June 9, 2022
June 9, 2022 —
…that innovate and create technologies to enhance the human experience. And it is creating community, arts and cultural spaces and initiatives that entertain, enrich and enlighten our students and our greater San Diego community. “With these and continued investments from our generous donors,” said Khosla, “potential for changing the world…
September 28, 2017
September 28, 2017 —
A team of researchers has engineered smart protein molecules that can reprogram white blood cells to ignore a self-defense signaling mechanism that cancer cells use to survive and spread in the body. Researchers say the advance could lead to a new method of re-engineering immune cells to fight cancer and…
September 9, 2014
September 9, 2014 —
Meanwhile, health care is increasingly moving toward the use of biometric devices – gadgets embedded with wireless sensors – to unobtrusively monitor patients’ health data in real time, from blood pressure and insulin levels to number of steps walked per day.
February 28, 2024
February 28, 2024 —
According to new research from UC San Diego, sitting for long hours without breaks increases risk of death.
April 10, 2014
April 10, 2014 —
…representing nature utilizing emerging technologies,” she said. “This includes the creation of two highly detailed, computer-processed, 1:1 reproductions of the world’s two largest botanical blooms – Amorphophallus titanum and Rafflesia arnoldii – increasingly rare because both of them are endangered species.” Barnadas plans to be on hand when Amorphophallus blooms…
April 4, 2013
April 4, 2013 —
…advance the science and technologies needed to map and decipher brain activity. Sitting in the front row for the announcement were three University of California chancellors, including UC San Diego’s Pradeep K. Khosla. Chancellor Khosla was accompanied at the White House by Ralph Greenspan, associate director of the Kavli Institute…
April 14, 2016
April 14, 2016 —
…students to pursue science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines. Yet, in the U.S., according to humanitiesindicators.org, more than 60% of CEOs hold degrees in the arts or the humanities, while more than 90% of business executives seek job candidates who can think critically, communicate clearly and solve problems—key foundational…
November 15, 2011
November 15, 2011 —
…is the world’s largest society dedicated to understanding science, technology, medicine, and their interactions with society in historical context. The Davis Prize was presented to Oreskes and Conway at the History of Science Society’s annual meeting in Cleveland, Ohio.
May 1, 2024
May 1, 2024 —
The Design and Innovation Building is a modern 74,000-square-foot space that integrates rigorous education and industry collaboration across its four distinct floors, each uniquely designed and positioned to propel thinkers, dreamers and doers upward as they progress through each level.
September 15, 2024
September 15, 2024 —
They are arts activists and philosophers of language, scholars of avant-garde children’s literature and composers of experimental music. The School of Arts and Humanities welcomes 19 new faculty members for the 2024-25 academic year.