February 14, 2013
…While engineering and computer science majors accounted for most of the winners in the summer program’s early years, since then the institute has made a special effort to broaden the range to include summer scholars from the social sciences, arts and humanities, medicine and other fields. In the past three…
December 18, 2020
…radios. It also transmits data at a rate of 2 megabits per second, creating a connection fast enough to stream music and most YouTube videos. Topping the higher education charts UC San Diego campus. Photo by Erik Jepsen/University Communications UC San Diego is consistently recognized as one of the top-rated…
August 5, 2021
As the University of California San Diego heads into the last year of its ambitious 10-year Campaign for UC San Diego, the university completed its fourth consecutive year of record-breaking philanthropy with an all-time annual high of $376.4 million raised for the fiscal year 2020-2021.
February 9, 2024
Scientists hope to advance precision medicine through the discovery of a gene variant that leads to the same phenotype in separate high-dwelling populations while taking a different evolutionary path.
November 10, 2011
Kawasaki Disease (KD) is a severe childhood disease that many parents, even some doctors, mistake for an inconsequential viral infection. In fact, if not diagnosed or treated in time, it can lead to irreversible heart damage. After 50 years of research, including genetic studies, scientists have been unable to pinpoint…
September 23, 2021
Five graduate students working at the interface of engineering and medicine have been honored as 2022 Siebel Scholars. They are pursuing graduate degrees in bioengineering, electrical engineering, nanoengineering, and bioinformatics, all with a focus on advancing human health. Five graduate student
September 3, 2024
…communities. Now, Extended Studies is leveraging cutting-edge research, cognitive science and robotics to help these constituents improve their English language skills.
May 11, 2017
…Virtual (Reality) Economy Computer science department opens high-tech teaching lab for undergraduates The laboratory looks like a cross between a classroom and a tech pavilion at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. There are virtual-reality headsets everywhere, and large flat screen 3D displays. College students work at computers,…
September 22, 2022
Welcome to the fall quarter! As UC San Diego continues its exciting transformation, faculty, staff and students can check out a few new developments that are enhancing the campus experience.
May 30, 2013
…and the larger ocean science community.” It was with a pair of donated Navy vessels—a converted tug and minesweeper named Horizon and Crest, respectively—and a purse seiner bought with Navy funds called Paolina-T, that Scripps would help launch one of the longest-running ecological studies in history. The California Cooperative Oceanic…
