December 13, 2022
An international team of scientists led by UC San Diego computer science and engineering professor Pengtao Xie has developed a new algorithm that shows promise in improving the detection of pneumonia from chest x-rays.
January 12, 2023
There is an exciting momentum at UC San Diego that is enhancing community spaces for Native American students, advancing research led by Indigenous scholars and inviting the next generation of tribal youth to experience what the university has to offer.
April 25, 2023
The U.S. News & World Report 2023-2024 Best Graduate Schools rankings named nine of UC San Diego’s graduate programs among the top 10 in the nation.
May 2, 2023
Sustainability-minded graduate students at UC San Diego living in the Grad and Family Housing (GFH) complex have launched a new composting effort to benefit the environment and enhance the residential community.
May 10, 2023
The New Graduate Nurse Transition to Practice Program at UC San Diego Health offers nurses with lifelong learning, training and other opportunities.
August 14, 2023
Researchers from 16 top engineering programs in the nation, including bioengineers at UC San Diego, have established a roadmap for hiring diverse faculty members into biomedical engineering departments.
November 28, 2023
Jorge Poveda, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has received the 2023 Donald P. Eckman Award in honor of his contributions to the field of automatic control. To mark this achievement, Poveda and his lab explain what control theory is and offer a glimpse into their work.
February 1, 2024
UC San Diego scientists are working to flip the script on drug addiction with a $1.3 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation. Their new approach, called negative feedback chemogenetics, works by leveraging the body’s biochemical feedback processes to disrupt pathways associated with addiction.
March 13, 2024
To advance neuromorphic computing, some researchers are looking at analog improvements—advancing not just software, but hardware too. Research from the UC San Diego and UC Riverside shows a promising new way to store and transmit information using disordered superconducting loops.
April 28, 2023
A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine compared written responses from physicians with those from ChatGPT to real-world health questions. A panel of licensed healthcare professionals preferred ChatGPT’s responses 79% of the time.
