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Artists Focus on Sound and Silence from Deaf and Hearing Perspectives

Humanities

At first glance, the title of the Winter 2015 exhibition in the gallery@calit2, LOUD silence, appears to be a contradiction in terms. But for the curator and four artists represented in the exhibition, who are each at a different point on the hearing spectrum, it’s clear that the Deaf have a strong understanding and connection to sound and voice, and that those who have full hearing can appreciate the value and meaning of silence versus the absence of sound.

Artists Focus on Sound and Silence from Deaf and Hearing Perspectives

Temporary Tattoo Offers Needle-Free Way to Monitor Glucose Levels

Science & Environment

Nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego have tested a temporary tattoo that both extracts and measures the level of glucose in the fluid in between skin cells. This first-ever example of the flexible, easy-to-wear device could be a promising step forward in noninvasive glucose testing for patients with diabetes.

Temporary Tattoo Offers Needle-Free Way to Monitor Glucose Levels

SDSC Announces UC Graduate Summer Fellowship Program

Science & Environment

The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, has announced its inaugural UC Graduate Student Summer Fellowship program, providing opportunities for graduate students throughout the University of California system to learn about SDSC’s expertise and utilize the Center’s wide range of resources to advance their own research.

SDSC Announces UC Graduate Summer Fellowship Program

UC San Diego School of Medicine Named One of Nation’s Top Residency Programs

Health & Behavior

UC San Diego School of Medicine was today named one of the nation’s top residency training programs in 10 specialties by Doximity. The Doximity report included more than 50,000 peer nominations from board-certified US physicians, and evaluated 3,691 residency training programs across 20 specialties.

UC San Diego School of Medicine Named One of Nation’s Top Residency Programs

Nanoshaping Method Points to Future Manufacturing Technology

Science & Environment

A new method that creates large-area patterns of three-dimensional nanoshapes from metal sheets represents a potential manufacturing system to inexpensively mass produce innovations such as "plasmonic metamaterials" for advanced technologies.

Nanoshaping Method Points to Future Manufacturing Technology

Pieter Dorrestein Recognized by Pharmacology Society

Health & Behavior

Pieter Dorrestein, PhD, has been selected to receive the 2015 John Jacob Abel Award in Pharmacology by the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET). Dorrestein is a professor of pharmacology, chemistry and biochemistry in the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California, San Diego.