James Soto Antony Appointed UC San Diego Graduate Division Dean
James Soto Antony has been appointed dean of the Graduate Division at the University of California San Diego, effective September 1, 2019.
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Nature Names UC San Diego 4th Best Public University for Prolific Research Output
The University of California San Diego ranked 4th among public research universities in the United States in this year’s annual ranking of high-quality scientific research papers by the journal Nature.
Students Challenged to Look Deeper
“Each year when I see our students graduate, I am reminded of what makes UC San Diego unique,” said Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla as he welcomed graduates and guests at All Campus Commencement June 15, kicking off a weekend of celebration for the 9,325 students graduating from the university this spring.
SDSC Receives New Funding for West Big Data Innovation Hub
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a second round of funding for the country’s four Big Data Innovation Hubs to help solve grand challenges of regional importance. SDSC Director Michael Norman is the PI for the West Hub.
Supercomputers Aid in Novel Simulations of Gamma Ray Generation Research
UC San Diego mechanical and aerospace engineering graduate student Tao Wang recently demonstrated how an extremely strong magnetic field, similar to that on the surface of a neutron star, can be not only generated but also detected using an x-ray laser inside a solid material.
Borrowing from Astronomy to Rob the Twinkle from Brain Imagery
UC San Diego scientists adopt astronomy’s adaptive optics to correct microscope images for the scattering of light that occurs in brain tissue.
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