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.
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Qualcomm Institute Launches Industry Innovation Space on UC San Diego Campus
March 30, 2015
Working closely with other campus entities to translate ideas from the lab into products and companies in the marketplace, the Qualcomm Institute has launched an Innovation Space where qualified faculty startups, industry partners or national laboratories can lease office or lab space inside the research institute’s headquarters building on the…
John Wooley: In Memoriam
May 5, 2015
Dr. John Wooley, the long-time associate vice chancellor for research and professor of pharmacology at the University of California, San Diego, passed away in April after a long battle with cancer.
UC San Diego-Led Study Predicts Novel Approach to Battling Influenza
November 27, 2018
A new study by researchers from several universities including UC San Diego, published earlier this month in ACS Central Science, suggests a novel approach to fighting the sometimes deadly influenza virus.
The Doctrine of Doctors
February 15, 2018
…safer. This means understanding software, machines and devices such as electronic medical records and medication ordering systems. To bring the lesson to life, he leads a group project on understanding blood transfusions and blood banks as part of a hospital ecosystem. “The project helps medical students see what happens when…
A Brave New Virtual World of Work?
May 14, 2020
…from home (e.g. laptops, software), and organizational capabilities required to facilitate this as a result of the pandemic,” said Lyons, an expert on teleworking best practices. “Because the pandemic forced this large, fixed-cost investment required for remote work that many organizations were not otherwise able or willing to make or…
Top Hot Careers for College Grads
August 23, 2012
…in the report. 1. Software Developers, Systems Software The hottest of the hot careers is software developers for systems software, or more precisely, occupational category 15-1133 in the federal government’s Standard Occupational Classification codes that make accurate job comparisons possible. These software developers are the creative minds behind computer programs.…
Lim(b)itless in India: UC San Diego Students Travel Abroad to Empower Amputees
February 6, 2020
…The amputee can then electronically deliver the virtual model of their limb to a prosthetist, who will use cutting-edge software to design a comfortable, custom-fitted prosthesis. With 3D printing added in, a prosthesis takes fewer hours of human labor to produce, and the price drops significantly. Albert Lin sits beside…
Dual Multimedia Installations Address Sonification of Endangered Coral Reefs
January 29, 2018
Two multimedia installations by Music graduate students based on the sonification of endangered coral reefs will premiere Feb. 8 as part of the 2017-2018 performance season at UC San Diego’s Initiative for Digital Exploration of Arts & Sciences (IDEAS) in the Qualcomm Institute.
UC San Diego Researcher and Explorer Aims to Empower Amputees with 3D Printed Prosthetic Limbs
November 5, 2019
Limitless: The Qualcomm Institute’s Albert Lin has launched a new project to help the world’s 40 mission amputees who live without access to a prosthesis.
