Supercomputers Unlock Reproductive Mysteries of Viruses and Life
March 19, 2020
Scientists, including UC San Diego researchers, recently relied on supercomputer simulations to better understand the reproductive mysteries of viruses and DNA.
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SDSC’s Comet Supercomputer, TSCC Available for COVID-19 Research
April 8, 2020
The San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego is providing priority access to its high-performance computer systems and other resources to researchers advancing our understanding of the virus and efforts to develop an effective vaccine in as short a time as possible.
Comet Supercomputer Used to Illustrate Methane Storage Applications
August 27, 2021
Methane storage applications are a key bridging technology to carbon-free chemical fuels. A first-year grad student at UCSD has worked with an international team on a study of zeolite-templated carbon as a gas-storage material. Comet allowed faster completion of their experiments.
Samsung Licenses 5G Polar Coding Technology Developed by UC San Diego Engineers
October 11, 2018
Samsung and the University of California San Diego recently signed a major license agreement for the telecommunications industry, for a standard-essential error-correction technology developed by engineers from the Jacobs School of Engineering. This new technology plays a key role in the 5G wireless communications standard, where it is used to…
Astrophysicists Locate 100 New Sunny Neighbors with Citizens’ Help
August 18, 2020
A new discovery by a Backyard Worlds team of citizen scientists and international astrophysicists, including researchers from UC San Diego, shows that about 100 cool brown dwarfs, never before observed, are in residence in the solar community.
Theater Classics, New Work Define Upcoming Season at UC San Diego
November 8, 2018
Exactly 80 years after Thornton Wilder premiered his stage classic “Our Town,” the UC San Diego Department of Theatre and Dance is set to give it a modern makeover. The Pulitzer Prize-winning drama is one of three productions for fall quarter from the famed department, ranked fourth in the world…
Matchmaker, Matchmaker Make me a Match
March 13, 2018
Each year, at precisely the same moment — 12 p.m. on the East coast, 9 a.m. on the West — thousands of graduating medical school students across the country simultaneously tear open an envelope. The single sheet of paper inside informs each graduate where he or she will do their…
Phage Therapy Shows Promise for Alcoholic Liver Disease
November 13, 2019
UC San Diego researchers linked a gut bacteria toxin to worse clinical outcomes in patients with alcoholic liver disease, and discovered that treatment with bacteriophages clears the bacteria and eliminates the disease in mice.
A Novel COVID-19 Vaccine Using Modified Bacterial DNA
July 21, 2022
UC San Diego researchers describe a different way to build a COVID-19 vaccine, one that would, in theory, remain effective against new and emerging variants and could be taken as a pill, by inhalation or other delivery methods.
A Year in Review: A Look Back as We Move Ahead
December 9, 2021
…an endowment challenge by alumni Sandy Timmons and her husband, Rick Sandstrom. Together, these efforts have already raised $7.1 million, providing vital support for undergraduate and graduate students. The Chancellor’s Scholarship and Fellowship Challenge was launched in February 2021. Visionary gifts from donors including Joan and Irwin Jacobs, the Joe…
