October 8, 2015
…faculty members—in disciplines from visual arts to nanoengineering. Qualcomm Incorporated For 30 years, Qualcomm has actively supported the educational and philanthropic goals of UC San Diego, playing a pivotal role in the campus’ rise to become one of the top 10 public universities in the nation. Qualcomm has invested in…
February 15, 2018
…Doctrine of Doctors The art and science of medicine evolves, but the School of Medicine’s goal is constant: Create physicians who are as compassionate as they are brilliant In a few months, a new class of students will begin studies at UC San Diego School of Medicine, future doctors in…
October 4, 2018
…academic departments in the arts and humanities, social sciences and STEM fields. Of the approximately 6,600 incoming freshmen, 91 percent live on campus, as do one-third of the 3,000 first-year transfers. An estimated 38 percent (or 15,800 undergraduates and graduates) reside on campus and, with additional housing being built, more…
November 2, 2023
Psychedelic research has taken place at UC San Diego since the 1970s. But today, thanks to an interdisciplinary team from departments all across campus, that research has expanded to include human clinical trials exploring a range of treatments including chronic pain and mental health.
June 5, 2014
…Physics; and Tara Zepel, Visual Arts. In addition, the Oliver Johnson Award for Distinguished Leadership in the Academic Senate, a University of California systemwide recognition, was presented to Joel Dimsdale, Psychiatry. Those attending the ceremony heard details of the awardees’ teaching skills in the words of their colleagues: Brookie M.…
November 20, 2014
…by UC San Diego visual arts alum Nick Woodman). Eventually the target will be everyone. They estimate Nixie’s initial pricing at a bit more than a GoPro. “But long term, we want to make Nixie the next point and shoot camera, and at those production volumes, we can match point…
December 17, 2020
…system will make possible visualizing brain activity during complex fly behaviors such as mating, aggression and even sleep. Further, it will allow chronic monitoring of neural activity from the same individual over days, allowing studies of long-term plasticity and aging in the nervous system, experiments that are challenging if not…
December 7, 2017
…from atmospheric rivers using state-of-the-art scanning radars installed in the region. The Atmospheric River Reconnaissance aircraft data will reach far offshore, enhancing the lead time for storms that generally move from west to east. For the past two decades, researchers at Scripps, NOAA, U.S. Geological Survey, NASA, the Department of…
October 31, 2019
…Jacobs School of Engineering, Visual Arts, Cognitive Science, the Design Lab, Office of Innovation and Commercialization, Alumni Association, among other campus departments. The building will be steps away from the new Pepper Canyon Station of the UC San Diego Blue Line Trolley extension. The Design and Innovation Building and adjacent…
October 15, 2015
…and interdisciplinary and computing arts junior Siddharth Atre were awarded the Most Disruptive Hack prize from Qualcomm for their Social Kitchen application, which enables real-time ordering of home-cooked meals. Tunemap, an interactive graph that helps users visualize their music and generate playlists, was a collaboration between UC Berkeley and UC…
