March 26, 2020
…spreads not only from person to person via close contact respiratory droplet transfer but also via contaminated surfaces,” the researchers write. “Opportunities lie in intelligent navigation and detection of high-risk, high-touch areas, combined with other preventative measures,” the researchers add. “New generations of large, small, micro-, and swarm robots that…
March 19, 2013
It’s March 2013 – 50 years after Betty Friedan’s explosive book launched feminism’s “second wave,” 41 after Title IX, the equal-opportunity amendment banning sex discrimination in education, was signed into law – and some exceptionally successful women are making a lot of news. Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton…
November 29, 2011
…gets the best possible personalized care and treatment while each family gets the most up to date information,” said Granet. “Then we think about new paradigms and how to do better.” Churchill recalls, “We were so relieved to meet Dr. Granet. We have found him to be nothing short of…
January 29, 2018
Two multimedia installations by Music graduate students based on the sonification of endangered coral reefs will premiere Feb. 8 as part of the 2017-2018 performance season at UC San Diego’s Initiative for Digital Exploration of Arts & Sciences (IDEAS) in the Qualcomm Institute.
June 10, 2021
…muted except the one person who is speaking. The COVID pandemic precipitated a major shift to virtual learning—an unplanned test of whether these technologies can scale effectively. But did they? Researchers in the UC San Diego Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) wanted to look beyond the anecdotal evidence…
October 30, 2014
…major contributor to modern personality psychology, to methodological issues germane across the social sciences, and to those areas in which the interpretations of social science are of major importance to the general intellectual climate of our time.” Though Spiro retired from UC San Diego as professor emeritus in 1990, he…
August 10, 2016
In a study spanning molecular genetics, stem cells and the sciences of both brain and behavior, researchers at University of California San Diego, with colleagues at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and elsewhere, have created a neurodevelopmental model of a rare genetic disorder that may provide new insights into…
December 14, 2016
Modern hospitals are designed to aid healing in every possible space, from operating rooms and recovery areas to cafeterias and lobbies. One way is through art, and the new Jacobs Medical Center at UC San Diego Health reflects this with an extraordinary collection of paintings, photographs, sculptures, and other mediums,…
May 23, 2013
…O’Brien—comedian, actress and radio personality—entertained the crowd in between sets.“I’m married now since I’m over 30,” said O’Brien. “You guys have that to look forward to.” The giant inflatable Sun God presided over the event atop the batting cages, watching students pass from one stage to another, sharing laughs and…
June 13, 2013
…magazine’s writer, a depressed person might “become cheerful again.” “It’s a real disease, just as a heart attack is real,” Judd replied. “Depression produces physical, emotional and thinking symptoms. Without treatment, depression can last for years and can even end in suicide. With treatment, as many as nine out of…
