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UC San Diego Researchers Receive $3 Million Grant from California Stem Cell Agency

March 27, 2017

Researchers led by Karen Christman, a bioengineering professor at the University of California San Diego, were awarded nearly $3.1 million by the governing Board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine March 23. Their work aims to help people with peripheral arterial disease. The condition narrows and blocks arteries providing blood supply to the legs resulting in cramping, pain and fatigue condition called critical limb ischemia. It leads to an estimated 230,000 amputations every year in North America and Europe.

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.

Students Propose Solutions to Critical Health Issues at Annual Hackathon

March 23, 2017

From virtual reality to crowdsourcing ideas, participants at UC Health Hack 2017 combined creativity and problem-solving to create projects addressing critical issues in health systems and global health. The 181 participants focused on one of two tracks: health care delivery or refugee health.

‘Lab-on-a-glove’ Could Bring Nerve-agent Detection to a Wearer’s Fingertips

March 23, 2017

Researchers have developed a wearable, flexible biosensor glove that can rapidly detect toxic nerve agents with the touch of a finger. The so-called "lab-on-a-glove" could help improve both defense and food security measures. The team, led by nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego, published their work this month in ACS Sensors.

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.

Using Batteries to Cut Utility Costs

March 21, 2017

CNS postdoctoral researcher Alper Sinan Akyurek and CSE professor Tajana Rosing developed an algorithm for controlling batteries that can decrease the utility cost of an actual building by up to 50 percent compared to a building powered without the use of batteries.

Alumnae, Students Behind Performance at UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute

March 21, 2017

Graduate students at the University of California San Diego will stage an original work and performance on Thursday, March 23, in the Qualcomm Institute on the university campus. Their interdisciplinary work, “The Burden of Selfhood”, will explore the themes of feminism, identity and technology.

Gene Editing Technique Helps Find Cancer’s Weak Spots

March 20, 2017

Genetic mutations that cause cancer also weaken cancer cells, allowing researchers to develop drugs that will selectively kill them. This is called “synthetic lethality” because the drug is only lethal to mutated (synthetic) cells. Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine and Jacobs School of Engineering developed a method to search for synthetic-lethal gene combinations. The technique, published March 20 in Nature Methods, uncovered 120 new opportunities for cancer drug development.

Kyoto University, a UC San Diego Partner, Will Open Office in San Diego

March 20, 2017

Kyoto University of Japan, one of the University of California San Diego’s international partners, will open an office in San Diego in early April, both campuses have announced.

UC San Diego’s Graduate Programs Earn High Marks in U.S. News and World Report Rankings

March 14, 2017

UC San Diego graduate programs in engineering, medicine and social sciences are ranked in nation’s top 20 by U.S. News & World Report.
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