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Pioneering Scientist and Innovator Larry Smarr Retires

June 11, 2020

Larry Smarr will step down as the director of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) and retire as a distinguished professor from the Jacobs School of Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Department at the end of this month.

Computer Scientists Win Test of Time Award for Paper that Changed the Auto Industry

May 18, 2020

A collaboration between researchers at the University of California San Diego and the University of Washington that demonstrated the ability to hack a car is honored for its lasting impact

New Algorithm Analyzes the Genetic Building Blocks of Immunity

May 14, 2020

Scientists with UC San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering and the Qualcomm Institute have developed a new gene prediction algorithm, called MINING-D, that could help researchers investigate the genetic clues behind the variation of symptoms shown in COVID-19 patients.

Helmsley Charitable Trust Grants UC San Diego $4.7M to Study Crohn’s Disease

May 9, 2019

Dr. Pradipta Ghosh, Soumita Das, Larry Smarr and Jürgen Schulze—researchers in diverse disciplines at the University of California San Diego—have been granted a total of $4.7 million from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to improve surgical outcomes and therapeutics for patients with Crohn’s disease.

Qualcomm Institute and San Diego Art Institute Partner to Push Contemporary Art into the Future

November 14, 2018

The Qualcomm Institute at UC San Diego and the San Diego Art Institute announced the formation of a new alliance that will fuse cutting-edge technology and contemporary art in the heart of Balboa Park.

UC San Diego Campaign Raises Awareness about “Drugged” Driving

November 13, 2018

Drugged driving has joined drunk driving and distracted driving as a leading cause of motor vehicle collisions. As roadway safety remains a pressing public health concern in California, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and the Qualcomm Institute have received funding to expand a statewide program known as Training, Research, and Education for Driving Safety (TREDS).

UC San Diego Organizes Its Third Annual Global Empowerment Summit

September 27, 2018

A coalition of students, grassroots organizations, human trafficking survivors and local and global leaders will gather at the University of California San Diego for the Third Annual Global Empowerment Summit on October 6, 2018.

Computer Scientists Receive $2M NSF Grant to Expand Early Research Program for Underrepresented Groups

September 18, 2018

A program at the University of California San Diego designed to increase retention of underrepresented groups studying computer science will get a roughly $2 million boost from the National Science Foundation over the next five years.
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