May 6, 2016
May 6, 2016 —
-- When one thinks about “grassroots” organization, typically it’s political and environmental causes that come to mind, but this year’s Southern California Robotics Symposium (SCR) – held at the University of California San Diego – was whirring, whirling proof that even robots can be a cause to rally around.
April 1, 2016
April 1, 2016 —
The 7th annual Non-Volatile Memories workshop elicited the interest of more than 185 researchers from around the world, who were there to hear where things might be headed for NVM, a crucial component of modern computing systems.
March 31, 2016
March 31, 2016 —
A series of reports from recipients of five Health Data Exploration (HDE) grants demonstrate a growing awareness and appreciation for systems and devices that monitor personal health data, advance the use of personal health data for research and encourage healthy living.
March 16, 2016
March 16, 2016 —
The app, which provides users with wait times to enter the United States from its northern and southern borders at 70 different points of entry, is believed to be the first developed for the Apple Watch by UC San Diego researchers
March 1, 2016
March 1, 2016 —
Ananda Theertha Suresh and Alon Orlitsky beat out more than 1,800 submissions from researchers around the world to receive the honor for their paper titled “Competitive Distribution Estimation: Why is Good-Turing Good?”
March 1, 2016
March 1, 2016 —
For as high-tech as Department of Homeland Security operations have become (think ground-penetrating radar and predator drones), radio communications for the federal agency remain entrenched in the previous century. Customs and Border Protection agents, for example, alternate between cell phones and handheld radios depending on the availability of broadband commerical networks — a cumbersome approach that may require switching between technologies in the midst of sometimes tense scenarios.
December 9, 2015
December 9, 2015 —
Levy's $1.07 million project will leverage the recently-announced Pacific Research Platform to curate, analyze and visualize 3D data from at-risk archaeological sites in the Middle East.
November 25, 2015
November 25, 2015 —
UC San Diego Launches CORE A set of best practices will guide Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) and researchers in the design and review of studies that use social media, self-tracking devices and other mobile technologies.to Foster Ethical Research Using Personal Health Data
November 3, 2015
November 3, 2015 —
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego are seeking residents of San Diego County for a study on how the places in which we spend our time (home, work, neighborhoods) affect cancer risk factors. The aim of the “Community of Mine” study is to determine if there is a link between the built environment and biomarkers of cancer risk, such as insulin resistance and inflammation.
October 21, 2015
October 21, 2015 —
Virtual reality has become a lightning rod, with opinions split on the substance and relevance of its future applications. UC San Diego’s recent “Future of Virtual Reality” conference demonstrated that this technology has far-reaching potential—not only in the realm of gaming, but in fields like archaeology and medicine as well.
