News Archive - Mika Ono

UC San Diego Partnership with County Helps Hospitals Prepare for Respiratory Virus Surges

A new forecasting feature in the County's respiratory report shows flu activity rising unusually early.

Open for Collaboration: Kyocera Comes to UC San Diego

“Now that we have a space in QI, we want to build on that momentum and partner even more closely with faculty and departments conducting cutting-edge research in areas that interest Kyocera,” said Shiva Chandra, senior associate at Kyocera Ventures.

UC San Diego-Incubated Startup Awarded Up to $3.9M to Advance Personalized Care for Critically Ill

InflammaSense’s wearable VITALx-patch sensor will monitor patients’ immune responses in real time as part of a federal initiative.

Can Eyewear Close the Hearing Gap?

The UC San Diego-incubated startup is recruiting local participants to test its AI-enabled prototypes.

A Summer of Learning by Doing

UC San Diego's Qualcomm Institute hosted three summer internships in semiconductors, game design and AI, giving students hands-on, workforce-ready skills.

As New World Screwworm Returns to the U.S., UC San Diego and San Diego County Team Up to Track Risks

A new dashboard tracks New World screwworm risk levels county by county.

Drug Candidate Could Help L-Dopa Work Better for Patients with Parkinson’s

For Parkinson's patients, the drug that restores movement can stop working reliably and cause involuntary movements of its own. A new candidate from UC San Diego-born biotech Sinopia Biosciences may fix both — boosting L-dopa's benefits while easing dyskinesia.