News Archive

August 17, 2016 — UC San Diego’s Professor Stephen Mayfield, a pioneer in exploring the uses of algae for fuels, medicine, food and other purposes, is the featured speaker at this year’sthe inaugural launch of the “Change Makers” eventseries, set for 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 24 at the Downtown San Diego Partnership, 401 B Street , Suite100.

August 12, 2016 — To prevent, detect and combat hardware Trojans at any level of the supply chain, UC San Diego computer scientists and their collaborators have devised a new technique that tracks information flow through a circuit’s logic gates.The technique is described in the cover story in the August 2016 edition of IEEE Computer.

August 10, 2016 — The University of California San Diego’s Institute of Arts and Humanities (IAH) is adding two programs to its already culturally rich offerings—Chicana/o and Latina/o Arts and Humanities (CLAH) and Third World Studies (TWS). Both are established campus programs now administered through the institute. CLAH provides a broad introduction to the histories and cultures produced by Spanish-speaking communities in the United States, while TWS analyzes and explains issues facing the “Third World” from a multi-disciplinary approach.

August 10, 2016 — Sandra Brown, UC San Diego’s Vice Chancellor for Research, explained during her visit there why the university’s new office in Tokyo, Japan – and its first overseas – was a good match of interests and resources.

August 8, 2016 — Robert S. Sullivan was elected Chairman of San Diego-based PCI (Project Concern International) at its annual meeting of the Board of Directors on August 6th. As chair, Sullivan will spearhead the strategic direction of PCI’s efforts working with families and communities in 15 countries to enhance health, end hunger and overcome hardship.

August 5, 2016 — The University of California San Diego’s Department of Theatre and Dance is one of the top theater training programs in the nation for a reason—it produces promising artists. This fact wasn’t lost on the Princess Grace Foundation-USA, an organization that supports emerging artists, when it recently named its Princess Grace Award winners for 2016. Among them were three UC San Diego alumni: Christopher Scott Murillo, ’13; Keith Wallace, ’16 and Jiehae Park, ’09. Murillo and Wallace each won in the category of Theater and Playwriting, while Park was awarded a grant for a Works in Progress Residency. The three former Tritons, along with other winners, will be celebrated at the annual Princess Grace Awards Ceremony in New York City, Monday, Oct. 24.

August 5, 2016 — Rubén Flores, Ph.D., is the Director of Commercialization in UC San Diego’s Office of Innovation and Commercialization. Announcing his appointment in March of this year, Vice Chancellor for Research Sandra Brown said that he exemplifies the high-achieving entrepreneurial spirit necessary for new discoveries and new solutions.

August 4, 2016 — SMART study is among the first to test an intervention that used several technologies – including social media, apps, and text messaging – to promote healthy changes in physical activity and diet. At two years in duration, it was also one of few weight loss interventions evaluated for longer than a year.

July 25, 2016 — “MouthSense” and “SmartFoam,” two new inventions by engineers in the Jacobs School of Engineering at the University of California San Diego, have attracted funding from NextWave Venture Partners.

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.