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High-Tech Baby Monitor Company Co-Founded by UC San Diego Computer Science Alum Raises $4 Million

June 29, 2017

Cocoon Cam, a computer-vision-based baby monitor company co-founded by University of California San Diego computer science alumnus Pavan Kumar (M.S. Computer Science 2015), recently announced that it closed a $4 million Series A funding round. Cocoon Cam is a baby monitor that relies on computer vision technologies to track breathing and other vital signs. It offers instant alerts and sleep analytics that can be accessed by parents anytime through a smartphone app.

Fighting Global Warming and Climate Change Requires a Broad Energy Portfolio

June 19, 2017

Can the continental United States make a rapid, reliable and low-cost transition to an energy system that relies almost exclusively on wind, solar and hydroelectric power? While there is growing excitement for this vision, a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) by 21 of the nation’s leading energy experts, including David G. Victor and George R. Tynan from the University of California San Diego, describes a more complicated reality.

New UC San Diego Technology Accelerator Selects Five Teams for Its Inaugural Cohort

May 23, 2017

The Institute for the Global Entrepreneur (IGE) at UC San Diego has announced team selections for its new technology accelerator. Five UC San Diego research teams, with innovations ranging from advanced healthcare diagnostics and medical device technologies to next generation LIDAR for autonomous-vehicle navigation, have been selected to join the new campus program.

Microgrid Business Models Analyzed in UC San Diego Study

April 6, 2017

UC San Diego researchers published a systematic analysis of microgrids in Southern California to better understand business cases for private investment in microgrids. From the abstract: “Decentralization [of the electric power grid] could radically reduce customer energy costs, but without the right policy framework it could create large numbers of small decentralized sources of gas-based carbon emissions that will be difficult to control if policy makers want to achieve deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions.”

Remembering Stanford ‘Sol’ Penner, a Founding Engineering Professor at UC San Diego

July 20, 2016

Professor Emeritus Stanford S. “Sol” Penner, one of the founders and creators of the engineering program at the University of California San Diego, passed away on July 15, 2016 at his home in La Jolla, Calif. He was 95 years old.

Big Ideas that Solve Problems

July 19, 2016

You have to fundamentally move the needle, said Daniel Kaufman (UC San Diego B.A. ‘84) about the kinds of projects he oversees as director of Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects group (ATAP).

UC San Diego to Open Office in Life Science Cluster in Tokyo

July 12, 2016

University of California San Diego bioengineers have created what they believe to be the first online search engine for functional genomics data. This new search engine, called GeNemo, is free for public use at: http://www.genemo.org.

Bioengineers Create First Online Search Engine for Functional Genomics Data

April 29, 2016

University of California San Diego bioengineers have created what they believe to be the first online search engine for functional genomics data. This new search engine, called GeNemo, is free for public use at: http://www.genemo.org.

Insights from UC San Diego Sustainable Power and Energy Center Research Summit

April 22, 2016

The Sustainable Power and Energy Center (SPEC) at the University of California San Diego recently held a Research Summit for interested industry partners. Attendees from a variety of industry sectors gathered at UC San Diego to interact with faculty and graduate students, tour the UC San Diego microgrid and attend the Jacobs School’s Research Expo in the afternoon.

Insights from UC San Diego Sustainable Power and Energy Center Research Summit

April 22, 2016

The Sustainable Power and Energy Center (SPEC) at the University of California San Diego recently held a Research Summit for interested industry partners. Attendees from a variety of industry sectors gathered at UC San Diego to interact with faculty and graduate students, tour the UC San Diego microgrid and attend the Jacobs School’s Research Expo in the afternoon.
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