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Muscle as a Heart-Health Predictor

Health & Behavior

Study shows greater muscle area in men leads increased risk of heart disease; it’s different for muscle density.

Capturing Creativity with Computation for Music AI

The Arts

We know it when we see it, but what is creativity and can it be quantified? In a paper that guides future AI development, a team from UC San Diego’s Jacob School of Engineering, Department of Music and Qualcomm Institute has discovered answers in the context of musical collaboration.

Composite image of musical score and circuit board

NanoEngineering Department at UC San Diego Receives $2.1M Gift from the Aiiso Yufeng Li Family

Technology & Engineering

Nanoengineer, entrepreneur and philanthropist Aiiso Yufeng Li (Jeff), and his family have pledged a $2.1M gift to the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering. The gift will support research, education and student activities in the Department of NanoEngineering at the Jacobs School of Engineering.

A photo of a group of people celebrating the gift to the Department of NanoEngineering at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering. Left to right, these people are: Ping Liu, nanoengineering professor and director of the UC San Diego Sustainable Power and Energy Center (SPEC); Ji Song, nanoengineering department business officer; Aiiso Yufeng Li (Jeff), Founder and Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) of CorDx, a global biotech company and leader in the manufacturing of in vitro diagnostics; Liangfang Zhang, professor and chair of the nanoengineering department at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering; and Doreen Guo, a member of the CorDx family and wife of Aiiso Yufeng Li (Jeff) .

Detecting Pathogens—and Sepsis—Faster and More Accurately by Melting DNA

Health & Behavior

A new analysis method can detect pathogens in blood samples faster and more accurately than blood cultures, which are the current state of the art for infection diagnosis. The new method, called digital DNA melting analysis, can produce results in under six hours.

Detecting Pathogens—and Sepsis—Faster and More Accurately by Melting DNA

These Tiny Power Converters Run on Vibrational Energy

Technology & Engineering

Scientists at the University of California San Diego and CEA-Leti have developed a ground-breaking piezoelectric-based DC-DC converter that unifies all power switches onto a single chip to increase power density.

These Tiny Power Converters Run on Vibrational Energy

Saving Lives: The Critical Role of Bystander CPR

Health & Behavior

Bystander CPR occurs anytime CPR is initially performed by a non-medical rescuer. Critical for survival, bystander CPR initiation delays of even a few minutes while awaiting advanced resuscitation from emergency responders significantly reduces a person’s chance for survival.