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Students Poised to Tackle Environmental Challenges in ‘Hacking for the Oceans’ Course

June 4, 2020

A new course offering at UC San Diego is providing students with the tools and training to tackle real-world problems facing the ocean environment. Launched in the spring of 2020, Hacking for the Oceans is a solutions-focused class led by marine scientists Eric Terrill and Sophia Merrifield.

International Symposium on Computer Architecture Honors Scientists for Paper’s Lasting Impact

June 3, 2020

The International Symposium on Computer Architecture is honoring a paper by UC San Diego Computer Science and Engineering Department Chair Dean Tullsen — along with first author Rakesh Kumar and Victor Zyuban — with the 2020 Influential Paper Award for its lasting impact.  

A Cross-Border Approach to Tackling COVID-19

June 2, 2020

Located just 30 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border, the University of California San Diego is a critical partner in supporting a binational response to the COVID-19 pandemic. UC San Diego and Mexico have forged strong partnerships that have proven to be lifesaving in this time of need.

Structural Engineering Professor Named to the Eric and Johanna Reissner Chair

June 2, 2020

Structural engineering professor Joel Conte was named to the Eric and Johanna Reissner Chair in the Department of Structural Engineering at UC San Diego. Conte is the principal investigator for the operation and maintenance of the world’s largest outdoor shake table here on campus.

These flexible feet help robots walk faster

June 2, 2020

Roboticists at the University of California San Diego have developed flexible feet that can help robots walk up to 40 percent faster on uneven terrain such as pebbles and wood chips. The work has applications for search-and-rescue missions as well as space exploration.

Cheryl Anderson Named Founding Dean of School of Public Health at UC San Diego

June 1, 2020

Dr. Cheryl Anderson, professor and interim chair of the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health in the School of Medicine at the University of California San Diego, has been named founding dean of The Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science.

Your Brain Needs to Be Ready to Remember?

June 1, 2020

What happens in the hippocampus even before people attempt to form memories may impact whether they remember. Study suggests ‘encoding mode’ may play an important role in memory formation.

NOAA Selects UC San Diego for Cooperative Institute to Study Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Systems

June 1, 2020

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration today announced it selected the University of California San Diego to host the new Cooperative Institute for Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Systems (CIMEAS). The selection comes with an award of up to $220 million over five years.

New Biosensor Visualizes Stress in Living Plant Cells in Real Time

June 1, 2020

UCSanDiego scientists have developed a new biosensor that visualizes stress in living plant cells in real time. The new nanosensor allows unprecedented access to explore mechanisms related to drought.

Fighting COVID-19 with Knowledge Graphs

June 1, 2020

The National Science Foundation awards two SDSC researchers funding to organize COVID-19 information into a knowledge network that integrates health, pathogen, and environmental data to track cases across greater San Diego.
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