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Tech Tips: Four Top Health Systems Share Novel Approaches to Improve Patient Engagement

March 4, 2019

Health organizations across the U.S. are seeking ways to better engage patients with a variety of technologies to improve patient experience. Learn how UC San Diego Health and three U.S. hospitals have created diverse models of care that are changing patient care for the better.

ECE’s Pamela Cosman Honored with Inaugural Dr. John and Felia Proakis Chancellor Faculty Fellowship

March 1, 2019

A new fellowship from UC San Diego’s Office of the Chancellor ensures research funds to support the studies of a scientist on campus. Pamela Cosman, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is the fellowship’s inaugural recipient.

Cam and Wanda Garner Give $2M to Endow Faculty Chair at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center

February 28, 2019

Pharmaceutical leader Cam Garner and his wife Wanda, a cancer workshop facilitator and philanthropic fundraiser, recently gave $2 million to establish the Garner Family Chancellor’s Endowed Chair in Blood and Marrow Transplant at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center.

Machinery Used in Basic Cell Division Does Double Duty as Builder of Neurons

February 28, 2019

Researchers at the San Diego branch of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research at University of California San Diego have identified an entirely new mechanism underlying the development and structure of the nervous system during embryogenesis.

By Blocking Protein, Researchers Keep Brain Tumors from Repairing Themselves

February 28, 2019

Researchers at the San Diego Branch of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research at UC San Diego report inhibiting activity of a specific protein in glioblastomas boosts their sensitivity to radiation, improving treatment prospects for one of the most common and aggressive forms of brain cancer.

Ashoka U Exchange Draws Attendees from 25 Countries to UC San Diego

February 28, 2019

Hundreds of delegates from 25 different countries converged on campus last week for the 2019 Ashoka U Exchange to discuss how to more effectively make positive change around the globe. UC San Diego hosted this year’s Exchange, themed “Beyond Borders and Boundaries,” from Feb. 21 through 23.

Seventy High-Tech Cameras Installed in Southern California Provide Eyes on Fire Prone Areas

February 28, 2019

A multi-hazard camera technology developed at the University of California San Diego and the University of Nevada, Reno that improves fire detection and response capabilities is expanding to include 70 cameras in high fire risk areas throughout Southern California.

Kyoto Prize Symposium Returns March 20 with Famed Mathematician

February 28, 2019

The University of California San Diego will host a special delegation of international visitors on March 20, as part of the Kyoto Prize Symposium. The annual event—co-hosted by UC San Diego, San Diego State University, the University of San Diego and Point Loma Nazarene University—features talks from recipients of the prestigious Kyoto Prize, Japan’s highest honor for global visionaries who made scientific and cultural advancements that benefit mankind.

Building an Archive of San Diego History

February 28, 2019

UC San Diego Department of History professor Luis Alvarez is very clear: the campus’s Race and Oral History Project is young, but growing — with lots of people involved both on and off campus.

Galaxy Gardener

February 28, 2019

Angela Berti casts her eyes to the stars and her hands in the dirt at UC San Diego. It turns out the fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in astrophysics, who focuses on how galaxies and dark matter halos co-evolve throughout cosmic time, has a green thumb.
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