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New Wind-Farm Computer Simulations Unlock Increased Power Generation

January 5, 2015

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) have developed high-resolution computer simulations, done on the Trestles supercomputer at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at the University of California, San Diego, that take into account how the air flows within and around a wind-farm in unprecedented detail.

Kidneys Aren’t Harmed When Significantly Lowering Blood Pressure

October 22, 2018

Using a novel biomarker panel to track and measure kidney function, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and University of California San Francisco School of Medicine report that lowering systolic blood pressure to less than 120 mm Hg does not damage the kidney organ itself. Instead,…

UC San Diego’s Center for Peace and Security Studies Receives $3.3 Million Grant

August 22, 2017

…for Peace and Security Studies Receives $3.3 Million Grant UC San Diego’s Center for Peace and Security Studies is poised to become one of the leading sources of insight about the emerging logic of cyberwar and military automation. Photo by Jan Garcia/Perfect Place Photography How can humans best cooperate in…

SDSC’s ‘Comet’ Supercomputer Surpasses ‘10,000 Users’ Milestone

February 2, 2017

Comet, the petascale supercomputer at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), an Organized Research Unit of UC San Diego, has easily surpassed its target of serving at least 10,000 researchers across a diverse range of science disciplines, from astrophysics to redrawing the “tree of life”.

Training Individuals to Work in their Communities to Reduce Health Disparities

February 7, 2023

Community health workers training program aims to increase access to health care services in underserved neighborhoods

Neural Stem Cells Regenerate Axons in Severe Spinal Cord Injury

September 13, 2012

In a study at the University of California, San Diego and VA San Diego Healthcare, researchers were able to regenerate “an astonishing degree” of axonal growth at the site of severe spinal cord injury in rats. Their research revealed that early stage neurons have the ability to survive and extend…

Job Woes Drive Certificate Admissions Up at UC San Diego Extension

March 20, 2012

…offer a practical, concentrated study in a specific professional area. Students must complete a set of required courses and electives to earn a certificate. Most of the 102 certificates offered by UC San Diego Extension can be earned in one to two years at a cost of around $1,875 to…

Burke Lectureship on Religion and Society Presents Theologian Father Bryan N. Massingale, Nov. 15

November 7, 2023

Presented by UC San Diego Extended Studies, the Burke Lectureship Series on Religion and Society explores the relationship between religion, ethics, and humanity in contemporary society with speaker Father Bryan Massingale, an outspoken voice for anti-racism and LGBTQ+ rights.

National Science Foundation Awards $110 Million for XSEDE 2.0 Program

August 23, 2016

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced a $110 million, five-year award to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and 18 partner institutions, including the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California San Diego, to continue and expand the agency’s Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE)…

Wave Vibrations Shaking Antarctic Ice Shelves

October 1, 2015

Scripps Oceanography researchers release early results of a seismic survey that shows how wave energy from as far away as the North Pacific Ocean shakes ice shelves in Antarctica and contributes to their breakup and collapse.

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