June 24, 2024
June 24, 2024 —
Meet CARMEN, short for Cognitively Assistive Robot for Motivation and Neurorehabilitation–a small, tabletop robot designed to help people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) learn skills to improve memory, attention, and executive functioning at home.
July 2, 2024
July 2, 2024 —
As national Pride Month comes to an end and San Diego gears up for its own Pride celebration in July, four LGBTQ+ student leaders open up about their own personal journeys, why they strive to cultivate an inclusive community at UC San Diego, and what the word “pride” means to…
July 9, 2024
July 9, 2024 —
Drawing from the expertise of the UC San Diego community, UC San Diego Today presents a list of seven ways that heat impacts health. Through collaboration and innovation, these insights can help pave the way for a healthier future for all.
July 30, 2024
July 30, 2024 —
As global temperatures continue to rise, India is grappling with increasingly severe heat waves. As early as April, many Indian cities, including New Delhi, the capital, have experienced record temperatures above 115 degrees Fahrenheit.
August 8, 2024
August 8, 2024 —
“I don’t think only about specific diseases or disorders, but also about how new technologies can promote or undermine health or mental health,” says Cinnamon Bloss, who holds positions at the UC San Diego including tenured professor and associate dean in the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human…
August 27, 2024
August 27, 2024 —
While some escape San Diego’s warm summer temperatures by enjoying the coastal La Jolla breeze, fourth-year students Austin Hutton and Lucia Rejzek sought respite this summer in an air-conditioned lab on campus.
September 3, 2024
September 3, 2024 —
…their communities. Now, Extended Studies is leveraging cutting-edge research, cognitive science and robotics to help these constituents improve their English language skills.
September 6, 2024
September 6, 2024 —
Enthusiasm, hard work and talent were on display at the end-of-summer Neurodiversity in Tech internship showcase at UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute’s Atkinson Hall.
November 13, 2014
November 13, 2014 —
…those decisions affected them cognitively, emotionally and financially.” For the current academic year, Chabot is a visiting student at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management where she is working with social psychologist Hal Hershfield on topics related to financial decision-making. In addition to student loan borrowing, her research interests include testing…
October 5, 2018
October 5, 2018 —
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with collaborators across the country, report that people who participate in dementia prevention trials are primarily motivated by altruism and pleased to help.