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Fault System off San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles Counties Could Produce a Magnitude 7.3 Quake

Science & Environment

Study finds rupture of offshore Newport-Inglewood/Rose Canyon fault is possible.

UC San Diego to Develop Cyberinfrastructure for NASA’s ICESat/-2 Data

Science & Environment

The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego have been awarded a NASA ACCESS grant to develop a cyberinfrastructure platform for discovery, access, and visualization of data from NASA’s ICESat and upcoming ICESat-2 laser altimeter missions.

Renowned Medical Scientist Tasuku Honjo to Speak at UC San Diego March 15

Health & Behavior

Honjo received the 2016 Kyoto Prize—Japan’s highest private award for global achievement—in the area of “Basic Sciences” for his contributions to medical science. His work has been described as initiating a historic turning point—a “penicillin moment”—in the fight against cancer.

Renowned Medical Scientist Tasuku Honjo to Speak at UC San Diego March 15

SDSC Achieves Record Performance in Seismic Simulations with Intel

Science & Environment

Researchers at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) have developed a new seismic software package with Intel Corporation that has enabled the fastest seismic simulation to-date, as the two organizations collaborate on ways to better predict ground motions to save lives and minimize property damage.

New Blood Test Could Help Detect and Locate Cancer Early On

Health & Behavior

Bioengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new blood test that could detect cancer — and locate where in the body the tumor is growing. The study could provide a way to diagnose cancer early on without having to do invasive surgical procedures like biopsies.

New UC San Diego Seminar Series Provides Invaluable Resource to the Region

Business & Economics

UC San Diego Research Affairs –The Office of Innovation and Commercialization launches the first of an eighteen-month entrepreneurial seminar series, free and open to anyone at UC San Diego and the general public, including members of any other research institutions, Mar. 9.