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A Prototype for Help in the Fight Against COVID-19
July 23, 2020
In the midst of the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic that had UC San Diego researchers racing to unde...
Engineer and mathematician receive Newton Award for Transformative Ideas during COVID-19 pandemic
July 21, 2020
Two UC San Diego professors—Melvin Leok from the Department of Mathematics (Division...
Non-invasive blood test can detect cancer four years before conventional diagnosis methods
July 20, 2020
An international team of researchers has developed a non-invasive blood test that can detect whether...
New model connects respiratory droplet physics with spread of Covid-19
July 20, 2020
Respiratory droplets from a cough or sneeze travel farther and last longer in humid, cold climates t...
Ron Graham, mathematician, computer scientist, juggler and magician: 1935-2020
July 16, 2020
Ron Graham, a professor of computer science and mathematics at the University of California San Dieg...
Computer Scientists Brings Us Closer to Complete Genomic Sequences
July 16, 2020
In a paper that brings scientists measurably closer to assembling the entire human genome, UC San Di...
In memoriam: electrical engineering professor Elias Masry
July 16, 2020
Elias Masry, a pioneer in the theory and application of stochastic processes and professor emeritus ...
BluBLE: Estimating Your COVID-19 Risk with Accurate Contact Tracing
July 16, 2020
Motivated by the prospect of creating protective, social-distancing “bubbles” around mem...
Researchers Discover Two Paths of Aging and New Insights on Promoting Healthspan
July 16, 2020
Molecular biologists and bioengineers at the University of California San Diego have unraveled key m...
A nanomaterial path forward for COVID-19 vaccine development
July 15, 2020
From mRNA vaccines entering clinical trials, to peptide-based vaccines and using molecular farming t...
$18M Boost to Materials Science Research at UC San Diego
July 9, 2020
The National Science Foundation has awarded University of California San Diego researchers a six-yea...
UC San Diego NanoEngineers to lead MRSEC research thrust on Predictive Assembly
July 8, 2020
In some ways, the field of materials science is where the pharmaceutical sciences were twenty years ...
UC San Diego NanoEngineers to lead MRSEC research thrust on Living Materials
July 8, 2020
University of California San Diego researchers are using the tools of the biotechnology revolution&m...
UC San Diego receives $1.6 million to better prepare young adults for engineering and technical careers
July 2, 2020
Longtime University of California San Diego supporter Buzz Woolley has pledged $1.6 million over the...
Women who mean business
July 2, 2020
The University of California San Diego is proud to have been named a top 25 undergraduate university...