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Scripps Scientist Receives Prestigious Award from Oceanographic Institute of Monaco

October 22, 2019

Lisa Levin, a biological oceanographer at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, will receive the Prince Albert I Grand Medal, the highest international distinction dedicated to ocean sciences presented by the Oceanographic Institute, Prince Albert I of Monaco.

Riding the Third Wave of AI without Quantum Computing

October 22, 2019

UC San Diego Theoretical Physicist Max Di Ventra is catching the next wave of cutting-edge AI with an alternative platform he calls “memcomputing,” which doesn’t require quantum capabilities.

UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center’s J. Silvio Gutkind Joins National Academy of Medicine

October 21, 2019

J. Silvio Gutkind elected to National Academy of Medicine for his contributions to the understanding of cancer signaling networks and pioneering the study of the PIK3CA-mTOR signaling circuitry in head and neck cancer.

New Clinic Matches Patients with Cancer to Latest Precision Immunotherapy Treatments

October 17, 2019

New Precision Immunotherapy Therapy clinic at Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health matches patients using genetic profiling to personalized cancer treatment plans.

Center for Future of Surgery Expands at UC San Diego School of Medicine

October 14, 2019

In Fall 2019, the Center for the Future of Surgery at UC San Diego School of Medicine expanded to address the newest surgical trends, especially those benefiting the brain and the nervous system.

SDSC Launches Open-Source ‘SeedMeLab’

October 14, 2019

Researchers at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego have launched an open-source software called SeedMeLab, which provides a host of features for researchers across all disciplines to manage and disseminate their data.

New Study Evaluates Hand-Held Device for Non-Surgical Therapy of Kidney Stones

October 14, 2019

UC San Diego Health has enrolled its first patient to evaluate a hand-held technology to fragment kidney stones. The clinical trial will assess the safety and effectiveness of breaking up kidney stones using acoustic energy.

UC San Diego’s Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research Awards Grants for Five Novel Studies

October 10, 2019

The Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research at University of California San Diego School of Medicine announces $3 million in research grants to explore new applications of cannabis for a number of novel medical applications.

Study Identifies Religious Bias Against Refugees

October 10, 2019

When you hold constant national origin, religion is the most powerful source of discrimination against refugees to the United States – mattering more than gender, age, fluency in English or professional skill. Also: anti-Muslim bias prevails across the board in the U.S. but differs across subgroups.

Using Machine Learning to Hunt Down Cybercriminals

October 9, 2019

MIT’s Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and the Center for Applied Internet Data Analysis (CAIDA) at SDSC have developed a new machine learning system to identify "serial hijackers" of internet IP addresses.
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