June 15, 2015
Recently, over 50 students – most of them graduate students – showed up for the day-long Big Pixel Hackathon to Discover the Planet in Atkinson Hall’s Calit2 Theater. The May 23 hackathon was organized by the Big Pixel Initiative (BPI) to showcase what can happen when you let students loose…
April 30, 2018
By stretching the amount of time proteins can be simulated in their natural state of wiggling and gyrating, a team of researchers at Colorado State University— using supercomputers at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego and the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center—has identified a critical protein structure that could…
May 16, 2013
…improve STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education. In 2008, ScienceBridge received a National Science Foundation (NSF) GK-12 grant to create the Socrates Fellow Program, which connects UC San Diego Ph.D. students with local teachers to bring authentic science experiences into the classroom. “The greatest thing about Socrates is that…
May 16, 2012
A team of University of California, San Diego researchers has made new discoveries about a copper-transporting protein in the membranes of human cells that drug-discovery scientists can co-opt for the development of new anti-cancer drugs.
September 5, 2016
Using a unique computational approach to rapidly sample, in millisecond time intervals, proteins in their natural state of gyrating, bobbing, and weaving, a research team from UC San Diego and Monash University in Australia has identified promising drug candidates that may selectively combat heart disease, from arrhythmias to cardiac failure.
December 4, 2019
An international team of computer scientists had set a new record for two of the most important computational problems that are the basis for nearly all of the public-key cryptography that is currently used in the real world.
October 8, 2015
…working with the choreographer, engineering students and the KUKA robot,” said Peimer. “I expect that students could never have anticipated the kinds of uses in which Huang employs the articulated arm robot!” Other engagement opportunities include Foovies, which are film presentations paired with special menus prepared by Zanzibar at the…
September 26, 2013
…the Jacobs School of Engineering to an elevator in Potiker Theatre. UC San Diego MFA candidates Sarah Wansley (playwright) and David Jacobi (director) are collaborating on “Cornerstone,” in which audience members assume the roles of engineers at the campus’s Central Utilities Plant. They have the arduous task of powering the…
February 16, 2017
…the sciences: climate, hydrology, engineering and economics,” Burney said. “Our approach demands an interdisciplinary focus.” The recent drought also provides for an excellent case study of reservoir operation, they said, giving reliable estimates of future farm- and water-manager response during similar environmental stress. National Drought Mitigation Center data show that…
March 6, 2014
…the Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego. The scholars are selected for their academic achievements, leadership potential and commitment to community service. She received a scholarship that includes full tuition and living expenses, invitation to cultural and other social events and access to a network of current and…
