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Manufacturing Matchmaker

May 5, 2016

…Diego’s Division of Social Sciences in 2009. Photos courtesy Maker’s Row Manufacturing Matchmaker Alumna co-founds Maker’s Row to make it easier for DIY artists to connect with American manufacturers UC San Diego alumna Tanya Menendez is revolutionizing manufacturing. The online company Maker’s Row, founded in 2012 by Menendez and partner…

SDSC Participates in CalWater Extreme Precipitation Project

February 11, 2015

…and particles of dust, smoke, sea spray, and organic materials called aerosols along the western U.S. coast to better understand variability in the region’s water supply, flood and drought hazards, infrastructure requirements, and optimal reservoir operations.

Fighting Fire with Data Science

September 27, 2021

UC San Diego has announced a joint appointment with Los Alamos National Laboratory with the appointment of Senior Scientist Rodman Linn to a three-year position with the Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute (HDSI). This is the first joint appointment program between Los Alamos and a UC campus.

The Glam Clan

June 13, 2019

…Fredricks/UC San Diego Physical Sciences The Glam Clan Group of UC San Diego science students confronts social isolation of elderly glamorously They are aspiring female scientists on a beautiful mission—literally. Armed with makeup brushes, mascara wands, emery boards and nail polish, these “missionaries” cast out the increasing loneliness experienced by…

Customized Brain Maps Improve Cancer Surgeries and Epilepsy Treatments

May 6, 2021

…turned to advances in materials science to allow us to make small contacts that can be stacked very close to each other. They display low noise, or higher fidelity, in recording these brain signals." For both tumor removal and epilepsy treatments, a more tightly packed grid of sensors allows the…

San Diego Festival of Science & Engineering to Offer Students Walk on Wild Side of Science, Engineer

March 7, 2013

San Diego Festival of Science & Engineering to Offer Students Walk on Wild Side of Science, Engineering Top UC San Diego faculty members to highlight fun side of careers in STEM fields Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Perfectly qualified to teach herbology at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and…

NSF Awards $20 Million for Continued Study of Aerosols at UC San Diego

September 10, 2018

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has renewed a groundbreaking University of California San Diego atmospheric chemistry research program with a $20 million grant that will support operations for a second five-year period. The grant will enable the NSF Center for Aerosol Impacts on Chemistry of the Environment (CAICE) to launch…

The Next Generation of Robotics from UC San Diego in the Spotlight at IROS 2023

October 6, 2023

From helping wounded soldiers in the field, to helping robots avoid obstacles in the field, and more, researchers from the UC San Diego Contextual Robotics Institute made a strong showing at IROS 2023.

Measuring Mutations in Sperm May Reveal Risk for Autism in Future Children

December 23, 2019

Spontaneous mutations in male sperm are linked to development of autism spectrum disorder. Researchers have created a way to measure mutations and estimate risk of ASD in future children. If developed into a clinical test, the method could be a useful predictive tool in genetic counseling.

Giving the Ice a Voice

February 16, 2017

…McClure received a National Science Foundation Artists and Writers Fellowship for the project, called “Music in the Ice,” which led him on a 40-day expedition to Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf. There he worked closely with a scientific team led by Scripps researcher Peter Bromirski. Bromirski and other scientists are interested…

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