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Four UC San Diego Faculty Receive NIH New Innovator Awards

October 6, 2015

Four professors at UC San Diego will receive New Innovator Awards from the National Institutes of Health of approximately $2.2 million over the next five years to support their “unusually innovative research,” the NIH announced today.

NIH Establishes 4D Nucleome Research Centers and Organizational Hub at UC San Diego

October 5, 2015

Under its new 4D Nucleome Program, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Common Fund has awarded three grants totaling more than $30 million over five years to multidisciplinary teams of researchers at University of California, San Diego.

Major hacking event to welcome more than 1,500 programmers to San Diego

October 1, 2015

More than 1,500 computer science students andprogrammers will converge in San Diego to take part in one of the largest student-run hackathon movements to sweep the nation.

World’s largest outdoor shake table gets $5.2 million from NSF

September 24, 2015

The University of California at San Diego has received a $5.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to run the world’s largest outdoor shake table for the next five years. The table, which can carry structures weighing up to 2,000 tons, can replicate the ground motions of most of the world’s largest earthquakes. It has been used since 2004 as a resource for NSF-funded researchers from around the nation to test innovative technologies and designs for seismic safety of new buildings and retrofitting techniques for existing structures

International Project Tracks Beach Pollution Dynamics

September 23, 2015

Scientists from UC San Diego are leading a novel pollution experiment at Imperial Beach, Coronado, and Tijuana. During the Cross Surfzone/Inner-shelf Dye Exchange project, researchers will perform three experiments releasing non-toxic bright pink fluorescent dye into beach waters and track its movements along the coast some 6.2-12.4 miles for nearly 36 hours.

Tiny Carbon-capturing Motors May Help Tackle Rising Carbon Dioxide Levels

September 22, 2015

Machines that are much smaller than the width of a human hair could one day help clean up carbon dioxide pollution in the oceans. Nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego have designed enzyme-functionalized micromotors that rapidly zoom around in water, remove carbon dioxide and convert it into a usable solid form.

UC San Diego to Host Robotics Leaders at Forum Focused on Future of Robotic Systems

September 17, 2015

On October 30, 2015, the University of California, San Diego will host a one-day event focused on the future of robotics for medicine, autonomous vehicles, first-response scenarios, consumer applications and more.

UC San Diego Summer Programs Introduce College Life to Prospective and Incoming Students

September 17, 2015

Numerous summer programs at the University of California, San Diego offered the opportunity for new and prospective students to experience living in a dormitory, explore campus programs and resources, as well as take part in hands-on social and learning activities.

Targeted Drug Delivery With These Nanoparticles Can Make Medicines More Effective

September 16, 2015

Nanoparticles disguised as human platelets could greatly enhance the healing power of drug treatments for cardiovascular disease and systemic bacterial infections. These nanoparticles are capable of delivering drugs to targeted sites in the body — particularly injured blood vessels and organs infected by harmful bacteria. This targeted drug delivery greatly increased the therapeutic effects of drugs administered to diseased rats and mice.

NSF Locates National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure Site at UC San Diego

September 16, 2015

University selected for its unique strengths in nanobiology, nanophotonics and nanomagnetics research
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