July 19, 2017
DARPA has selected a team that includes UC San Diego scientists to study an innovative genetic research technique as a way to control disease-causing mosquitoes. The project, which will receive up to $14.9 million, will focus on a technique known as gene drive, which can spread desirable genes in wild…
March 31, 2022
…is currently head of strategic planning and the transition to Division 1 as well as manager of the department’s budget. “You have to start off with an entry level position,” said May. “My first job out of college was a compliance coordinator position at Chicago State University. Then I moved…
April 19, 2024
Two recent papers from the lab of QI affiliate and Jacobs School of Engineering faculty member Dinesh Bharadia present new technologies for more energy-efficient wireless connectivity.
October 28, 2019
Researchers are gearing up to hunt for blooms along California’s coast using a suite of technologies that can target and sample ocean microbes and sift through genetic code in real time. All of this is made possible by a new $4.9 million grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
September 10, 2013
In the years since the best-selling book “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” made the issue of informed consent and patient privacy a national topic of conversation, scientists and clinicians have continued to struggle to develop a comprehensive methodology for collecting and sharing data from patients and research subjects without…
February 20, 2018
WIFIRE, HPWREN, AlertTahoe Projects Win 2018 Innovations in Networking Awards
April 26, 2018
…to study microbiome samples, plankton, insects, invertebrates and a range of other inhabitants. They’re also capturing audio recordings to characterize soundscapes and identify the various frogs, birds and bats calling at night. Their analysis in the region covers hippo impacts cutting across a spectrum of occupancy, from a lake with…
September 12, 2023
A new quarterly series aims to foster a sense of connection and belonging among campus employees while boosting awareness of the mental health and wellness resources available at UC San Diego.
December 3, 2015
…the University of California’s plan to go completely carbon-neutral by 2025. The event featured appearances by University of California President Janet Napolitano, who was present in Paris to make the announcement. “As the only university partner in Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Coalition, the University of California has an unprecedented opportunity…
October 16, 2024
In 2018, a team of the nation’s leading semiconductor experts from industry and academia began a five-and-a-half year journey to complete a moonshot challenge: develop electronic design automation (EDA) tools for 24-hour, no-human-in-the-loop semiconductor chip layout generation. Led by UC San Diego and backed with $17.2 million from DARPA, the…
