October 29, 2015
…will be necessary to give robotics systems the ability to not only perceive context, but to make use of it. “Context enables situational awareness and is essential to achieving true autonomy in robotics systems,” said Rajesh Gupta, professor and chair of the Computer Science and Engineering Department at UC San…
April 20, 2017
…drinks. Don’t take (or give) unwanted peer pressure. Keep track of the number of drinks you have. Determine in advance the number of drinks you will consume and do not exceed that amount. Be a responsive bystander: Keeping UC San Diego safe is a community responsibility. You can help prevent…
October 12, 2023
El Niño and La Niña are natural climate phenomena that alter weather patterns around the world. El Niño occurs irregularly but shows up roughly every three to seven years and typically lasts between nine and 12 months with occasional exceptions that linger for multiple years.
March 7, 2013
…is the first award given to a UC San Diego recipient from the foundation, which was established by the co-founder of Microsoft to support high-risk, high-reward ideas in science. Jun’s effort is one of five awards announced by the foundation last week to projects “that aim to unlock key questions…
November 1, 2024
Throughout the day-long event, participants exchanged views on current issues in health and medicine, from addiction to hospital cybersecurity.
October 5, 2017
…San Diego alumni and given out for special events. “It’s going to be a little while before you can buy one of these flip flops in the store, but not too long,” says Mayfield. “Our plan is that in the next year, you’ll be able to go into the store…
January 17, 2024
Sensors built with a new manufacturing approach are capable of recording activity deep within the brain from large populations of individual neurons–with a resolution of as few as one or two neurons–in humans as well as a range of animal models.
November 9, 2017
…by decarbonized power sources. Given the size of the UC system—with 10 campuses, 260,000 students, 21,200 faculty members and 144,000—this effort toward carbon neutrality will not only be a model for how the rest of the nation and world can decrease emissions, but is already helping to foster new industries…
November 18, 2021
…and Kimberly Prather (right) give University of California President Michael Drake a tour of the observation room for SOARS. Kimberly Prather is also a co-principal investigator of SOARS and the distinguished professor of atmospheric chemistry who holds appointments at Scripps Oceanography as well as in the Department of Chemistry and…
May 20, 2021
…racial injustice, the abuse giving rise to the #MeToo movement, mass incarceration, widespread intolerance and cyberbullying are just a few of the issues that will be addressed by the center. At a time of stark divisions, there’s a great momentum to seek viable solutions to America’s extreme polarization and communication…
