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Small, Portable Sensors Allow Users to Monitor Exposure to Pollution on Their Smart Phones
December 18, 2012

  Computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego have built a small flee...

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Juan C. Lasheras Named Interim Dean of the Jacobs School
December 13, 2012

The University of California, San Diego today announced the appointment of Juan C. Lasheras as In...

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Pioneer in Physical Design of Integrated Circuits Named ACM Fellow
December 12, 2012

  Andrew B. Kahng, a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the Uni...

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In vitro study finds digested formula, but not breast milk, is toxic to cells
December 10, 2012

Free fatty acids created during the digestion of infant formula cause cellular death that may con...

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New Biomaterial gets 'Sticky' with Stem Cells
December 7, 2012

Just like the bones that hold up your body, your cells have their own scaffolding that holds them...

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DELPHI Project Foretells Future of Personalized Population Health
December 5, 2012

Imagine a new type of healthcare app that does it all. It helps you understand your current healt...

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Jacobs School Student Named FAA Outstanding Student of the Year
November 30, 2012

  A Ph.D. student at the University of California, San Diego, has been named one of two ...

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Two Jacobs School Engineers Named AAAS Fellows
November 29, 2012

Two faculty members at the Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego have been named fellows o...

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California High School Girls Build Experiment for Space Station
November 27, 2012

Fifteen girls from high schools around San Diego County have been meeting once a week since Septe...

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Cultural Heritage Center at UC San Diego Reports Progress in 2012
November 26, 2012

  The number of Ph.D. students participating in the Center of Interdisciplinary Science ...

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Engineering Graduate Student Wins Collegiate Inventors Competition
November 16, 2012

For work toward a safer approach to treating cancer, electrical engineering Ph.D. student Inanc O...

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Jacobs School Shines at Fluid Dynamics Conference
November 15, 2012

  Simulations that help doctors perform life-saving surgeries; a better way to model cli...

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Crowdsourcing Feature Lets iPhone Users Determine Best Time to Cross U.S. Border
November 8, 2012

Next time you drive into the United States from Mexico or Canada, you may want to open a new iPho...

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Pavements Designed to Fight Climate Change Could Increase Energy Consumption in Surrounding Buildings
November 7, 2012

  A push to replace old, heat-trapping paving materials with new, cooler materials could...

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Researchers Launch Innovative, Hands-on Online Tool for Science Education
October 22, 2012

  Computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego and at St. Petersburg A...

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Study shows strong link between lung cancer and air pollution, but not second-hand smoke
KPBS | July 7, 2025

Reductions in tobacco smoking have led to lower rates of lung cancer in many places. But people who have never smoked still get lung cancer. In fact, ...

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The recent increase in non-smokers' lung cancer rates may be due to air pollution
MK News (Korea) | July 3, 2025

The recent increase in non-smokers' lung cancer rates may be due to air pollution, according to a study. Air pollution can cause lung cancer-related g...

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Air pollution linked to lung cancer-driving DNA mutations, study finds
The Guardian | July 2, 2025

Research finds that the higher the levels of air pollution in a region, the more cancer-promoting mutations are present....

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Small, Portable Sensors Allow Users to Monitor Exposure to Pollution on Their Smart Phones
December 18, 2012

  Computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego have built a small flee...

Read More

Juan C. Lasheras Named Interim Dean of the Jacobs School
December 13, 2012

The University of California, San Diego today announced the appointment of Juan C. Lasheras as In...

Read More

Pioneer in Physical Design of Integrated Circuits Named ACM Fellow
December 12, 2012

  Andrew B. Kahng, a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the Uni...

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In vitro study finds digested formula, but not breast milk, is toxic to cells
December 10, 2012

Free fatty acids created during the digestion of infant formula cause cellular death that may con...

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New Biomaterial gets 'Sticky' with Stem Cells
December 7, 2012

Just like the bones that hold up your body, your cells have their own scaffolding that holds them...

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