February 23, 2018
February 23, 2018 —
The University of California San Diego is one of the best schools in the world for scholars who want to solve crucial social challenges and propel world peace, according to Foreign Policy magazine. The publication’s global rankings lauded UC San Diego for its undergraduate international relations program, ranked 11th, and its master’s program for policy careers in international relations, ranked 15th. The campus’s Ph.D. program was named the 7th best in the world for students pursuing an academic career in international relations.
February 22, 2018
February 22, 2018 —
Using artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques, researchers at Shiley Eye Institute at UC San Diego Health and University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues in China, Germany and Texas, have developed a new computational tool to screen patients with common but blinding retinal diseases, potentially speeding diagnoses and treatment.
February 22, 2018
February 22, 2018 —
San Diego and four other cities were named 2018 Great American Defense Communities for promoting innovative programs, community outreach, and best practices in support of the military and UC San Diego's Veteran Ventures program was one of the exceptional innovative programs honored along with the city during an award ceremony aboard the USS Midway.
February 22, 2018
February 22, 2018 —
Researchers at the University of California San Diego Center for Microbiome Innovation have identified the mechanism by which a clinically relevant bacterium may gain antibiotic resistance, and have come up with a model for predicting the conditions under which it spreads. The findings, which establish a framework for understanding, quantifying and hopefully combating the emergence of superbugs, were published in a recent paper in eLife.
February 22, 2018
February 22, 2018 —
Imagine an alley. If what you're picturing is a drab and narrow passageway, lined with garbage bins and cars, maybe pocked with puddles and potholes, you're not alone. Alleys are some of our city's most neglected public spaces-but they don't have to be. Students from UC San Diego's Urban Studies and Planning Program, led by faculty member Sue Peerson, are working hard to transform our attitudes about alleys. Alleys, they say, can help make our urban environments greener, friendlier and more connected.
February 22, 2018
February 22, 2018 —
Enter Omar Akbari's insect zoo and it's immediately clear that you've entered a different world. It's not that you've passed through several layers of containment that keep the bugs securely locked away… nor the fact that the temperature has just escalated 20 degrees… nor that the room is kept at 60 percent humidity-just the way mosquitoes like it.
February 22, 2018
February 22, 2018 —
Last academic year, a number of University of California San Diego students were asked how often each quarter they engage in discussions about controversial topics. A third answered "rarely."
February 21, 2018
February 21, 2018 —
The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has added Dean Roemmich, a distinguished professor of oceanography at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego, as a member, making him one of 83 newly elected American scientists in its class of 2018
February 20, 2018
February 20, 2018 —
UC San Diego Health now offers patients with epilepsy another non-pharmacological way to treat seizures. For the more than one million individuals who live with uncontrolled seizures despite taking medications, UC San Diego Health recently began offering the first and only FDA-approved brain-responsive neurostimulation (RNS) system designed for the treatment of refractory epilepsy.
February 20, 2018
February 20, 2018 —
WIFIRE, HPWREN, AlertTahoe Projects Win 2018 Innovations in Networking Awards
