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UC San Diego Researchers Cited Among “World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds”

February 1, 2016

Twenty-two University of California, San Diego scientists and physicians are among the 2015 listing of “The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds,” an annual compendium of “Highly Cited Researchers” by Thomson Reuters, a multinational mass media and information company.

SDSC’s ‘Comet’ Aids in Discovery of New Organometallic Compounds

January 22, 2016

Selective oxidation plays a key role in the production of compounds widely used throughout the chemical industry. Now, according to a new study using advanced computational resources including SDSC’s Comet supercomputer, these materials and other compounds, such as those used to make polyester resins, could undergo a new catalysis process that uses less energy and generates fewer by-products than current methods.

SDSC’s Health CI Division, City of Hope to Create Cancer Research Infrastructure

January 21, 2016

The Health Cyberinfrastructure (CI) Division of the San Diego Supercomputer Center is participating in a multi-million dollar project with City of Hope, a National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, and other organizations to create a research cyberinfrastructure that includes a secure, cloud-based data management platform.

New Class of Anti-infective Drugs May Overcome Antibiotic Resistance

January 4, 2016

A team of researchers, with the aid of the Gordon supercomputer at the San Diego Supercomputer Center based at UC San Diego, has identified a class of possible antibiotics with the potential to disable previously drug-resistant bacteria.

Calling all Coders: SDSC’s CAIDA Internet Group to Hold Inaugural Hackathon

December 16, 2015

Researchers and students from various institutions around the world are invited to participate in a “hackathon” hosted by the Center for Applied Internet Data Analysis (CAIDA) at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC). The goal is to promote the development of tools used to model, measure, and monitor the routing infrastructure of the global Internet for both operational and research objectives.

UC San Diego Innovators Gain Guidance from New Entrepreneurs-in-Residence

December 16, 2015

The renewed emphasis on strengthening the university’s “innovation ecosystem” gets a big boost this week with the launch of the UC San Diego Entrepreneurs-in-Residence program.

SDSC, Sweetwater Schools Catch Eye of NSF, White House

December 10, 2015

Five years ago, there were no computer science classes offered by schools within San Diego’s Sweetwater Union School District. Today, Sweetwater High School has a number of such classes, several of them Advanced Placement classes that encourage students to continue their education. That progress earned teacher Arthur Lopez, among others, and student Karla Gonzalez an invitation to meet with White House and National Science Foundation officials late last week.

SDSC Receives 2015 HPCwire Editors’ Choice Award for ‘Comet’ Supercomputer

November 17, 2015

The San Diego Supercomputer Center at the University of California, San Diego, is a recipient of this year’s HPCwire and Editors’ Choice Awards for its new Comet supercomputer that entered production earlier this year as a result of a National Science Foundation grant worth nearly $24 million including hardware and operating funds.

SDSC’s ‘Comet’ Supercomputer Blazing Trails via Science Gateways

November 12, 2015

Just six months after coming online, Comet, the new petascale supercomputer at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, is already blazing new paths of discovery, thanks in part to its role as a primary resource for an assortment of science gateways that provide scientists across many research domains with easy access to its computing power.

In New UC San Diego Contest, Undergrad Research Teams Compete for Project Funds

November 12, 2015

A new proof-of-concept funding competition will pit UC San Diego undergraduate research teams against each other to develop projects or products with commercial potential. It’s part of a renewed campus focus on innovation, entrepreneurism, and moving university problem-solving ideas into the marketplace.
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