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UC San Diego’s HPWREN Workshop Attracts First Responders, Scientists, Educators

April 24, 2019

Users of UC San Diego’s High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network (HPWREN)gathered in April for updates on current projects and plans for the internet-connected cyberinfrastructure of cameras and sensors that alert first-responders to wildfires in remote areas of greater San Diego.

Exposing Cancer’s Metabolic Addictions

April 24, 2019

University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers and collaborators describe a new set of “rules” that predict how the tissue of origin influences critical aspects of the genetic makeup of tumors, with potentially important therapeutic implications.

UC San Diego Statement: Sunday’s Attacks in Sri Lanka

April 22, 2019

UC San Diego joins citizens around the globe in grieving those who lost their lives and were injured yesterday in Sri Lanka.

A Deep Learning Tool for Personalized Workout Recommendations from Fitness Tracking Data

April 22, 2019

Computer scientists at the University of California San Diego have developed FitRec, a recommendation tool powered by deep learning, that is able to better estimate runners’ heart rates during a workout and predict and recommend routes.

Personalizing Precision Medicine with Combination Therapies Improves Outcomes in Cancer

April 22, 2019

University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers found that treating patients with personalized precision medicine that combined therapies to target multiple alterations improved outcomes in patients with therapy resistant cancers.

A Tale of Tails Wins Grad SLAM

April 18, 2019

In a world increasingly filled with insider acronyms and technical jargon, the ability to explain research in clear, concise language to lay audiences is increasingly becoming a rare skill.

Department of Psychiatry Celebrates 50th Anniversary with New Endowed Chair

April 18, 2019

When a young Igor Grant, M.D. and his wife, JoAnn, a nurse, first moved to La Jolla in 1972, the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California San Diego was newly established with just 20 faculty members.

Minding Time

April 18, 2019

Nineteen-hundred-and-sixty-nine was a famously memorable year. It was the year of Woodstock and the first man on the moon, of the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland catching fire and the last public performance by The Beatles—an impromptu concert atop Apple Records in London.

Students Bring Heart to Untold Stories

April 18, 2019

Writing was never a passion for Leonel Pérez Hernández—until he realized he didn’t want anyone else to tell his story. Born in Mexico and raised in Los Angeles, the UC San Diego senior has always held a desire to give back. For the past three years, he has been conducting independent research with the goal of bridging the gap between higher education and his community.

Should There Be Open Borders?

April 18, 2019

With more than 258 million migrants living outside their country of birth, the United Nations Foundation says the number of international migrants has grown by 49% since 2000, and nearly half are women. In 2018, more than 3,000 people died or went missing on migratory routes; these stats raise questions about the moral responsibility countries face in addressing a global crisis.
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