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NIST Seeks Private-Sector Input at Cybersecurity Framework Workshop

June 25, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has opened registration for its 3rd Cybersecurity Framework Workshop, to be held July 10-12, 2013, in San Diego, Calif.

New Scheme for Quantum Computing

June 24, 2013

Tom Wong, a graduate student in physics and David Meyer, professor of mathematics at the University of California, San Diego, have proposed a new algorithm for quantum computing, that will speed a particular type of problem.

SDSC GeoComputing Lab Named Winner of HPC Innovation Excellence Award by IDC

June 24, 2013

The High Performance GeoComputing Laboratory (HPGeoC) at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), an organized research unit at the University of California, San Diego, was named a winner of the HPC Innovation Excellence Award by the International Data Corporation (IDC) for developing a highly-scalable computer code that promises to dramatically cut both research times and energy costs in simulating seismic hazards throughout California and elsewhere.

Technology-Enhanced Learning: From Campus to the World

June 21, 2013

The academic landscape is changing rapidly, due in no small part to recent advances in technologies to enable, enhance and deliver teaching and learning to a worldwide audience.

Almost Half of Mobile Apps Access Privacy-sensitive Data on iOS devices, Computer Scientists Find

June 21, 2013

Almost half of the mobile apps running on Apple’s iOS operating system access the unique identifier of the devices where they’re downloaded, computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego, have found.

Distinguished UC San Diego Developmental Biologist Named Dean of Biological Sciences

June 20, 2013

William (Bill) McGinnis, a distinguished professor of cell and developmental biology at UC San Diego, has been named the Dean of its nationally renowned Division of Biological Sciences.

From Vacationers to Explorers, UC San Diego Will Host a Diverse Crowd This Summer

June 20, 2013

From pre-college students to alumni, there’s something for everyone at the University of California, San Diego this summer. In addition to regular summer session classes, UC San Diego will host a wide range of programs designed to stimulate the imagination of local middle and high school students, orient incoming freshmen and transfer students to the campus and engage alumni and their families with a boat tour, interactive surgery demonstrations, virtual laboratory explorations and more.

UC San Diego Ranked Top College for Return on Investment

June 20, 2013

In a new college affordability ranking, the University of California, San Diego has been named the 6th best college in California for its return on investment for graduates. On average, UC San Diego alumni enter the workforce earning an estimated $48,400 per year after graduation, positioning the university among the most financially effective of all California post-secondary schools.

New Chancellor’s Associates Scholars Program Helps Make Dream of College Reality

June 20, 2013

While getting into a top college is a dream come true for many high school students, paying for it can become something of a nightmare. But for a few local students, the cost of college will be significantly easier to bear thanks to UC San Diego’s new Chancellor’s Associates Scholars Program.

Comedian Lewis Black Advises Graduates That Sense of Humor Will Serve as ‘Life Preserver’

June 20, 2013

Always keep your sense of humor. Hold on to your idealistic beliefs. Pursue your dreams. Take care of each other. And never look at your cell phone during a job interview. Those were some of the words of wisdom comedian Lewis Black shared Saturday with 1,200 graduating Thurgood Marshall College students as part of UC San Diego’s 2013 commencement series.
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