November 17, 2022
Engineers and physicians at UC San Diego have developed a device to non-invasively measure cervical nerve activity in humans, a new tool they say could potentially inform and improve treatments for patients with sepsis or post-traumatic stress disorder.
July 29, 2013
UC San Diego announced today the appointment of Margaret Leinen, Ph.D., as Vice Chancellor for Marine Sciences, Director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and Dean of the School of Marine Sciences.
April 24, 2024
A thin film that combines an electrode grid and LEDs can both track and produce a visual representation of the brain’s activity in real-time during surgery–a huge improvement over the current state of the art. The device is designed to provide neurosurgeons visual information about a patient’s brain to monitor…
April 4, 2019
…to learn the course material while encouraging them to consider how understanding histories of race, class, gender and inequality shape their own lives. Additionally, Malone was enthusiastically recommended to serve as a teaching assistant for the Division of Arts and Humanities PATH Summer Academy, providing guidance and leadership for community…
May 11, 2017
…school—and “Apply”—putting together application materials, including recommendation letters and personal essays. They have access to scheduled advising appointments, peer support and special programming. This more individualized approach allows resources to be allocated in the most effective way. Johnson is pleased with the results: “The new Heath Beat drop-in advising has…
April 21, 2015
Xiaoxiang refers to the region in China’s Hunan Province where the rivers Xiao and Xiang intersect. It is also the title of a concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra composed by UC San Diego music professor and Qualcomm Institute composer in residence Lei Liang. The work was one of three…
January 5, 2023
Researchers led by UC San Diego computer scientist Tajana Simunic-Rosing have entered in a $35 million contract from the Semiconductor Research Corporation to make computing orders of magnitude faster and more efficient. A group of 10 universities will band together to create the PRISM center.
November 12, 2024
The latest Gallery QI exhibit, “Three Lives,” focuses on Easter Ellen Cupp, June Grace Pattullo and Anita Smith Hall, who contributed to oceanography before women were accepted in the field.
March 6, 2012
…devices made from recyclable materials that will provide electricity for developing communities in Manila and other areas of the Philippines. These communities currently depend on the local grid, which is expensive and tends to be unreliable. To help them save money and provide them with alternative sources of power, students…
May 7, 2020
…and creative director of Material Art Fair in Mexico City. “Although the COVID-19 crisis has changed many things, it hasn’t changed the vision of the university to remain focused on research success,” said Vice Chancellor for Research Sandra A. Brown. “Moving our town hall to a virtual setting helped our…
