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UC San Diego Part of National Hub for Large-scale Neuromorphic Computing

November 1, 2024

UC San Diego Part of National Hub for Large-scale Neuromorphic Computing

Bioengineering professor Gert Cauwenberghs at the University of California San Diego is one of four researchers leading a new hub that will provide access to open and heterogeneous neuromorphic computing hardware systems. The Neuromorphic Commons Hub, also known as THOR, is based at the University of Texas San Antonio and funded by a $4 million grant from the National Science Foundation. It aims to deploy and manage a large-scale community research infrastructure. Full Story


Digestive Enzyme Escaping from the Gut and into Many Organs May Cause Aging in Rats

October 28, 2024

Digestive Enzyme Escaping from the Gut and into Many Organs May Cause Aging in Rats

The mucosal layer in the small intestine degrades with age in rats, allowing digestive enzymes to slowly escape and leak into organs outside the intestine, including the liver, lung, heart, kidney and brain.  Full Story


Four UC San Diego Startups to Watch from Innovation Day 2024

October 3, 2024

Four UC San Diego Startups to Watch from Innovation Day 2024

They’re developing new therapeutics and treatments for cancer patients, building artificial intelligence personas to maximize employee efficiency and creating cutting-edge tools to reduce pesticide use—and they’re all powered by the University of California San Diego’s world-class innovation ecosystem. Full Story