June 7, 2022
…diving or using a robotic submersible to carry us into the water. In space, we may do a space walk or use a robotic spacecraft to complete our explorations. What draws me toward both pursuits is the spirit of exploration—going a little bit further, taking a look around the corner…
February 8, 2012
In its 15th year of benefiting the University of California, San Diego’s Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, the 2012 Heart of San Diego Gala on Saturday, Feb. 25 will be “An Affair to Remember,” honoring Emmy-winning producer of “Larry King Live,” Wendy Walker and founder and managing director of Eden Woods Investments,…
February 18, 2014
Each year, approximately 600,000 total knee replacement procedures are performed in the United States, a number that is expected to rise in the next decade as the population ages. UC San Diego Health System is the first in the nation to use iASSIST, a computer navigation system with Bluetooth-like technology…
October 20, 2014
Physicists have come up have with a mathematical explanation for moths’ remarkable ability to find mates in the dark hundreds of meters away.
March 28, 2013
On Saturday, April 13 from 8 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., UC San Diego Health System is hosting an interactive conference in La Jolla, focused on women’s health. The event is free and open to the public. Fifteen leading experts will host insightful talks on subjects, including stress reduction, gene therapy…
March 7, 2013
…Diego Skateboard! Humans vs. Robotics Before we can worry about robots overthrowing the human race, we must defend our skateboarding reputations! Join UC San Diego students as they demonstrate the mechanics behind robotics and whether humans or robots are better at skateboarding. Monday, March 18, 4 p.m., Castle Park High…
February 14, 2011
…authorities on laparoscopic and robotic-assisted surgery in the United States. More… Roger Tsien Roger Tsien is a Professor of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmacology. He is the recipient of the 2008 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry which recognized his work that helped to elucidate how the Green Fluorescent Protein works. He also…
April 16, 2012
As fellow researchers from the University of California, San Diego were participating in the San Diego Science Festival last month, research scientist and Jacobs School of Engineering alumnus Albert Yu-Min Lin (‘08, ’06 and ’04) was exciting students and the public at a science festival more than 10,000 miles away…
June 13, 2018
A team led by researchers at UC San Diego’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and SDSC has used machine learning techniques to develop models for simulations of water with “unprecedented accuracy.” Published online in The Journal of Chemical Physics, the research demonstrates how popular ML techniques can be used to…
March 3, 2021
UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers develop an automated process to test city sewage for SARS-CoV-2, allowing them to forecast the region’s COVID-19 caseload one to two weeks ahead of clinical diagnostic reports.
