April 21, 2022
…After six years of research and experimentation, these professors are launching the world’s first biodegradable shoe through the company Blueview, of which Mayfield also serves as CEO. What began as a project to turn algae into fuel shifted into a quest to develop high-performance biodegradable polyurethane foams, which are used…
June 14, 2023
UC San Diego launched the first phase of a new pilot program, funded by a gift from Intel Corporation, to increase diversity in its electrical engineering graduate programs. As part of the pilot, UC San Diego is collaborating with Florida A&M University and the University of Texas at El Paso.
March 4, 2014
The new collaborative research agreement between Human Longevity Inc. (HLI) and the University of California, San Diego, announced today, represents a significant and necessary step in efforts to research and translate the potential of the human genome into novel and real treatments and therapies able to change and improve the…
June 9, 2016
The University of California San Diego School of Medicine has launched the Institute for Diabetes and Metabolic Health (IDMH), a new cross-disciplinary, collaborative effort to address one of the nation’s leading public health threats.
May 24, 2018
…San Diego will creatively collaborate with San Diego Unified—the university’s $100,000 partnership with the district’s Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) Foundation will help increase arts education opportunities for students. “An important aspect of any education is giving students the opportunity to explore all avenues of interest, with the outcome of…
May 21, 2012
Research by a collaborative group of scientists from UC San Diego School of Medicine, UC San Francisco and Wake Forest School of Medicine has led to identification of an existing drug that is effective against Entamoeba histolytica. This parasite causes amebic dysentery and liver abscesses and results in the death…
April 22, 2013
How can we alleviate poverty? What policies can be implemented to promote health, welfare and security? The University of California, San Diego is helping to answer these questions with the launch of a new lab designed to find innovative solutions, utilizing information technology, to help address the most pressing issues…
September 19, 2023
The new Franklin Antonio Hall collaborative research building was engineered to incorporate the latest sustainability and efficiency tools, and was recently awarded LEED Platinum certification by the US Green Building Council – the highest level of recognition.
January 5, 2015
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) have developed high-resolution computer simulations, done on the Trestles supercomputer at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at the University of California, San Diego, that take into account how the air flows within and around a wind-farm in unprecedented detail.
February 19, 2015
…Diego as a student-centered, research-focused, service-oriented public university to an estimated 25,000 newly admitted students and their families. For many, Triton Day or Transfer Triton Day will be their first opportunity to experience UC San Diego—our sprawling grounds and ocean views, dynamic campus community and expansive research, and collaborative opportunities.…
