June 13, 2024
This month, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins ‘99 visited UC San Diego to participate in a panel discussion alongside renowned leaders in space technology and health. The symposium offered insights into how research conducted in space can be translated into applications that keep humans healthy on earth.
June 16, 2022
…internship experience with local startups and the city of San Diego. Jacques even wrote me a recommendation for a job I have recently been offered! He always makes sure to help students as much as he can to prepare us for our careers.” Persephonie Rodriguez, earning a bachelor’s degree in…
July 21, 2020
An international team of researchers has developed a non-invasive blood test that can detect whether an individual has one of five common types of cancers, four years before the condition can be diagnosed with current methods.
September 20, 2022
A national team of scientists, led by researchers at UC San Diego, have created a machine-learning algorithm for diagnosing both MIS-C and Kawasaki disease, two similar pediatric inflammatory conditions with different treatments.
March 13, 2018
Each year, at precisely the same moment — 12 p.m. on the East coast, 9 a.m. on the West — thousands of graduating medical school students across the country simultaneously tear open an envelope. The single sheet of paper inside informs each graduate where he or she will do their…
August 6, 2020
…UC San Diego and startup company Algenesis Materials—a materials science and technology company. The project was co-led by graduate student Natasha Gunawan from the labs of professors Michael Burkart (Division of Physical Sciences) and Stephen Mayfield (Division of Biological Sciences), and by Marissa Tessman from Algenesis. It is the latest…
April 5, 2018
…each year, and a startup is formed based on one of these inventions every two weeks. These new companies support 3,500 jobs, with a total of $4.1 billion in venture capital funding and bring in $520 million in annual revenue. More than 25 UC graduate students have gone on to…
April 24, 2014
…ThoughtSTEM, an educational technology startup for teaching computer science. He currently serves as CEO of ThoughtSTEM. Kevin Lewis, sociologist – A 2005 UC San Diego alumnus and current faculty member, Kevin Lewis is researching the formation and evolution of social networks. Specifically, his work includes studying the micro-mechanisms of social…
February 15, 2023
Qualcomm Institute Director Ramesh Rao speaks about the institute, its endeavors and its role in the future.
June 21, 2016
The campus created the new position of Director of Social Impact and Innovation and appointed to the job Naila Chowdhury, a longtime colleague of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Mohammad Yunus (who was in San Diego to give the Commencement speech at UC San Diego over the weekend).
