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Atmospheric Rivers to Become Even More Dominant Source of California Water Resources and Flooding

July 9, 2019

California already has the most volatile water resources in the country. Scripps scientists discovered that the state’s precipitation, as it becomes less frequent but preferentially stronger, will vacillate even more wildly between extremes of drought and flooding as a consequence of climate change.

SDSC’s Comet Supercomputer Used to Model Graphene-Water Interaction

July 9, 2019

NJIT Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Professor Dibakar Datta and his team used the Comet supercomputer at the San Diego Supercomputer Center to create simulations of graphene-water interactions to see if graphene is a good candidate for delivering medicine to specific parts of the body.

Simons Foundation Commits $20 Million in Quest to Understand Universe’s Beginning

July 9, 2019

Scientists may come one step closer to understanding the conditions of the universe moments after its inception, thanks to a future commitment of $20 million made by the Simons Foundation.

HDSI Celebrates 1st Year Accomplishments and Vision

July 9, 2019

As the data science hub at UC San Diego celebrates its first full year in operation, and in a new video by Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute highlights its successes and building for the future of the emerging discipline

Hate Spoilers? This AI Tool Spots Them for You

July 8, 2019

Did social media spoil the Avengers’ Endgame movie for you? Or maybe one of the Game of Thrones books? A team of researchers from the University of California San Diego is working to make sure that doesn’t happen again. They have developed an AI-based system that can flag spoilers in online reviews of books and TV shows.

2019: A Space Organoid

July 8, 2019

UC San Diego will launch a payload of stem cell-derived human brain organoids to the International Space Station. Researchers will document how these “mini brains” organize into the beginnings of a functional brain with implications for the future of human life in space.

USC and UC San Diego Reach Agreement on Resolution Of Alzheimer’s Disease Research Lawsuit

July 3, 2019

On July 1, 2019, USC and UC San Diego reached a settlement in the ongoing Alzheimer’s disease research lawsuit, Regents of the University of California v. Aisen et al.

MFA Artist Eddy Miramontes Awarded David Antin Prize at UC San Diego

July 3, 2019

The UC San Diego Department of Visual Arts awarded artist Eddy Miramontes the David Antin Endowed Prize for Excellence in MFA Visual Arts.

Using Machine Learning Models to Better Predict Bladder Cancer Stages

July 2, 2019

Bladder cancer, one of the most common cancers in the U.S., may be soon helped by a novel non-invasive diagnostic method thanks to machine learning research by researchers at UC San Diego's San Diego Supercomputer Center and Moores Cancer Center.

Pesticide Exposure Linked to Teen Depression in Agricultural Communities

July 2, 2019

Adolescent depression increases with exposure to pesticides, a study in the Ecuadorian Andes shows.
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