June 17, 2024
The Federal Drug Administration approved a clinical trial to test the effectiveness of an electronic grid that records brain activity during surgery, developed by engineers at the University of California San Diego.
June 10, 2021
…action to improve mental health among graduate students, launched a sorority dedicated to the Black student experience and forged a new art collective that embraces identity. And their impact was not confined to the borders of the university. They explored how Syrian women leverage art as a form of revolution…
May 2, 2023
A team of engineers at the University of California San Diego, has developed a stretchable ultrasonic array that facilitates serial, non-invasive, three-dimensional imaging of tissues as deep as four centimeters below the surface of human skin, at a spatial resolution of 0.5 millimeters.
April 22, 2021
…that’s doing to our health Tarik Benmarhnia didn’t plan on ending up here, in an office overlooking the pier at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography. As a young student in France, he started out studying environmental engineering, with an interest in soil decontamination. During his schooling, he developed…
August 4, 2021
“When will we get ‘back to normal?’” is a question looming on many Americans’ minds. The answer largely depends on the country’s ability to substantially ramp up immunity to SARS CoV-2.
March 24, 2020
Researchers at four University of California Health medical centers have begun recruiting participants for a Phase II clinical trial to investigate the safety and efficacy of treating adult patients with COVID-19 with remdesivir, a drug that has shown promising activity against multiple viruses.
November 1, 2021
Researchers at UC San Diego’s Qualcomm Institute, the Human-centered eXtended Intelligence Research Lab and other programs in the Computer Science and Engineering Department and Department of Medicine are taking a hard look at whether older adults are using (or not using) voice assistant technology.
January 10, 2013
…other plants that support healthy, natural diets—an initiative that echoes campus programs that provide eco-friendly vegan and vegetarian options for students, faculty and staff at all dining locations. Behind the Ché Café on the southwest side of the campus, a mulched pathway leads to a quarter-acre garden, newly renamed Roger’s…
February 13, 2014
…pandemic. Because of obvious health risks, the actual virus couldn’t be sent out of the country. Instead, Venter and his team successfully synthesized it in their lab by converting the digital code into synthetic DNA. Venter predicts that Digital Biological Converters will one day become commonplace in hospitals, schools and…
January 14, 2016
Howard Feldman, MD, FRCP(C), a renowned Canadian neurologist noted for his original research in geriatric cognitive disorders and expertise in large-scale clinical trials, has been named the new director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study (ADCS) at University of California, San Diego, pending approval from the National Institute on Aging…
