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Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code
Have you ever wondered where your eye color comes from, or why a certain disease runs in your family? As DNA sequencing becomes more common, you may soon have the opportunity to learn how your genomic makeup contributes to your traits and to your health. New discoveries in genomic medicine are being made every day.…
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A Side of Exploitation With That…
Though Democrats and Republicans alike just voted to increase the minimum wage in some states, the raise won’t apply to most restaurant workers who must still depend on customers, through tips, to make a living. Saru Jayaraman of UC Berkeley brings her passion to the table as she criticizes the disparity between the “tipped versus…
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How Does an El Niño Affect California?
Mola-Mola in Valdez Alaska? Striped Marlin off Oregon? On one hand, an El Niño event may bring torrential rains, flooding, mudslides, huge pacific storms and coastal erosion. On the other, it warms the ocean, generates big surf, saves on heating costs, and increases surplus water supplies. Is it all bad? Renowned El Niño prediction expert…
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Your Medications: Making Sense of Treatments, Benefits and Risks
These days, medications of all kinds are being developed at an extremely fast pace. There are new treatments for everything from high cholesterol to high blood pressure, diabetes to indigestion, weight loss to male pattern baldness. Even more alarming, many of these meds, once prescription only, are available over the counter making medication use more…
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China: Our Partner in Spending
So, is it a good thing that Chinese consumers are becoming more like Americans in their pursuit of Barbie Dolls, iPhones and designer clothes? Will their drive to acquire products boost the global economy? UC San Diego’s Karl Gerth offers a compelling analysis of how China’s embrace of consumerism is changing the world, but not…
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New Career Opportunities: Drones and Green Jobs
Did you know that San Diego is one of the world’s regional hotbeds for drone technologies? Join Tim McConnell, Director of Engineering at 3D Robotics, Inc. as he shares the unlikely story of his company’s genesis and explores the amazing opportunities and possibilities in an industry where truly, the sky is the limit. Or perhaps…
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We, The People
Sick of politics? Given the nastiness of the midterm elections, it’s no wonder. But for a refreshing change of pace, check out UCSD’s Conference on Ethics, Transparency and Civility. The three-part series features elected Democrats and Republicans candidly sharing what it’s like to serve in office and how most members do get along with one…
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Discovering New Drugs and Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease
Watch the latest Alzheimer’s Disease programs from the Brain Channel: Embracing Innovation: Discovering New Drugs for Alzheimer’s Disease How can we create more effective drugs for Alzheimer’s disease? Michael Jackson, PhD joins William Mobley, MD, PhD to discuss the process of turning an idea into a drug. Creating connectivity between basic scientists, pharmaceutical companies, and…
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Supercomputing and the Nobel Prize
Sometimes research worthy of the Nobel prize requires NERSC. NERSC? — National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center. It’s home to extremely powerful, extremely fast and extremely accurate computing and just turned 40. They celebrated the anniversary with a look at the research behind four Nobel Prizes: George Smoot, UC Berkeley – 2006 Nobel Prize for…
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Cyber Security: Planes, Trains and Automobiles
The first known use of the term “cyber security” was in 1994, yet 20 years later, it has become a powerful new field of academic research and public fascination. In an era of ‘black hats’, denial-of-service attacks, worms, viruses and Edward Snowden, society is increasingly turning to computer scientists for solutions. While much of the…
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