A honeybee’s “waggle dance,” which signals the location of critical resources to nestmates, is improved by learning and can be culturally transmitted, according to a recently published study by James Nieh, a professor in the School of Biological Sciences, and colleagues. The research demonstrates the importance of early social signal learning in one of the most intricate forms of communication known outside humans. Read More»
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Smartphone spyware apps that allow people to spy on each other are not only hard to notice and detect, but also will easily leak the sensitive personal information they collect, says a team of computer scientists from New York and San Diego. Enze "Alex" Liu, a computer science Ph.D. student in the Jacobs School of Engineering, is the first author of the paper, which includes an in-depth technical analysis of 14 leading spyware apps for Android phones. Read More»
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The Revelle College Humanities Program and the Center for Hellenic Studies brought Theater of War Productions to campus Feb. 28, presenting a dramatic reading of Aeschylus’ ancient play “The Suppliants,” along with a post-performance discussion aimed at creating dialogue around war, migration and asylum seeking. Read More»
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Designed to guide startups led by UC San Diego students, faculty, alumni or staff through the inevitable challenges of entrepreneurship, the Entrepreneurs-in-Residence program is now entering its seventh year. The Office of Innovation & Commercialization is excited to announce the members of its newest cohort of mentor-entrepreneurs: Tyrone Grandison, Todd Clever, Aly Bucholz, Benson Lam and Stephanie Allen. Read More»
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A team of researchers from more than 20 scientific research organizations, including Scripps Institution of Oceanography, has successfully recovered the first layered sediments from beneath the modern Antarctic ice sheet. Their analysis of the sediment sample holds implications for understanding how the southernmost continent may contribute to global sea level change. Read More»
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A study led by two UC San Diego graduate students has found that developing genomes not only follow a precise pattern of expression, but the process is governed by rules that are similar to the ways in which grammar systematically structures our languages. The research involved observing notochord enhancer activity in the marine invertebrate Ciona robusta, a model species for studying development and enhancers. Read More»
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The chair of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at UC San Diego School of Medicine, Dr. Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, has been named as the 2023 president-elect of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine. In this role, Gyamfi-Bannerman, an internationally known expert in her field, will lead efforts in improving pregnancy outcomes among high-risk patients. Read More»
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