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UC San Diego Named 7th Among U.S. Public Universities

The University of California San Diego has been ranked 7th among public U.S. universities by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR).

Eye-Controlled Soft Lens Paves Way to Soft Human-Machine Interfaces

UC San Diego engineers have developed a soft robotic lens whose movements are controlled by the eyes—blink twice and the lens zooms in and out; look left, right, up or down and the lens will follow. The lens is the first example of an interface between humans and soft machines.

Graeve Selected by HACU as Inaugural Leadership Fellow

UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering professor Olivia Graeve has been selected by the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities as a fellow in its inaugural Presidential Leadership Academy, designed to increase Hispanic representation in top leadership positions in higher education.

UC San Diego Health Top Ranked by U.S. News & World Report

UC San Diego Health has been recognized among the nation’s best hospitals for 2019-20 by U.S. News & World Report. The annual “Best Hospitals” rankings are designed to assist patients and their doctors in making informed decisions about where to receive care for challenging health conditions.

SDSC Awarded NSF Grant for Triton Shared Computing Cluster Upgrade

The NSF has awarded SDSC a two-year grant worth almost $400,000 to deploy a new system called CC* Compute: Triton Stratus as an enhancement to the existing Triton Shared Computing Cluster (TSCC) campus High-Performance Computing (HPC) platform.

Researchers Identify Specific Genetic Vulnerabilities to PTSD among U.S. Veterans

A genome-wide association study of more than 165,000 U.S. veterans confirms a genetic vulnerability to post-traumatic stress disorder, specifically noting abnormalities in stress hormone response and/or functioning of specific brain regions.