November 2, 2023
Artificial intelligence in all its varied forms is rapidly accelerating, transforming our everyday lives and providing a powerful tool for scientific research. But what does it all mean and what does the future hold? Six UC San Diego experts share their insights.
September 7, 2016
Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego Emeritus Professor of Geology Edward Litton (Jerry) Winterer, a renowned expert in the study of sediments, died Aug. 30 at his home in Del Mar, Calif. He was 91.
December 6, 2011
…consortium’s vice president and chief operating officer. Located on the UC San Diego campus on Torrey Pines Scenic Drive, adjacent to the Salk Institute, the consortium building is the ninth facility erected under the auspices of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), a state agency established in 2004 with…
February 11, 2021
…am the international protocol chair for the ACTIV-2 treatment study, which is a part of the U.S. government’s Operation Warp Speed. This study is designed to find effective therapies for persons with early COVID-19. I completed my internship, residency and chief residency in Internal Medicine at UC San Diego and…
July 7, 2016
Henrik Christensen, one of the most influential robotics researchers in the world, is joining the University of California San Diego. He will direct the UC San Diego Contextual Robotics Institute and serve as a professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Jacobs School of Engineering. Christensen…
May 6, 2021
…in his role as chief scientist at Qualcomm, where he has made transformational technology that touches all of our lives. His support of the Jacobs School of Engineering, including the forthcoming Franklin Antonio Hall, helps ensure that the next generation of Triton innovators can improve and enhance lives as well.…
October 7, 2021
…School of Medicine and editor-in-chief of the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases. “The first is the perception among some members of the public that vaccines cause more harm than the diseases they are intended to prevent, both individually and collectively. This misconception is closely tied to the second. Namely, that efforts…
June 20, 2013
…where he served as co-chair and in various other roles. He also worked with others to help the underserved community of Vista Canyons through the “Border Health Project.” Rodriguez and three other classmates co-founded the UC San Diego School of Medicine Mentorship Program in 2010. This group pairs up School…
December 6, 2022
Researchers from a broad range of fields at the University of California San Diego are making waves as they push the boundaries of science and medicine to develop groundbreaking, real-world solutions to longstanding health inequities.
April 16, 2013
U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the nation’s newest research vessel will be named R/V Sally Ride, in honor of the former UC San Diego faculty member who was the first American female astronaut and the youngest American to fly in space.
