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$10 Million NSF Grant to Help Computer Scientists Understand the World of Cybercrime

September 25, 2012

Computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego, the International Computer Science Institute at Berkeley and George Mason University have received a $10 million, five-year grant from the National Science Foundation to map out the illicit activities taking place in the cybersecurity underworld and to understand how the mind…

Dean of Graduate Studies Highlights Value of Graduate Students to University’s Academic Mission

October 10, 2011

…work together to create interdisciplinary research.” The number of graduate students at UC San Diego has steadily increased since Barrett has been dean and it’s essential to the university that the number continues to grow, Barrett said. “Graduate students are incredibly important to universities. Our students are in the trenches…

UC San Diego Announces Second Cohort for Blue Economy Accelerator

September 26, 2022

University of California San Diego’s Rady School of Management and Scripps Institution of Oceanography have selected the second cohort for the StartBlue program, an accelerator for startups dedicated to tackling ocean-focused challenges and solutions.

Chemists Suited to Break Rule, Devise New Chemical Tool

November 9, 2018

An organic chemist who specializes in synthesis, catalysis and developing experimental methods, Valerie Schmidt, an assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry at UC San Diego, recently published an article in the Journal of the American Chemical Society outlining her team’s work on developing a new, low-cost method for chemical syntheses…

UC San Diego Computer Scientists Tackle Annual Waste of 1.5 Billion Junked Smartphones

August 17, 2023

Researchers propose repurposing phone processors – a big departure from consumer recycling – hoping to leave a notably smaller carbon footprint.

UC San Diego Department and UCTV Launch ‘The Computer Science Channel’

October 4, 2016

UCTV and the Computer Science and Engineering department have launched The Computer Science Channel” to expand awareness of issues facing computer science and other sectors.

A Sprinkle of Platinum Nanoparticles Onto Graphene Makes Brain Probes More Sensitive

June 14, 2018

…activity thanks to new research by a team of engineers and neuroscientists at the University of California San Diego. The researchers developed a technique, using platinum nanoparticles, to lower the impedance of graphene electrodes by 100 times while keeping them transparent. In tests on transgenic mice, the electrodes were able…

UC San Diego Biologists Produce Potential Malarial Vaccine from Algae

May 16, 2012

UC San Diego biologists have produced a potential malarial vaccine from algae, an achievement that could pave the way for the development of an inexpensive way to protect billions of people from the disease.

Travel Grants Help Grad Students Take Their Research Around the World

February 11, 2016

…Grad Students Take Their Research Around the World Rachel Beetz In the northern fjords of Iceland, during the darkest days of the year, Rachel Beetz set out to capture the movement of the stars. Every night for 30 days—one moon cycle—she positioned her camera to take a long exposure photograph.…

$12.7M Grant to Establish New Center to Investigate Genetic Basis of Autism and Schizophrenia

October 10, 2024

Funded by a California Institute for Regenerative Medicine grant, researchers in the UC San Diego Verge Center aim to uncover the genetic mechanisms behind neuropsychiatric disorders.

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