April 29, 2024
A modified pacifier and AI algorithms to analyze the data it produces could determine if newborns are learning the proper mechanics of nursing, a recent study shows. Specifically, the researchers from the University of California San Diego measured if babies are generating enough suckling strength to breastfeed and whether they…
September 25, 2024
September is designated as Women in Medicine Month, and UC San Diego Health celebrates three inspiring women physicians and accomplishments.
November 1, 2011
How do humans learn, and how is the element of time critical for learning? The Temporal Dynamics of Learning Center (TDLC), headquartered at UC San Diego in the Institute for Neural Computation, is helping to answer that question, thanks in part to an $18 million renewal grant from the National…
November 14, 2024
The inaugural Curiosity Ignited, a signature Homecoming academic symposium explored topics of AI and its connection to interdisciplinary research at UC San Diego. Students, alumni, and thought leaders gathered on Saturday, November 9, for engaging presentations and discussions on how UC San Diego is
September 15, 2024
They are arts activists and philosophers of language, scholars of avant-garde children’s literature and composers of experimental music. The School of Arts and Humanities welcomes 19 new faculty members for the 2024-25 academic year.
December 9, 2021
…investment into a new artificial intelligence research institute headquartered at UC San Diego is expected to lead to advances that will greatly impact society. These include faster computer chip design, wireless networks with greater energy efficiency and self-driving cars that interact better with pedestrians and with one another. The Joe…
October 7, 2021
…cell therapy (1970s) and artificial intelligence (21st century). Vaccines often make these lists—they are both old and new—but they are also overlooked because their power is primarily in prevention, and a disease dodged is harder to count, though the World Health Organization estimates 2.5 million deaths are prevented each year…
December 15, 2022
As we look forward to the upcoming new year, UC San Diego Today invites readers to take a look back at some milestones from 2022.
May 9, 2013
…the future—including HAL, the artificially intelligent computer—that continue to provide insight into the human condition. But in 1968 even Clarke couldn’t have envisioned that a top-ranked U.S. research university would continue his legacy by focusing on his greatest gift: imagination. That reality will be celebrated this month with a series…
March 15, 2018
…SatBuilder, which is an artificially intelligent software solution which allows engineers to input their mission requirements—where are they sending their satellite, how much power does it need,” Charrier said. “We’ll tell them all the components that meet their [specifications]. Our mission is to drive down the cost of going to…
