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KatoMed, a UC San Diego MedTech Accelerator Company, Shines
KatoMed, a San Diego-based startup that developed a navigation tool for spine surgery that could result in safer, less costly procedures and improved workflow for surgeons, has deep ties to UC San Diego.
Next-Generation Innovators: Meet the 2026 Chancellor’s Innovation Awards Finalists
The finalists for the third annual Chancellor’s Innovation Awards at University of California San Diego represent a new generation of innovators transforming research breakthroughs into lasting advances that address complex societal challenges.
Eight UC San Diego Researchers Elected 2025 AAAS Fellows
Eight researchers at the University of California San Diego have been elected 2025 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS): Andrew D. Chisholm, Farinaz Koushanfar, Albert P. Pisano, Ravi Ramamoorthi, JoAnn Trejo, Emily Troemel, Meenakshi Wadhwa and Sheng Zhong.
A UC San Diego Tool Teaching Code to 25 Million is Even More Critical in Age of AI
When generative AI began writing code with uncanny fluency, it sparked a question: If a chatbot can build software, do people still need to learn to code? Professor of Cognitive Science Philip Guo says absolutely. Understanding code is now more important than ever because AI can get it wrong.
Sound Waves Could Be Used to Remotely Reprogram Material Stiffness, Study Shows
A team of researchers co-led by UC San Diego engineers has demonstrated a new way to remotely control how a material behaves — using sound. The findings could lead to the development of protective gear, robotic muscles or medical implants that adjust their stiffness on demand.
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