Blood Pressure Readings at Your Fingertips
New method takes blood pressure readings using only a smartphone.
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Celebrating a Decade of Design
The UC San Diego Design Lab hosted the World Design Capital Convocation Ceremony, welcoming several hundred people from across the region and the world. Later the same evening, inside the Design Lab, researchers, students, and guests marked another milestone: the tenth anniversary of the lab’s founding.
Transforming Medical Education to Save Lives
Future physicians are learning to make their mark with the help of innovative technology that transforms traditional training into a more user-friendly experience. A recent award-winning study is paving the way for this new approach to training medical students in the field of cancer treatment.
UC San Diego Researcher Receives NIH Trailblazer Award
Edward Wang and co-investigators Byron Fergerson and Rodney Gabriel receive NIH Trailblazer award for using technology to transform healthcare; their smartphone app prototype gauges grip strength to help avoid surgery complications.
AI Tool Spots Breastfeeding Complications from Phone Photos for Streamlined Lactation Care
In a step toward using artificial intelligence to provide faster and more accurate lactation care to breastfeeding mothers, engineers at UC San Diego developed a tool to identify breastfeeding-related conditions from simple phone images.
30 Years of Critical Funding for Junior Faculty
Over three decades, the Hellman family has given over $18 million to support more than 400 UC San Diego junior faculty in their research and progress toward tenure.
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