June 19, 2014
What will be the role of robotics in the workplace? How can startups in robotics become mass-market success stories? And what will the robotics industry look like in five, or even 50 years? Those are some of the topics up for discussion June 23 when academic, government and industry participants…
May 1, 2012
…and Biology Award - Elected to National Academy of Sciences Neal Swerdlow Professor of Psychiatry Award - 2012 APA Award for Research Ruth Williams Professor of Mathematics Award - Elected to National Academy of Sciences William Young Professor of Physical Oceanography Award - Elected to National Academy of Sciences
March 20, 2012
…the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine, as well as the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Following the signing, President Wong will also present a special seminar, “From Chemical Glycobiology to Translational Innovation,” from noon to 1 p.m. in the Health…
November 1, 2012
Harry Markowitz, Economic Sciences, 1990 Harry Markowitz Harry Markowitz is best known for his pioneering work in modern portfolio theory, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 1990. Modern portfolio theory outlines the concept of investment diversification to optimize reward while minimizing risk. This year has…
February 14, 2013
Sciences, Engineering Join Therapeutics in UC San Diego “Express License” Program Almost 160 active companies in San Diego County have been established by UC San Diego alumni, faculty and staff. With the launch of a second “Express License” program, founding a company with engineering or physical sciences technology invented at…
February 7, 2012
…of National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council Bruce B. Darling Bruce B. Darling, vice president for laboratory management at the University of California, will soon join the National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council as executive officer. His transition from the university to the National Academy of Sciences…
January 18, 2012
…Students Honored by Physical Sciences Dean After six years in a North Vietnamese “reeducation” camp, Thai Hoang Do’s father escaped to Thailand with five children and his wife in tow. It was in a refugee camp in Thailand that Thai Do—the youngest of six children—was born to the Do family.…
October 18, 2012
Effective October 1, Kristin Bertell has assumed the position of associate vice chancellor for Health Sciences Development at the University of California, San Diego. In this role, Bertell is responsible for all fund raising related to Health Sciences, including clinical, research and academic programs.
November 1, 2012
Robert Engle, Economic Sciences, 2003 Robert Engle At 69, Robert Fry Engle III is a busy man. Professor emeritus and research professor of economics at UC San Diego, Engle teaches finance at the New York University Stern School of Business, where he is also the founding director of the Volatility…
March 10, 2016
…Hot Topics in Health Sciences UC San Diego Health Sciences launched a new podcast this month called N Equals One that will feature early-career scientists, such as graduate students and postdocs, talking about hot topics in science. Each will offer the story of one project, one discovery or one scientist.…
