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A Matter of (Pitch) Perception

A study of San Diego-area kindergarten students reveals that singing to pitch has no relation to academic achievement.

Oyster Virus Detected in San Diego Bay Likely Worsened by Warmer Waters

New research led by scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography reveals how rising water temperatures influence a deadly herpes virus in juvenile Pacific oysters in San Diego Bay. While the ostreid herpesvirus (OsHV-1) does not pose a threat to humans, it is capable of causing mass mortality events among oysters, potentially hindering oyster aquaculture operations.

State-of-the-Art Brain Recordings Reveal How Neurons Resonate

Researchers at UC San Diego have shed new light on how the brain processes and synthesizes information. Findings help solve a longstanding mystery in neuroscience.

Using AI to Enable Better Vision – for Both Humans and Machines

Through a unique and long-standing collaboration, electrical engineers at UC San Diego are embedded in Jacobs Retina Center to partner with ophthalmologists to develop better computer vision, AI, and image processing tools to help physicians diagnose patients faster and more accurately; predict which drugs will be most successful for specific patients; and even aid in the process of developing new therapeutic treatments for retinal diseases.

Electrical engineering graduate students sit side-by-side with ophthalmologists at a round table in an office at Jacobs Retina Center.

Precision Oncology via Artificial Intelligence on Cancer Biopsies

An artificial intelligence method to detect biomarkers in tumor biopsies promises to cut weeks and thousands of dollars from cancer detection, extending the benefits of precision oncology to underserved and under-resourced patients.

Illicit Fentanyl Use Linked to Increased Risk of Hepatitis C Among People Who Use Drugs

Researchers from University of California San Diego and el Colegio de la Frontera Norte in Mexico have revealed a link between illicit fentanyl use and the transmission of hepatitis C (HCV) among people who inject drugs in San Diego, California and Tijuana, Mexico.