January 29, 2018
Two multimedia installations by Music graduate students based on the sonification of endangered coral reefs will premiere Feb. 8 as part of the 2017-2018 performance season at UC San Diego’s Initiative for Digital Exploration of Arts & Sciences (IDEAS) in the Qualcomm Institute.
August 16, 2018
Engineers have developed printable metal tags that could be attached to plain objects, like water bottles, walls or doors, and turn them into “smart” Internet of Things devices. The tags can also be fashioned into paper-thin control panels that can be used to remotely operate WiFi-connected speakers, smart lights and…
April 14, 2016
…the division’s departments of music, theatre and dance, and visual arts invite undergraduate applicants to submit arts portfolios showcasing their creativity. Since 2014, when the Arts Portfolio Option was initiated in partnership with the Office of Admissions on campus, applications to the Division of Arts and Humanities have nearly doubled.…
February 17, 2020
More portable, fully wireless smart home setups. Lower power wearables. Batteryless smart devices. These could all be made possible thanks to a new ultra-low power WiFi radio developed by UC San Diego engineers. It enables WiFi communication at 5,000 times less power than commercial WiFi radios.
March 1, 2018
…Kannan, a fourth year computer science student at UC San Diego, had no interest in virtual reality (VR) until one fateful hackathon four years ago. “When I was a freshman, I went to a virtual reality hackathon and it pretty much changed my college career,” Kannan said. “I was a…
June 5, 2012
…and IRPS; David Kriegman, computer science and engineering; and Susan Narucki, music. Stingrays and starfish galore! On Friday, almost 500 alumni, families and friends explored Birch Aquarium after-hours for a kelp tank diver show, music by an electric steel drum band, educational activities and stunning views of the Pacific Ocean.…
June 5, 2012
A total of $487,500 has been awarded to the 2012-2013 Hellman Faculty Fellows at the University of California, San Diego. The award supports 22 junior faculty members in their research and scholarly work as they strive for tenure with the university.
October 19, 2017
…a UC San Diego computer science professor started receiving calls on a daily basis—sometimes more than once a day—from a phone number with a Chicago area code. The caller didn’t leave a voicemail. Savage never answers calls from a number he doesn’t recognize. He is a security researcher and at…
September 24, 2015
…San Diego Department of Music received its first two endowed chairs for distinguished faculty. “For more than 500 years, the world’s great universities have attracted and supported distinguished educators by endowing academic chairs,” said UC San Diego Arts and Humanities Dean Cristina Della Coletta. “What these chairs mean for the…
November 14, 2018
The Qualcomm Institute at UC San Diego and the San Diego Art Institute announced the formation of a new alliance that will fuse cutting-edge technology and contemporary art in the heart of Balboa Park.
