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Crowdsourcing Feature Lets iPhone Users Determine Best Time to Cross U.S. Border

Next time you drive into the United States from Mexico or Canada, you may want to open a new iPhone app and provide an eyewitness account of how long you have to wait. That ‘crowdsourced’ information will then be made instantly available to other motorists and help future border crossers to decide the best time to cross the border by car or truck. This iReport data is meshed with the data on wait times at the border from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to improve the accuracy of the wait times.

November 08, 2012General, Science and Engineering, Undergraduate Research

Summer Research Conference Showcases San Diego’s Young Scholars Aug. 16

Undergraduate students from San Diego County’s major universities will present their research at the 2012 Summer Research Conference at the University of California, San Diego Thursday, Aug. 16.

August 09, 2012Events, General, Undergraduate Research

Calit2 Class of 2012: Undergraduate Scholars Begin Their Summer of Research

The UCSD division of Calit2 this week kicks off a summer of research opportunities for 30 undergraduates representing 17 academic majors. For the 12th summer in a row, Calit2 Summer Undergraduate Scholars are fanning out across campus to work full-time in the labs of Calit2-affiliated faculty members, doing research alongside graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and their advisors.

June 20, 2012General, Science and Engineering, Undergraduate Research

Two UC San Diego Students Receive Prestigious Goldwater Scholarships

Selena Kuo and Elham Rahimy, undergraduates at the University of California, San Diego, have both received the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, the most prestigious award in the country conferred upon undergraduates studying the sciences. The scholarship awards $7,500 per year to support outstanding students who plan to pursue careers in science, engineering and math.

June 04, 2012Awards, Students, Undergraduate Research

SDSC Announces Summer Supercomputing Program for Undergraduates

The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego has announced a 10-week computational science program to provide a limited number of undergraduate students with paid, hands-on experience using Gordon, the center’s new data-intensive supercomputer.

May 03, 2012On Campus, Science and Engineering, SDSC, Undergraduate Research

UC San Diego Students Demonstrate Smart Camera Trap at New Engineering Competition

Forget about building a better mouse trap. University of California, San Diego sophomore Riley Yeakle and his teammates have come up with a better camera trap, and they will be facing off with finalists from around the country when they unveil working prototypes of their visions for embedded systems at a new, national engineering student competition.

May 01, 2012General, Science and Engineering, Undergraduate Research

New Service Helps Travelers Brave Long Wait Times at U.S. Border Crossings

“Best Time to Cross the Border” is a new service that is accessible on the Web –  http://traffic.calit2.net/border/ – and also as an Android app via https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.calit2.ports the Android Market (aka Google Play). Border crossers can also search for the Android app under the name “Best Time to Cross the Border” in the Google Play store.

April 06, 2012General, Science and Engineering, Undergraduate Research

Amgen Scholars Program Supports Young Scientists at UC San Diego

Leandro Gallo, a graduate student in the department of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of California, San Diego, grew up in a working class family in Brazil where the possibility of pursuing higher education seemed an impossible dream for him.

February 22, 2012General, Giving, Students, Undergraduate Research

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