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A Scalable Approach to Building and Updating Phylogenies

July 27, 2023

A team of researchers led by Metin Balaban and Siavash Mirarab at UC San Diego have developed a more scalable method to infer phylogenetic trees. Their work appears in Nature Biotechnology.

Warming Is Shifting Napa’s Wine Growing Season

August 8, 2023

The start of wine grape growing season in California’s Napa Valley now comes nearly a month earlier than it used to because of the region’s warming climate, according to a new study from a team led by UC San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography researcher Dan Cayan.

One Step Closer to Lithium Metal Batteries that Function with Minimal External Pressure

August 3, 2023

A team of battery researchers led by the University of California San Diego and University of Chicago has developed a new methodology to produce the potentially game-changing thin film solid-state electrolyte called lithium phosphorus oxynitride (LiPON).

The Unexpected Physics Behind Turkey’s Devastating 2023 Earthquakes

August 3, 2023

A new study from researchers at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography uses a multidisciplinary approach to unravel the complexities of the two deadly earthquakes of nearly equal strength that struck Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6, 2023.

A 6-step Roadmap to Diversify Faculty Hiring in Biomedical Engineering

August 14, 2023

Researchers from 16 top engineering programs in the nation, including bioengineers at UC San Diego, have established a roadmap for hiring diverse faculty members into biomedical engineering departments.

Storied Research Platform is Retired

August 15, 2023

The Floating Instrument Platform (FLIP) was one of the most innovative oceanographic research tools ever invented, but on Aug. 3, FLIP’s distinguished career finished its final chapter when it was towed to a dismantling and recycling facility, the costs to renovate it deemed too expensive.

New Algorithm Reveals Extremely High Mutations Rates in Complex Genomic Regions

August 16, 2023

In a paper published this week in the journal Nature Methods, UC San Diego researchers shared a new UniAligner algorithm for comparing highly repetitive genomic regions.

UC San Diego Computer Scientists Tackle Annual Waste of 1.5 Billion Junked Smartphones

August 17, 2023

Researchers propose repurposing phone processors – a big departure from consumer recycling – hoping to leave a notably smaller carbon footprint.

WIFIRE Lab Forms New Partnership with U.S. Department of Homeland Security

August 29, 2023

For the past 10 years, the WIFIRE team at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego has been focused on meeting the growing needs of hazard monitoring, mitigation and response. Most recently, the team has partnered with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to integrate edge computing…

7 AI-Powered Technologies You Should Know About

August 22, 2023

Move over, ChatGPT: These artificial intelligence-powered technologies and innovations being developed and implemented at UC San Diego could lead to the next developments in the “AI revolution.”

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