July 29, 2022
A new National Science Foundation initiative has created a $10 million dollar institute led by computer and data scientists at University of California San Diego that aims to transform the core fundamentals of the rapidly emerging field of Data Science
January 19, 2022
A new array of sensors can record electrical signals directly from the surface of the human brain in record-breaking detail: 100 times higher resolution than today’s clinical tools. This could improve neurosurgeons’ ability to remove brain tumors safely and surgically treat drug-resistant epilepsy.
April 5, 2024
Some people have genes that protect them from alcohol abuse. An examination of databases at 23andMe reveal that those same alcohol-protective variants have associations with conditions and behaviors that may have nothing to do with alcohol.
April 28, 2020
UC San Diego faculty members Dmitri Basov, Lawrence Goldstein, Terence Hwa, Clifford Kubiak, and Kimberly Prather were elected as members of the National Academy of Sciences Monday “in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.”
April 20, 2017
…with electrical engineers and neuroscientists at UC San Diego to develop a glove equipped with sensors that is a more reliable tool and will enable doctors to come up with objective, accurate and consistent number ratings when evaluating spasticity in patients ongoing treatment. The device is built on a regular…
September 24, 2015
…Foundation for physics and neurosciences; $1.75 million from William and Amy Koman for the Koman Family Presidential Chair in Cancer Research; $1.6 million from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for a variety of areas including graduate student support, pediatrics, engineering and social sciences; $1 million from Mary Looker for the…
November 1, 2022
The U.S. National Science Foundation announced $30 million in research awards to support new interdisciplinary, fundamental research projects for the Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) program — 20 percent of the funding was awarded to UC San Diego researchers.
October 26, 2023
The new Learning-Aligned Employment Program, funded by the state of California, is paying the hourly wages of UC San Diego students with financial need for their work as research assistants in labs across campus.
May 23, 2013
…Craig Venter Institute, The Neurosciences Institute and the Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine. “Rather than being an isolated, ‘ivory-tower’ university, we offer many avenues for UC San Diego faculty and students to interact with community businesses to address their pressing needs,” Brown said. “We take teams of researchers out to…
December 2, 2014
Three members of the Jacobs School of Engineering faculty at the University of California, San Diego have been elevated to be Fellows in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) Prof. David Kriegman was honored for his contributions to computer vision, and CSE Prof.…
