UC San Diego researcher semifinalist for Women’s Safety XPRIZE
December 8, 2017
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Smart Earplug Company Developed by UC San Diego Undergrads Acquired by Bose
December 7, 2017
Hush earbuds were designed to block out noise to allow for better sleep, but connect with the user’s phone so they can still hear alarms or emergency notifications. Photo by David Baillot. Smart Earplug Company Developed by UC San Diego Undergrads Acquired by Bose Hush, a noise-cancelling smart earplug startup…
Campus Recognizes Impact of Mentorship at Annual Postdoctoral Scholar Awards
December 7, 2017
2017 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Postdoctoral Scholar Mentoring, Outstanding Postdoctoral Scholar and Annual Postdoc Research Symposium Award recipients gather for a group photo following a ceremony held in their honor. Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Campus Recognizes Impact of Mentorship at Annual Postdoctoral Scholar Awards Each year…
Top UC San Diego Researchers Win ‘Oscars of Science’
December 7, 2017
Top UC San Diego Researchers Win ‘Oscars of Science’ Each will receive $3 million award as recipient of Breakthrough Prize Don Cleveland spends much of his time ruminating on the faulty molecular mechanisms that drive diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease) and Huntington’s. James McKernan explores…
Hunting Atmospheric Rivers
December 7, 2017
Hunting Atmospheric Rivers UC San Diego scientists preparing to capture data from critical source of California’s water supply An Air Force C-130 “Hurricane Hunter” aircraft at San Diego’s Brown Field. Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications As the traditional peak of a new water year approaches, researchers at Scripps…
New Smartphone Case Offers Blood Glucose Monitoring on the Go
December 7, 2017
Portable glucose sensing system integrated onto a smartphone New Smartphone Case Offers Blood Glucose Monitoring on the Go Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a smartphone case and app that will make it easier for patients to record and track their blood glucose readings, whether they’re…
UC San Diego Researcher Named Semi-Finalist for Women’s Safety XPRIZE
December 7, 2017
Debashis Sahoo, assistant professor in the UC San Diego School of Medicine and Jacobs School of Engineering UC San Diego Researcher Named Semi-Finalist for Women’s Safety XPRIZE UC San Diego’s Debashis Sahoo is one of 21 semi-finalists in the $1 million Anu & Naveen Jain Women’s Safety XPRIZE, which challenges…
Teaching the Joy of Coding
December 7, 2017
Mandy Huey, a UC San Diego undergraduate, works with Preuss School students to help them learn how to program an app for their smart phones. Teaching the Joy of Coding A group of high school students are huddled over one smart phone, poking at the screen and laughing. But in…
Mental Health is a Casualty of War
December 7, 2017
Mental Health is a Casualty of War UC San Diego School of Medicine launches program to train Jordan’s primary care doctors on how to better treat mental health issues Dr. Wael Al-Delaimy As an epidemiologist, Dr. Wael Al-Delaimy had devoted his career to understanding risk factors that contribute to chronic…
