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The FORCE11 Scholarly Communications Institute to Launch at UC San Diego

February 21, 2017

The global community of researchers, students, librarians, publishers, funders and scholars interested in the future of scholarship has announced the launch of its new annual Force 11 Scholarly Communications Institute, July 30-Aug. 4, 2017

Shedding Light on Cancer Diversity and Resistance

February 21, 2017

A paradigm-changing study in the journal Nature by cancer researchers and computer scientists at UC San Diego and other institutions found that short fragments of circular DNA that encode cancer genes are far more common in cancer cells than previously believed.

UC San Diego Artists, Sci-Fi Author Unveil Video Installation for Robot Exhibition in Germany

February 14, 2017

Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination showcases new video installation for an exhibition in Germany that opened on Feb. 11. Sci-fi author Bruce Sterling, who is affiliated with the Clarke Center, gave the opening talk at the “Hello, Robot” exhibition, and Clarke Center director Sheldon Brown led the team (including Sterling) that created the video installation “My Elegant Robot Freedom” on display in the new exhibition.

Middle, Senior High Students Visit Ancient Sites in 3D – Without Leaving La Jolla

February 14, 2017

The Center for Cyber-Archaeology and Sustainability (CCAS) and the Qualcomm Institute played host to nearly 200 freshmen and older students taking computer science, robotics or AP world history at La Jolla Country Day School. The students converged on UC San Diego to learn more about how technology can safeguard the future of the ancient past.

UC San Diego Electrical Engineer Accepts Alumni Award from Indian Alma Mater

February 13, 2017

UC San Diego distinguished professor of engineering Mohan Trivedi in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department has accepted the distinguished alumnus award from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Trivedi returned to the campus for the first time in nearly 43 years to accept the honor.

Computer Scientist Wins Major Award from Computational Biology Society

February 10, 2017

The International Society of Computational Biology (ISCB) has announced the winners of its top four awards for 2017, and leading the list is UC San Diego computer-science professor Pavel Pevzner. The Accomplishments by a Senior Scientist Award honors Pevzner's almost 30 years in the field of bioinformatics, and in particular his significant contributions to research and education.

Diversity Awards to Honor Jacobs School Professors

February 6, 2017

On Wednesday, March 1, UC San Diego will hand out its 2016 Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Diversity Awards at a ceremony in the Price Center West Ballroom. Three Jacobs School of Engineering faculty made the honor roll: CSE’s Christine Alvarado, ECE’s Pamela Cosman, and NanoEngineering’s Darren Lipomi.

Campuswide Innovation at UC San Diego Gets $2.2 Million Boost from Elected Officials, UC System

February 6, 2017

Thanks to local and regional elected officials who helped assure passage of Assembly Bill 2664, the University of California San Diego has received $2.2 million from the UC system to help spur innovation and entrepreneurship on campus.

UC San Diego Students Honored with Microsoft Ph.D. Fellowships

February 2, 2017

Of the 10 Microsoft Ph.D. Fellowships announced today by Microsoft Research, two of the awards went to graduate students in UC San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering: Computer Science and Engineering Ph.D. student Mengting Wan, and Electrical and Computer Engineering Ph.D. student Bita Darvish Rouhani. No other university received more than one of this year’s fellowships.

Ph.D. Student Awarded 2017 Adobe Research Fellowship

February 2, 2017

Computer Science and Engineering Ph.D. student C. Ailie Fraser has been awarded one of ten Adobe Research Fellowships in 2017 to pursue her work in human-computer interaction and human-centered design as a researcher in the Design Lab at UC San Diego.
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