September 19, 2011
A large international research consortium has identified several new genes associated with both bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Their study, co-authored by psychiatric researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, reveals that common genetic variants contribute to a person’s risk of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
May 14, 2015
…critical importance of a person’s overall eating patterns and habits. “Our take away message is that people need to shift their dietary patterns, control the size of food portions and decrease overall caloric intake,” said Anderson, an associate professor in the department of family medicine and public health. “We want…
October 11, 2012
From Wikipedia to relief efforts after natural disasters, crowdsourcing has become a powerful tool in today’s connected world. Now an international team of researchers including a computer scientist at the University of California, San Diego, report they have found a way to make crowdsourcing more reliable. They describe their findings…
January 30, 2014
…endowed MiP with its personality, which it expresses through sound and bright LED eyes. “The partnership between WowWee and UC San Diego is going to yield some amazing and dynamic product in the years to come,” said WowWee USA president Peter Yanofsky. “We are very excited to be on the…
April 8, 2013
Computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego, have developed an immersive, first-person player video game designed to teach students in elementary to high school how to program in Java, one of the most common programming languages in use today.
January 13, 2016
In the first clinical trial of its type, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study (ADCS), in collaboration with AC Immune, a biotechnology company based in Switzerland, will test the safety and tolerability of an immunotherapy vaccine that targets Alzheimer’s disease-like…
July 9, 2020
…will be conducted in person, based on plans developed by the academic units offering them. The rest will be conducted in remote or hybrid formats. Higher education is embracing virtual learning in what could become the norm in a post-pandemic future—leading to the question: Does remote instruction and cheating go…
October 10, 2023
To promote e-bike ownership and a healthy commute, UC San Diego secured a discount of 15-20% on Velotric’s range of e-bikes for faculty, staff and students with a valid UC San Diego email address. This significant discount will be available through the fall of 2025.
August 2, 2016
…can accurately measure a person’s blood alcohol level from sweat and transmit the data wirelessly to a laptop, smartphone or other mobile device. The device can be worn on the skin and could be used by doctors and police officers for continuous, non-invasive and real-time monitoring of blood alcohol content.
April 18, 2014
Gary Shteyngart, critically acclaimed author of “Absurdistan” and “Super Sad True Love Story,” will appear at the University of California, San Diego on May 12 at 7 p.m. in Mandeville Auditorium. He will be joined onstage by Seth Lerer, dean of the UC San Diego Division of Arts and Humanities,…
