May 2, 2023
UC San Diego researchers describe how exposure to ambient air pollution, such as car exhaust and power plant emissions — is associated with a measurably greater risk of developing dementia over time.
June 18, 2018
Human activities—from growing rice and burning coal or wood, to driving cars and testing nuclear missiles—have impacted the Earth’s atmosphere over time. Cleansing the Earth’s environment is of growing interest in the new era of humanity, unofficially called the Anthropocene epoch. To better understand the impact of the human biogeochemical…
October 29, 2020
…protections. We maintain technical, physical and administrative safeguards to protect the security, integrity and privacy of personal data. To ensure a high level of privacy and security protections, UC San Diego will store information related to COVID-19 testing in UC San Diego Health’s electronic health record system known as Epic.…
February 9, 2016
…earthquake research, including detailed computer simulations of major seismic activity that can be used to better inform and assist disaster recovery and relief efforts.
September 11, 2012
A researcher now at the University of California, San Diego, Wanmin Wu, wrote the outstanding Ph.D. dissertation worldwide last year in the field of multimedia computing, communications and applications, according to an international jury of top experts.
May 19, 2023
Researchers have found a way to distinguish among hand gestures that people are making by examining only data from noninvasive brain imaging, without information from the hands. The results are an early step in a safe brain-computer interface that may one day help patients with movement challenges.
April 13, 2017
…of assignments and course activities. “Stephanie Mel pioneered the development of the first science based course on diversity, equity and inclusion at UC San Diego. We expect it will inspire similar courses on other campuses as it is increasingly critical that scientists consider the ethical and societal implications of their…
February 14, 2013
…tight budget to low-cost physical education classes, consultations with dieticians and key nutritional advice on how to prevent chronic disease. Her campaign to eat right and exercise daily also extends to her own children’s school, where she seeks to empower other parents by example. Sowunmi was one of the first…
September 3, 2020
…incrementally return to in-person activities on campus. The plan includes face covering requirements, increased sanitation, consistent and risk-based asymptomatic testing, symptomatic testing as well as wastewater testing and public health interventions that include case isolation, contact tracing and exposure notification. “I want to assure our entire UC San Diego community…
May 27, 2021
…impact in both the physical and digital world, and a key part of inclusion in digital spaces is a focus on accessibility. When users who rely on assistive technology browse the Internet or navigate software, they often run into roadblocks that could have been remedied by the author of the…
