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SDSC Awarded NSF Grant for Triton Shared Computing Cluster Upgrade

July 29, 2019

The NSF has awarded SDSC a two-year grant worth almost $400,000 to deploy a new system called CC* Compute: Triton Stratus as an enhancement to the existing Triton Shared Computing Cluster (TSCC) campus High-Performance Computing (HPC) platform.

With Landmark Gift, UC San Diego Will Map Compassion in the Brain, then Prove its Power

July 22, 2019

The T. Denny Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion at UC San Diego will investigate the neurological basis of compassion, design a compassion-focused medical curriculum and develop new methods to protect and promote the well-being of current clinicians and their patients.

Addressing Gender Imbalance

July 18, 2019

Helping to address the significant gender imbalance in the field of philosophy, the UC San Diego Department of Philosophy will once again host the Summer Program for Women in Philosophy July 22 – Aug. 2.

CNBC Names UC San Diego Among Top Public Colleges That Pay Off in Higher Earnings

July 17, 2019

The University of California San Diego has been ranked the 11th best public university in the country among colleges that pay off the most in a new ranking by CNBC.

NSF Awards $10 Million to SDSC to Deploy ‘Expanse’ Supercomputer

July 16, 2019

The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at UC San Diego has been awarded a five-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) worth $10 million to deploy Expanse, a new supercomputer designed to advance research that is increasingly dependent upon heterogeneous and distributed resources.

SDSC’s Comet Supercomputer Used to Model Graphene-Water Interaction

July 9, 2019

NJIT Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Professor Dibakar Datta and his team used the Comet supercomputer at the San Diego Supercomputer Center to create simulations of graphene-water interactions to see if graphene is a good candidate for delivering medicine to specific parts of the body.

USC and UC San Diego Reach Agreement on Resolution Of Alzheimer’s Disease Research Lawsuit

July 3, 2019

On July 1, 2019, USC and UC San Diego reached a settlement in the ongoing Alzheimer’s disease research lawsuit, Regents of the University of California v. Aisen et al.

MFA Artist Eddy Miramontes Awarded David Antin Prize at UC San Diego

July 3, 2019

The UC San Diego Department of Visual Arts awarded artist Eddy Miramontes the David Antin Endowed Prize for Excellence in MFA Visual Arts.

Using Machine Learning Models to Better Predict Bladder Cancer Stages

July 2, 2019

Bladder cancer, one of the most common cancers in the U.S., may be soon helped by a novel non-invasive diagnostic method thanks to machine learning research by researchers at UC San Diego's San Diego Supercomputer Center and Moores Cancer Center.

UC San Diego Again Rated No. 1 “Golden Age” University in the World

July 2, 2019

For the third consecutive year, the University of California San Diego has been named by Times Higher Education the No. 1 college founded between 1945 and 1967.
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