News Archive - Mika Ono

Study of Crisis Pregnancy Centers Reveals Misleading and Dangerous Claims

Tapping into a vast archive of web data associated with crisis pregnancy centers from ChoiceWatch.org, a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine provides the first national assessment of crisis pregnancy centers and their operations to guide healthcare education and health policies governing their regulation.

Uncovering the Stories of Scripps Women Oceanographers

The latest Gallery QI exhibit, “Three Lives,” focuses on Easter Ellen Cupp, June Grace Pattullo and Anita Smith Hall, who contributed to oceanography before women were accepted in the field.

CalIT2 Workshop Looks to the Future of Health and Medicine

Throughout the day-long event, participants exchanged views on current issues in health and medicine, from addiction to hospital cybersecurity.

Neurodiverse Interns Showcase Their Talent in Tech

Enthusiasm, hard work and talent were on display at the end-of-summer Neurodiversity in Tech internship showcase at UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute’s Atkinson Hall.

Bridging the Gaps

“I don’t think only about specific diseases or disorders, but also about how new technologies can promote or undermine health or mental health,” says Cinnamon Bloss, who holds positions at the UC San Diego including tenured professor and associate dean in the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, associate director of the Institute for Empathy and Compassion, and Qualcomm Institute affiliate.

Study Uses Powerful New ‘Digital Cohort’ Method to Understand Vaping Epidemic

Using the first major innovation for cohort studies in decades, a new paper from UC San Diego leverages social media to understand vaping behavior and opens up an entirely new way to conduct population health research.

UC San Diego Startup Incubator Helps Company Expand Wireless Reach

“The problem World Mobile is solving has global implications,” says Stuart Volkow, World Mobile program manager. “Those without [connectivity] are doomed to relative poverty.”

UC San Diego Team Wins Entrepreneurship Challenge for Third Year in a Row

A UC San Diego team wants to create a company to give first responders and emergency room personnel a new, portable and cost-effective tool to rapidly diagnose stroke patients and speed treatment. The group's pitch was awarded first place in the 2024 National Nanotechnology Entrepreneurship Challenge.

The Climate Games

Now funded with a new state grant, a team at UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute is developing “The Climate Games,” an educational video game set in locations already experiencing the impact of a changing climate.