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Researchers Receive $7.5 Million Grant to Study Memory Capacity and Energy Efficiency in the Brain

Science & Environment

A team of researchers at the University of California San Diego and Stanford University has received a $7.5 million, five-year grant to try to answer two fundamental questions: what is the memory capacity of a brain; and how does the brain process information with maximum energy efficiency. The grant was awarded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research through a Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI).

Researchers Receive $7.5 Million Grant to Study Memory Capacity and Energy Efficiency in the Brain

UC San Diego History Students Learn Secrets of 16th to 18th Century Islamic Manuscripts

Humanities

The University of California San Diego’s Department of History is flush with scholars studying the fascinating histories of many parts of the world, from Africa and the Americas to the Middle East. Among them is assistant professor Nir Shafir, whose research explores what he calls “manuscript pamphlets” in the Ottoman Empire. These were cheap, short and handwritten treatises that transformed the religious and intellectual life of the Middle East over the 16th to 18th centuries.

UC President Briefed on UC San Diego, QI Commercialization and Startups

Business & Economics

UC President Janet Napolitano visited the UC San Diego campus and the Qualcomm Institute on Friday, April 21, for briefings on local activities aimed at commercializing academic research and supporting student entrepreneurship.

UC President Briefed on UC San Diego, QI Commercialization and Startups

UC San Diego and edX Offer Professional Virtual Reality Courses Online

Business & Economics

UC San Diego virtual reality faculty experts are launching a three-course series on edX as one of the first Professional Certificate programs offered by the online learning platform.

UC San Diego Receives $7.5 Million to Develop Innovative Uses for Melanin

Science & Environment

A team of scientists from UC San Diego and two other universities has received a five year, $7.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to unravel the fundamental properties of melanins, a family of natural pigments found in skin, hair, eyes and even the plumage of brightly colored birds.

UC San Diego Receives $7.5 Million to Develop Innovative Uses for Melanin

Engineers Investigate a Simple, No-Bake Recipe to Make Bricks from Martian Soil

Science & Environment

Explorers planning to settle on Mars might be able to turn the planet’s red soil into bricks without needing to use an oven or additional ingredients. Instead, they would just need to apply pressure to compact the soil—the equivalent of a blow from a hammer. These are the findings of a study published in Nature Scientific Reports on April 27, 2017. The study was authored by a team of engineers at the University of California San Diego and funded by NASA.