The Making of a Revolution
September 25, 2017
…inflated ego or little experience becomes the one in control? A group of political scientists at the University of California San Diego are expanding the conversation.
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UC San Diego Faculty Receive Trifecta of National Awards
November 1, 2021
Three UC San Diego faculty—Terry Hwa, Benjamin Grinstein and Suckjoon Jun—have been recognized by national physics associations for their achievements.
Engineering Students, Faculty at UC San Diego Remember Beloved Educator
September 12, 2016
A longtime favorite of students, faculty and administrators alike, former University of California San Diego electrical and computer engineering professor Anthony V. Sebald passed away on July 11, 2016. He was 74 years old. For nearly 30 years, Sebald served the campus, the Jacobs School of Engineering and its Department…
Learning Impacts How the Brain Processes What We See
July 13, 2015
…process known as top-down control. In a University of California, San Diego School of Medicine study, a research team led by Takaki Komiyama, PhD, assistant professor of neurosciences and neurobiology, reports that in mouse models, the brain significantly changed its visual cortex operation modes by implementing top-down processes during learning.
$39 Million Grant to Better Integrate Renewables into Power Grid
October 29, 2020
…and develop new distributed control theories, algorithms, and applications. The envisioned testbed is built upon a number of technical innovations at UC San Diego that create a microgrid encompassing distributed energy resources, including energy storage, electrical vehicles and independent electrical and thermal systems in buildings. This distributed system is monitored…
Babies Time Their Smiles to Make Their Moms Smile in Return
September 23, 2015
Why do babies smile when they interact with their parents? Could their smiles have a purpose? In the Sept. 23 issue of PLOS ONE, a team of computer scientists, roboticists and developmental psychologists confirm what most parents already suspect: when babies smile, they do so with a purpose—to make the…
‘Inside Innovation’ Series at UC San Diego Kicks Off with Todd Coleman
September 6, 2016
“Inside Innovation,” a new series of free, public presentations, will feature the latest innovation technologies by UC San Diego, with opportunities for participants to get an inside look at what’s happening in our labs, explore commercialization opportunities, and inquire about licensing.
UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering Doubles Size of Early-Career Faculty Acceleration Program
February 8, 2024
The UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering has doubled the size of its Accelerating Interdisciplinary Research Collaborations for Early-Career Faculty program. The program helps faculty build interdisciplinary research to the point that it is competitive for multi-year research funding.
Typhoons Likely to Intensify by as Much as 14 Percent Under a Moderate Climate Change Scenario
May 29, 2015
Typhoon Haiyan, which devastated large portions of the Philippines in November 2013, was one of the strongest ocean storms ever recorded, killing at least 6,300 people. It set records for the strongest storm ever at landfall and for the highest sustained wind speed over one minute ever, hitting 315 kilometers…
Scientists ‘Game’ for Remote-control Chemistry of the Future
March 19, 2019
Theoretical chemists at UC San Diego mix molecules and light in optical cavities in a promising study recently published in the Cell Press journal Chem.
