August 23, 2017
Samer Sabri is an incoming first-year M.S. student in Computer Science at the University of California San Diego. He is part of a two-person writing team that developed “Machine Learning for Humans,” an easy-to-read online primer about machine learning that went live on the website Medium on August 19.
August 23, 2012
…and highly competitive job market, young graduates are often discouraged by their career horizons while working in low paid jobs,” says Walshok. “What we have learned through our work at UC San Diego Extension is that college grads increasingly need bridges to high quality employment. Those bridges help them understand…
October 21, 2015
Virtual reality has become a lightning rod, with opinions split on the substance and relevance of its future applications. UC San Diego’s recent “Future of Virtual Reality” conference demonstrated that this technology has far-reaching potential—not only in the realm of gaming, but in fields like archaeology and medicine as well.
September 1, 2021
UC San Diego is collaborating with San Ysidro Health on an NIH-funded outreach program to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Latinx and African American communities. The team runs pop-up vaccination sites across San Diego, and goes door-to-door to homes and local businesses to spread awareness.
June 5, 2012
…claims web application for insurance carriers. I get to interact with Product Managers, Business Analysts, Visual Designers, Developers and Account Managers in order to create new workflows and features, as well as enhance current functionalities. But, by far, my favorite activity is flying out to our customers to meet end…
August 14, 2012
The UC San Diego Foundation has announced that 10 new community and business leaders, including four alumni of the University of California, San Diego, will join its Board of Trustees for the 2012-2013 fiscal year.
June 4, 2020
The Trump administration is expected to set limits on a popular program that allows international students to work in the U.S. after graduation while remaining on their student visas. The restrictions are likely to make economic woes in the U.S. even worse.
July 5, 2018
Researchers at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of California San Diego have found that the cost for the 10 “highest spend” medications in Medicare Part D — the U.S. federal government’s primary prescription drug benefit for older citizens — rose almost one-third between 2011 and 2015,…
April 9, 2020
…many of the world’s markets come to a crippling standstill. “China is largely an export economy and is severely impacted by the coronavirus,” said Shih. “If there is a silver lining, it will be that China will learn how dependent it is on the rest of the world.” And while…
October 7, 2021
…not covered by health insurance for those who cannot afford them. In addition to their support across UC San Diego—including the Triton Food Pantry, Triton Athletics, UC San Diego Hillel, and the Pediatric Diabetes Research Center, as well as an innovative class on homelessness that is serving as a model…
