SDSC’s ‘Trestles’ Supercomputer Still Going Strong Three+ Years Later

Trestles, which was acquired more than three years ago by the Arkansas High Performance Computing Center (AHPCC) at the University of Arkansas after entering service at the San Diego Supercomputer Center in mid-2011, is still serving researchers...
12-Dec-2018 12:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

Switching to a Home Battery Won’t Help Save the World from Climate Change

Home energy storage systems might save you money, but under current policies, they would also often increase carbon emissions. That is the conclusion reached by a team of researchers at the University of California San Diego in a study published...
11-Dec-2018 2:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

Political Lessons from the Past

“Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell Into Tyranny” by UC San Diego Department of History professor Edward J. Watts explores what factors made the 500-year republic susceptible to collapse, where lessons from the the past can apply to today's...
6-Dec-2018 4:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

Welcoming California’s Fastest Growing Population

To advance its goal of inclusive excellence, UC San Diego is launching the Latinx/Chicanx Academic Excellence Initiative. The campuswide program, led by the Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, unifies and expands services dedicated to...
30-Nov-2018 1:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

Local Philanthropists Daniel and Phyllis Epstein Give $1 Million to UC San Diego

Daniel and Phyllis Epstein's move to La Jolla in 1986 started them on a path to becoming loyal advocates and supporters for their neighbor, the world-class University of California San Diego.
30-Nov-2018 8:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

Synthetic Cells Command New Powers of Communication

Researchers at UC San Diego used materials like clay and plastic to create synthetic cells—or “cell-mimics”—capable of gene expression and communication rivaling that of living cells. According to some scientists, these newly published...
28-Nov-2018 3:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

Easy to use 3D bioprinting technique creates lifelike tissues from natural materials

Bioengineers have developed a 3D bioprinting technique that works with natural materials and is easy to use, allowing researchers of varying levels of technical expertise to create lifelike tissues, such as blood vessels and a vascularized gut. The...
28-Nov-2018 1:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

Study Predicts Novel Approach to Battling Influenza

Every year, three to five million people around the world suffer from severe illness caused by influenza, primarily during the months of November through March. Now a new study by researchers from several universities including UC San Diego,...
27-Nov-2018 3:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

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