June 13, 2019
…depression. They developed a wearable device that would be available to low-cost to families most affected by PMADs. Using haptic feedback, also known as touch feedback, the devices connect mother and baby through heartbeat. The wearables are designed as a sock for the baby and blanket for the mother, and…
June 7, 2016
Students and researchers at all stages of their academic careers went head-to-head recently, competing for $100k in prizes at the 10th annual UC San Diego Entrepreneur Challenge.
April 4, 2023
To honor the many ways that UC San Diego’s graduate and professional students enhance the scholarly vitality of the university, a series of events will be held April 3-7 in recognition of Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week, a nationwide celebration.
May 26, 2016
…the multi-functional, flexible bio-electronic devices his team developed. The bioengineering program at UC San Diego, which became a department in 1994, has maintained high national rankings throughout the years. Its graduate program has been consistently ranked No. 1 in the nation by the National Research Council. It serves as a…
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.”
February 27, 2020
…the development of multifunctional wearable sensors. Colin has parlayed her soft matter science into multiple patents related to paper-thin flexible devices sensitive enough to monitor the human heartrate, and to research that has recently led to a notable advance in developing e-skin. Together with a trio of colleagues from the…
March 15, 2018
…Some had augmented reality devices, solar panel optimization technologies, holistic cosmetics, fire-detection radars and wearable technology for health diagnostics. In the Elevator Pitch Competition, student competitors, some wearing oversized blazers and slacks, confidently pitched their business ideas to a panel of potential investors, actual venture capitalists and angel investors throughout…
June 1, 2017
…infections in patients through wearable devices. As a clinical 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…
October 17, 2019
…the engineering of your device, make sure you pay attention to the biology,’” Desai said. “He didn’t need to do this—I wasn’t a student in his lab, I wasn’t a student even at the institution he was teaching, but that simple act of encouragement really told me that I could…
February 23, 2023
Get to know the rich history and future plans of new vice chancellor for Health Sciences, John M. Carethers.
