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Putting Students First

September 28, 2017

…the student experience, we’ve developed new resources and opportunities to ensure our students are successful on campus and in their chosen fields, so they can go on to become alumni who will have a positive impact on our community and world.” New housing The campus estimates enrollment numbers for undergraduate…

Passing of Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Science Jeffrey L. Elman

June 29, 2018

It is with great and wrenching sadness that we announce the passing of Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Science Jeffrey L. Elman, who died suddenly on Thursday, June 28. He was 70.

Rady School of Management Venture Fund Invests In One of Its Own

August 10, 2017

The Rady Venture Fund at the Rady School of Management University of California San Diego, announced their recent investment in Cloudbeds, their first investment in a company co-founded by a Rady MBA.

Current Screening Methods Miss Worrisome Number of Persons with Mild Cognitive Impairment

May 23, 2016

…Diego Healthcare System say existing screening tools for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) result in a false-negative error rate of more than 7 percent. These persons are misclassified as not having MCI based on standard screening instruments but actually do have MCI when more extensive testing is conducted.

Brain Function Boosted by Daily Physical Activity in Middle-Aged, Older Adults

January 31, 2022

Remote UC San Diego School of Medicine study finds brain function boosted by daily exercise in middle-aged and older adults.

UC San Diego Researchers Selected for IBM Watson AI XPRIZE ® Competition

May 4, 2017

…thinking” abilities to leading cognitive computing systems A team of researchers at UC San Diego has been selected to take part in the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE ®. The competition aims to accelerate the development and adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies that are truly scalable and have the capacity…

A New Wrinkle: Geometry of Brain’s Outer Surface Correlates With Genetic Heritage

July 9, 2015

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego and the School of Medicine have found that the three-dimensional shape of the cerebral cortex – the wrinkled outer layer of the brain controlling many functions of thinking and sensation – strongly correlates with ancestral background. The study opens the door to…

UC San Diego Professor Wins Prestigious International Prize for Research

February 10, 2022

The Olav Thon Foundation in Norway has announced that Anders M. Dale, PhD, professor of Neurosciences, Radiology, Psychiatry, Cognitive Science, and Data Science at UC San Diego, is the recipient of its 2022 international research prize within the natural sciences and medicine.

Researchers Identify Key Mechanisms Underlying HIV-Associated Cognitive Disorders

February 3, 2015

New findings by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine open the door to the development of new therapies to block or decrease cognitive decline due to HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND), estimated to affect 10 to 50 percent of aging HIV sufferers to some degree.

Landmark ABCD Study of Adolescent Brain Renewed for Seven Years

April 17, 2020

The National Institutes of Health has renewed its commitment to the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study, the largest long-term study of brain development and child health ever conducted in the United States. The awards to UC San Diego total just over $60 million.

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