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UC San Diego Research Sheds New Light on Life of Ice Age American

April 14, 2017

Various studies and analyses have revealed that the remains are those of a girl between 15 and 16 years old who lived almost 13,000 years ago in what is now Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula.

Qualcomm Institute Invites Proposals for Tech-Infused Performing Arts Series

April 13, 2017

The Qualcomm Institute (QI) at UC San Diego has launched its fifth annual invitation to faculty and students to propose residencies culminating in performances or presentations of works and research in visual arts, music, theatre and dance, as well as technology disciplines. The Call for Proposals was published online April 10 on the website of QI’s Initiative for Digital Exploration of Arts and Sciences (IDEAS).

Big Pixel Initiative Invites Public to Help Map our World

April 10, 2017

Big Pixel Initiative researchers at the University of California San Diego are partnering with Columbia University and Arizona State University to create a continuous, global map of the urbanization process, and they’re looking to the public to help make it happen.

Computer Scientists Honored for ‘Tracing’ Research That Stood 10-Year Test of Time

March 30, 2017

At the USENIX Symposium on Networked Systems Design and Implementation (NSDI) this week in Boston, Mass., a team of researchers including UC San Diego computer scientist George Porter accepted an award for the most influential paper among those presented a decade ago at the annual conference. The 2017 NSDI Test of Time Award was presented during a luncheon on March 26 to Porter and his co-authors now at Brown University and UC Berkeley.

UC San Diego Professor Appointed to French National Institute

March 28, 2017

INRIA, the French national institute for computer science and applied mathematics, has created a new International Chair and appointed UC San Diego computer engineer Rajesh Gupta to the part-time position. Gupta will spend up to a year in France spread over the five-year appointment, starting this summer.

‘Silent Music’ Exhibition at UC San Diego Mimics Living Organism

March 28, 2017

Silent Music, an exhibition by Canadian sound artist Robin Minard, opens on Thursday, April 6 and runs through June 9 in the gallery@calit2 of the Qualcomm Institute at UC San Diego. The installation mixes perceptions of nature and technology in quite public spaces. The opening includes a talk by the artist, panel discussion and reception open to the public.

Bermuda 100 Challenge: Preserving Shipwrecks, Pixel by Pixel

March 27, 2017

Researchers at QI, in cooperation with the government of Bermuda, have announced the launch of the Bermuda 100 Challenge, an ambitious campaign to digitally document at least 100 ships, artifacts and other sites in Bermuda's shallow reefs.

Internet of Things Specialization Among First Lab-Based Online Courses

March 23, 2017

"Build Your Own Internet of Things," a new online course developed at UC San Diego, has drawn the interest of more than 30,000 active users from around the world.

Learning Equality Awarded $5M Through Google.org Global Education Commitment

March 22, 2017

The nonprofit organization is based at the University of California San Diego’s Qualcomm Institute Innovation Space and has raised a total of $9.5 million since its creation in 2013, including grants, donations and contracts.

UC San Diego Students, Alumni Launch Kickstart Campaign for Smart Mirror

March 21, 2017

A team of current and former students at UC San Diego in computer science, economics and aerospace engineering have launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign to raise funds to launch the Firefly Smart Mirror, the first voice-controlled, tablet-based smart mirror.
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