Cancer Surgeries and Epilepsy Treatments

May 6, 2021

Imagine describing a photograph of an oak tree growing in a meadow. Now imagine describing that same image while a section of your skull has been temporarily removed and a grid of sensors is resting directly on the surface of your brain.
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