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UCD Health Is Ready: Health Information Exchange when Disaster Strikes

By Michael Marchant. After the disastrous California wildfires, how did the many, many displaced people – separated from their local clinics, doctors’ offices, medical records, even medications – get care? How did providers and first responders treat them, when they…
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Young UC Merced Student Developing Smartphone Diagnostics for Alzheimer’s

Kumaran Akilan presented his research on using a smartphone to potentially diagnose Alzheimer's disease at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January.

Alzheimer’s disease affects people all over the world and Kumaran Akilan’s family is no different. As the first-year student from Cupertino waits to see if his grandfather’s mild cognitive impairment is indeed Alzheimer’s, Akilan has been busy deciphering a new…
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UCSD IT Services Leading the Way with Collaborative, Flexible Work Environment

the redesigned IT Services works space at UC San Diego

When describing the ideal work environment, Vince Kellen, UC San Diego’s chief information officer, likes to use a sports illustration. He recounts the time when he sat next to an NHL recruiter at one of his son’s youth hockey games….
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It’s Finals and I Need a Computer! UCSD Library Finds Innovation through Imperfect Iteration

students viewing a chart that lists available computers in the UCSD Geisel Library

By Jessica Hilt. The Geisel Library is one of the busiest places on the UC San Diego campus, especially during finals week. Students pack the tables, group study rooms, and couches. But the space isn’t the only reason. It’s also…
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HackUCI 2019 Inspires Creative Coding and Learning

More than 400 students attended HackUCI 2019.

Now in its fifth year, HackUCI offers students 36 hours of coding in a fun and collaborative environment. More than 400 undergraduate and graduate students attended this year’s hackathon, held in the UCI Student Center the weekend of Feb. 15. The…
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For Children with Complex Medical Situations, A New Roadmap for Improving Health

Woman reads to child in wheelchair

Children with severe disabilities, serious cognitive impairments and medically complex situations require more specialized health care during their lifetimes. But establishing a consistent way to identify their overall health needs and measure progress in meeting those needs has been an…
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Tom Andriola Talks AI in Healthcare

Hand holding cell phone, surrounded by health icons

Artificial Intelligence is already impacting our day-to-day lives, but in healthcare it may be truly life-changing.  AI applications are now being utilized in clinical research, drug development, insurance claims, diagnosis, and treatment. Will Artificial Intelligence further dehumanize medicine and increase…
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