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AI Fire-Detection Tool Awarded for “Innovations in Networking” by CENIC

The Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) named the AI fire -detection tool created by UC San Diego’s ALERTCalifornia program, CAL FIRE, and industry partner DigitalPath the winner of the 2024 Innovations in Networking Award for Innovation in Public Safety.

Broadening Access to Bridge the Gap between Data Innovation and Computing Infrastructure

The San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego and the University of Utah have announced a national-scale pilot project, called the National Data Platform, aimed at a service ecosystem to make access to and use of scientific data open and equitable across a broad range of communities.

From Idea to Impact: Meet the Recipients of the Inaugural Chancellor’s Innovation Awards

The forward-thinking innovators behind Vektor Medical and FjordPhyto took home the top prizes during UC San Diego's inaugural Chancellor's Innovation Awards celebration, highlighting the university's diverse entrepreneurial campus culture.

Nierenberg Prize Awarded to Biochemist Katalin Karikó for Pioneering Research on COVID-19 Vaccines

Hungarian-American biochemist and researcher Katalin Karikó has been selected by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego as the recipient of the 2023 Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest.

NEH Grant Propels Quest to Uncover the Lost Histories of the Chichimeca

UC San Diego Professor of History Dana Velasco Murillo is searching for traces of the neglected voices of the nomadic Chichimeca peoples. The six-year research project is nearing completion, thanks to a recent $60,000 grant received from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).

Q&A: Robert Brill on Designing the Stage for Alicia Keys’ Musical ‘Hell’s Kitchen’

Robert Brill, professor of design and an alumnus of UC San Diego’s Department of Theatre and Dance, shares his experience designing the set of a new Broadway musical by Alicia Keys called 'Hell's Kitchen.'

Communities of the Heart

The cells of the human heart form communities and those communities have a surprisingly sophisticated form of biochemical communication necessary for healthy heart development.

How Do Neural Networks Learn? A Mathematical Formula Explains How They Detect Relevant Patterns

Neural networks remain a black box whose inner workings engineers and scientists struggle to understand. Now, a team led by data and computer scientists at the University of California San Diego has given neural networks the equivalent of an X-ray to uncover how they actually learn.

Staying in the Loop: How Superconductors are Helping Computers “Remember”

To advance neuromorphic computing, some researchers are looking at analog improvements--advancing not just software, but hardware too. Research from the UC San Diego and UC Riverside shows a promising new way to store and transmit information using disordered superconducting loops.

ArtPower at UC San Diego Unveils New Local Launchpad Program at Epstein Family Amphitheater

As part of a new Local Launchpad program, ArtPower at UC San Diego will be presenting two upcoming shows at the Epstein Family Amphitheater. This program was created to invest in local artists by providing them with a space to develop and showcase debut performances on the university campus.

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