April 17, 2014
…for Student Involvement – Communication and Leadership, Grad SLAM was created to highlight the impact of graduate student research at UC San Diego as well as to provide a platform for students to gain experience communicating their work to a general audience. The competition was open to all UC San…
February 18, 2016
…who holds the Wireless Communications Industry Chair at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering. Automotive radar systems Arrays of electronically steered antennas are also being incorporated into next-generation automotive radar systems designed to keep drivers, and the pedestrians around them they may not see, safe. These types of…
September 26, 2024
The effects of sustained drug abuse can manifest in many ways. Loss of memory and reduced cognitive functions are some of the effects that can persist for years. Scientists in Neurobiology have now identified a mechanism in the brain that generates drug-induced cognitive impairments.
July 24, 2014
Throughout Hari Garudadri’s career, three things have remained constant: A fascination with signal processing, a love for work with a humanitarian focus and (fittingly) the number three.
May 19, 2022
…Photo by Erik Jepsen/University Communications. Every quarter, UC San Diego engineers Joshua Pelz and Luca De Vivo, as well as prosthetics specialist Herb Barrack, travel to Ensenada, Mexico, where they work with amputees to provide free, 3D-printed, custom-made prostheses. The team takes scans of the amputees’ residual limbs with smartphones,…
July 21, 2022
…Photos by Erik Jespen/University Communications. The world’s smallest penguins have officially made their big debut in San Diego. On July 12, the new Beyster Family Little Blue Penguins habitat opened to the public, marking the biggest addition to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego in 30 years.…
August 22, 2024
Neurobiologists studying the emergence of autism spectrum disorders have found evidence of altered early development of the nervous system. They linked environmentally induced forms of ASD to changes in neurotransmitters, the chemical messengers that allow neurons to communicate with each other.
May 16, 2017
Reducing ‘computational sprawl’ with brain-inspired computing and re-thinking computing architecture from the ground up were two of many far-reaching ideas proposed at the eighth annual Non-Volatile Memories Workshop.
September 28, 2011
…Guglielmo Marconi–pursued advances in communications and information technology for the social, economic and cultural development of all humanity. This year’s winners of the Marconi Prize were former UCSD professors of electrical and computer engineering Jack Wolf and Irwin Mark Jacobs (Jacobs is also the co-founder of Qualcomm, Inc.). Speakers at…
November 1, 2022
UC San Diego icon Nick Spitzer, known for his warm, engaging personality and a passion for teaching and research, is marking 50 years on campus. A campus celebration and new innovation award have been set to mark his lasting contributions to science and the university.
