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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.

Former 9/11 Commissioner to Speak Sept. 20 at UC San Diego’s Student Convocation

September 7, 2011

Timothy Roemer, a University of California, San Diego alumnus, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives and a 9/11 Commissioner, will be the keynote speaker at the Sept. 20 New Student Convocation on campus.

UC San Diego Health System: Saving Time, Saving Lives

September 7, 2011

Over the last year, UC San Diego Health System managed to significantly decrease average door-to-balloon time, beating national guidelines by over a third, and improving care of patients with the most severe type of heart attack, known as STEMI (ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction).

UC San Diego Invention Saving Consumers Trillions of Watt Hours and Millions of Dollars

September 7, 2011

A University of California, San Diego technology that significantly reduces the amount of energy wasted by chips in computers, mobile phones and other electronic devices has recently passed the trillion watt-hour milestone in energy savings, according to the technology’s current licensee, Tela Innovations.
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