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Dreaming Big at the 5G Wireless Forum and Connected Health Workshop

July 22, 2016

To make 5G a reality, sensing, computing and communications must transform wireless networks into intelligent, efficient and flexible drivers of a world where “every day things get connected for a smarter tomorrow.”

Outstanding Graduates from Class of 2014 Share Their Stories

June 12, 2014

…Medicine, specializing in general surgery. Okoroh, who grew up in Nigeria, would like to improve the quality of healthcare for marginalized people around the globe, especially those in Sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to arriving at UC San Diego, Okoroh gained perspective on the need for improved communication between healthcare policymakers, clinicians…

UC San Diego’s Astrobiotechnology Hub to Drive Drug Discovery in Space

February 28, 2023

UC San Diego’s new Astrobiotechnology Hub brings together leaders in academia, biotechnology and aerospace industries under a united mission to advance stem cell science and commercialization in space.

Giving Students a Place to Prep for Tomorrow’s Virtual (Reality) Economy

May 11, 2017

…on a ‘mixed reality’ surgery app he and his students are developing. At the open house, Weibel and Gasques-Rodriguez demonstrated an early prototype of the app on a Microsoft HoloLens system. It uses ‘mixed reality’ – i.e., real medical scans of the patient draped over a virtual computer model of…

Seismic Stress Test

April 24, 2012

…are outfitted with a surgery suite and intensive care unit, two components of the project supported by the California Seismic Safety Commission, which investigates earthquakes and recommends to the governor and state legislature policies that will reduce earthquake risks. Likewise, the fire-related data will help engineers model the fire performance…

UC San Diego Announces Recipients of Chancellor’s and Revelle Medals

October 7, 2021

…revolutionized cardiovascular services and surgery at UC San Diego and across the region, impacting countless lives and catalyzing groundbreaking health care and research. Their involvement at UC San Diego runs deep: Richard Sulpizio is a member of the UC San Diego Health Board of Advisors, the Cardiovascular Institute Director’s Council…

Chancellor’s and Revelle Medalists Announced

October 8, 2015

…Family Pavilion for Advanced Surgery for her husband and family. Vassiliadis has also expressed her passion for the humanities, helping position UC San Diego as the top center for Greek studies in the Western United States. She established the Alkiviadis Vassiliadis Chair in Byzantine Greek History and helped garner support…

Smartly Done

May 18, 2023

Across disciplines and specialties, from cells to systems, artificial intelligence is on its way to altering how we understand and treat disease.

2017 Outstanding Graduates

June 1, 2017

…assistant professor of plastic surgery at the UC San Diego Health, Wilensky became interested in bridging the gap between medicine and business several years ago when he led clinical trials for implantable biotechnology. “I recognized what an incredible opportunity there was to be involved with implantable and wearable biotechnology,” he…

A Look Back at 2022

December 15, 2022

As we look forward to the upcoming new year, UC San Diego Today invites readers to take a look back at some milestones from 2022.

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