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San Diego State University Nursing Students Diagnose Holograms
- July 23
- By Ebone Monet
San Diego State nursing students are using augmented reality to test diagnostic skills.
San Diego Parkinson's Fighters Battle Disease As Researchers Close In On Breakthrough
- July 3
- By Susan Murphy
There is hopeful news for the nearly 20,000 people battling Parkinson’s disease in San Diego County. A unique boxing program is helping some people slow the progression of their neurological disease. And researchers in La Jolla are making sure they’re not alone in their fight.
Sweeping Data Privacy Bill Approved In California
- June 29
- By Associated Press
California will soon have what experts call the nation's most far-reaching law to give consumers more control over their personal data under a bill the governor signed Thursday.
New Birch Aquarium Exhibit Highlights Sea Creatures With 'Super Powers'
- June 27
- By Marissa Cabrera, Maureen Cavanaugh
The comics-inspired exhibit “Oddities: Hidden Heroes of the Scripps Collections” features marine animals that have developed special adaptations to survive. The exhibit opens June 29.
California Lawmakers Advance Last-Minute Data Privacy Bill
- June 26
- By Associated Press
California state senators advanced a last-minute internet privacy bill Tuesday ahead of a deadline while acknowledging it would need changes if it becomes law.
Apple Closing iPhone Security Gap Used By Law Enforcement
- June 14
- By Associated Press
Apple is closing a security gap that allowed outsiders to pry personal information from locked iPhones without a password, a change that will thwart law enforcement agencies that have been exploiting the vulnerability to collect evidence in criminal investigations.
Top Salk Institute Researcher Resigns Following Harassment Investigation
- June 11
- By Susan Murphy
Inder Verma was suspended in April following sexual harassment allegations. The institute was wrapping up its internal investigation last week when Verma gave his unconditional resignation.
Talk To Focus On The Ethics Of Creating Inheritable Genetic Modifications
- June 5
- By Brooke Ruth, Maureen Cavanaugh
Genetic researchers say they may be able to produce desired gene modifications in rodents that can be inherited. Those alterations would help researchers have better access to lab animals that mimic complex human diseases.
California Senate Passes Net Neutrality Bill
- May 31
- By Marissa Cabrera, Maureen Cavanaugh
Senate bill 822 would restore net neutrality regulations repealed by the Federal Communications Commission under President Trump. The bill now moves to the assembly.
Pioneer Astronaut Sally Ride To Be Commemorated With USPS Forever Stamp
- May 23
- By City News Service
Sally Ride, who became the first American woman in space in 1983 and taught at UC San Diego after leaving NASA, will be posthumously honored Wednesday by the U.S. Postal Service, which will hold a ceremony at the university to unveil a stamp depicting the Encino-born physicist, astronaut and educator.