Wristband Sensor Provides All-in-one Monitoring for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Care
July 10, 2025
A new wearable wristband could significantly improve diabetes management by continuously tracking not only glucose but also other chemical and cardiovascular signals that influence disease progression and overall health. Full Story
The Robot Will See You Now
July 9, 2025
As waiting rooms fill up, doctors get increasingly burnt out, and surgeries take longer to schedule and more get cancelled, humanoid surgical robots offer a solution. That’s the argument that UC San Diego robotics expert Michael Yip makes in a perspective piece out July 9 in Science Robotics. Full Story
UC San Diego Engineering Dean Emeritus Receives NSF Honor
July 9, 2025
Robert “Bob” Conn, dean emeritus of the University of California San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering, has been named the 2025 recipient of the Vannevar Bush Award from the National Science Foundation’s National Science Board. Full Story
Engineers Shake Tallest Steel-framed Building Ever Tested on an Earthquake Simulator
July 8, 2025
A 10-story, 100-foot structure experienced simulations of real earthquakes, including the 6.9 magnitude, 1989 Loma Prieta temblor, as part of an effort to determine if height limits for buildings made of cold-formed steel could be increased. Full Story
Diet-Microbiome Links Vary by Geography and Analysis Method
July 7, 2025
In a new study from the UC San Diego Center for Microbiome Innovation, researchers examined how dietary associations with gut bacteria vary not only between different levels of bacterial classification but also across different populations with distinct dietary patterns and cultural backgrounds. Full Story
Air Pollution May Contribute to Development of Lung Cancer in Never-smokers, New Study Finds
July 2, 2025
A new study reveals that air pollution, traditional herbal medicines and other environmental exposures are linked to genetic mutations that may contribute to the development of lung cancer in people with no or hardly any history of smoking. Full Story