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NSF Awards $15 Million to Create Science Gateways Community Institute

July 29, 2016

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a five-year $15 million grant to a collaborative team led by the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at UC San Diego to establish a Science Gateways Community Institute to accelerate the development and application of highly functional, sustainable science gateways that address the needs of researchers across the full spectrum of NSF directorates.

Engineers Receive SunShot Grant to Develop Less Costly, More Efficient Solar Collectors

July 28, 2016

University of California San Diego electrical and computer engineering professor Boubacar Kante will lead a three-year, $2.5 million project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative aimed at making solar energy systems cost-competitive with traditional energy sources.

Increase in Physical Activity Lags Despite Calls to Step it Up During the 2012 Olympics

July 27, 2016

Ahead of the Summer Olympic Games in London four years ago, researchers reported that physical inactivity was a global pandemic that required urgent action. With the 2016 Games looming, University of California San Diego School of Medicine investigators report little change in activity levels worldwide.

Accelerating Design Times for High-Performance Systems-on-Chip

July 27, 2016

Computer scientists and engineers from four U.S. universities led by UC San Diego professor Rajesh Gupta, were awarded nearly $5 million in funding from DARPA to speed design times for high performance systems-on-chips.

Hot Flash: Women Who Start Menstruation and Menopause Later More Likely to Live to 90

July 27, 2016

The number of women living to age 90 in the United States has increased significantly in the past century. Currently estimated at 1.3 million, this demographic is expected to quadruple by 2050. A new study by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine found that women who start menstruation and experience menopause later in life may have increased chances of surviving nine decades.

For New QI Circuits Labs Technical Director ‘The Best is Yet to Come’

July 26, 2016

If not included, the first paragraph from release will be used): Vincent (Wingching) Leung's combination of industry and academic experience positions him as an ideal candidate to take the helm at the QI Circuits Labs.

KnuEdge, UC San Diego Host Conference to Drive Next-Gen Machine Learning

July 26, 2016

A Heterogeneous Neural Networks Conference is set for spring 2017, a joint effort between KnuEdge and Calit2's Qualcomm Institute on neural computing to accelerate machine learning and signal processing. Prior to the meeting, the two institutions will launch a Competition in the same area to seek bold new idea for the application of neural networking and computing for data-intensive applications, including signal processing.

National Science Foundation Renews Funding for OpenTopography

July 26, 2016

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has renewed funding for OpenTopography, a science gateway that provides online access to Earth science oriented high-resolution topography data and processing tools.

Local Philanthropist and UC San Diego Supporter Conrad Prebys Dies

July 26, 2016

University of California San Diego friend and supporter, Conrad Prebys died on Sunday, July 24, following a battle with cancer. The San Diego philanthropist and businessman was 82.

$4.3 Million Bequest from Mary Andrews Haag Establishes New Scholarship at UC San Diego

July 25, 2016

The late Mary Andrews Haag left more than $4.3 million from her estate to establish The Frederick and Mary Haag Scholarship Fund at the University of California San Diego. The scholarship bequest was directed from the Mary Andrews Haag Trusts to provide scholarships for outstanding UC San Diego undergraduates. Haag was a longtime San Diego resident and philanthropist. She died in November 2014, at the age of 92.

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