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Supercomputers Reveal True Strengths of Some Zirconia Ceramics

May 18, 2020

Researchers from the Colorado School of Mines have been using multiple supercomputers, including SDSC's Comet system, to study certain characteristics of zirconia for wider applications of the super-strong material.

Computer Scientists Win Test of Time Award for Paper that Changed the Auto Industry

May 18, 2020

A collaboration between researchers at the University of California San Diego and the University of Washington that demonstrated the ability to hack a car is honored for its lasting impact

Engineers develop low-cost, high-accuracy GPS-like system for flexible medical robots

May 18, 2020

Roboticists at the University of California San Diego have developed an affordable, easy to use system to track the location of flexible surgical robots inside the human body. The system performs as well as current state of the art methods, but is much less expensive.

NIH Begins Clinical Trial of Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin to Treat COVID-19

May 15, 2020

The NIH has launched a major clinical trial to assess the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and antibiotic azithromycin as a treatment for COVID-19. The trial will recruit 2,000 participants at 30 sites. A Q&A with the trial’s team leader: Davey Smith, MD, of UC San Diego School of Medicine.

Supercomputing Drug Screening For Deadly Heart Arrhythmias

May 14, 2020

Using supercomputers, scientists have developed for the first time a way to screen drugs through their chemical structures for induced arrhythmias.

Rady School of Management at UC San Diego Launches COVID-19 Business Recovery Coalition

May 14, 2020

The Rady School of Management at the University of California San Diego has launched the Rady School Business Recovery Coalition to help businesses in the San Diego region navigate the unprecedented challenges faced by COVID-19.

New Open-Access Book Casts Climate Change as a Public Health Crisis

May 14, 2020

Two University of California San Diego scientists co-edit an open-access book in which a unique mix of global religious leaders, scientists, and legislators present climate change as an immediate threat to public health, with COVID-19 serving as an example.

UC San Diego’s Mark Herzik Named 2020 Searle Scholar

May 14, 2020

The Searle Scholars Program makes grants to selected universities and research centers to support the independent research of exceptional young faculty members conducting ground-breaking work in chemistry and the biomedical sciences.

New Algorithm Analyzes the Genetic Building Blocks of Immunity

May 14, 2020

Scientists with UC San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering and the Qualcomm Institute have developed a new gene prediction algorithm, called MINING-D, that could help researchers investigate the genetic clues behind the variation of symptoms shown in COVID-19 patients.

Pandemic Response Places Some Campus Transformation Projects on Pause

May 14, 2020

UC San Diego is in the advanced stages of executing a long-range development plan, with multiple construction projects underway to transform the university into a premier destination for students, patients, faculty, staff and the community.
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