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Fail-Safe System May Lead to Cures for Inherited Disorders

September 15, 2011

Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have uncovered a previously unknown fail-safe (compensatory) pathway that potentially protects the brain and other organs from genetic and environmental threats.

SDSC Researcher Co-Authors New Book on Managing Event Data

September 13, 2011

A new book that focuses on how to create an information framework for managing a wide range of socially generated digital information has been co-authored by researchers at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, and UC Irvine.

Endgame for the Higgs Boson

September 13, 2011

The last missing piece of scientists’ fundamental model of particle physics is running out of places to hide.

SDSC-Developed Software Used in First Global Camera Trap Mammal Study

September 13, 2011

A novel software system developed by researchers at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, has been used in the first global camera trap study of mammals, which made international headlines last month by emphasizing the importance of protected areas to ensure the diversity and survival of a wide range of animal populations.

U.S. News & World Report Again Ranks UC San Diego One of the Nation’s Top 10 Public Universities

September 13, 2011

The University of California, San Diego has been ranked one of the top 10 public universities in the nation today by U.S. News & World Report.

UC San Diego’s HPWREN Aids in Recent Supernova Discovery

September 12, 2011

A recent discovery by scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California, Berkeley, of a supernova within hours of its explosion was made possible by a specialized telescope, state-of-the-art computational tools.

SDSC, SDSU Receive NSF Grant to Expand Computer Science Curriculum

September 12, 2011

The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and San Diego State University (SDSU), have received National Science Foundation (NSF) grants to jointly expand the computer sciences curriculum among San Diego’s high schools, community colleges, and universities.

New NSF Grant to Scripps and Oregon State Supports Seagoing Research Technicians for Arctic Science

September 8, 2011

A new $2.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and Oregon State University (OSU) will allow the most advanced seagoing technical personnel and their expertise to support science in the world’s northernmost seas.

Accessible and Affordable Care at Heart of Healthcare Technology Grants

September 7, 2011

Five teams of scientists from multiple campuses of the University of California and a Southern California hospital have been awarded up to $100,000 each to commercialize their ideas for new, lower cost health care technologies that will address a long-standing need for more affordable and efficient chronic disease management and preventive health care, particularly in underserved communities.

First Global Picture of Greenhouse Gases Emerges from Pole-to-Pole Flights

September 7, 2011

A three-year series of research flights from the Arctic to the Antarctic has successfully produced an unprecedented portrait of greenhouse gases and particles in the atmosphere, scientists announced today.
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