University of California, San Diego

To Provide Timely, Relevant Information on the Global Opioid Epidemic, UC San Diego Extension Will Offer Fundamentals of Opiate Addiction Course in January 2019

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Monday, December 3, 2018
Opioid use disorder, RTT, Substance dependence, Opiate, University of California, San Diego, Addiction, Brain, Neuroscience

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- From January 1 March 31, 2019, UC San Diego Extension will offer a topical, interactive Fundamentals of Opiate Addiction course taught by Margaret A. O'Hara, LPCC, LMHC, NCC, DCC, CET II, CASAC, ICADC, HS-BCP, PPS.

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  • SAN DIEGO, Dec. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- From January 1 March 31, 2019, UC San Diego Extension will offer a topical, interactive Fundamentals of Opiate Addiction course taught by Margaret A. O'Hara, LPCC, LMHC, NCC, DCC, CET II, CASAC, ICADC, HS-BCP, PPS.
  • "Opioid addiction has become a ubiquitous and pervasive issue that's easy to get ahold of but hard to get away from," explained O'Hara.
  • "We're thrilled to have someone with Margaret's background and experience lead this class that personifies UC San Diego Extension's overarching mission of teaching and service."
  • The Fundamentals of Opiate Addiction online course is $395, and can be a stand-alone class or part of UC San Diego Extension's Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling certificate program.

GigaIO Collaborates with San Diego Supercomputer Center to Explore the Capabilities of FabreX™ Technology

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Friday, October 23, 2020
Computing, e-Science, Information and communications technology, Cyberinfrastructure, La Jolla, San Diego, San Diego Supercomputer Center, University of California, San Diego, Computer architecture, SDSC, Cluster computing, Supercomputer, Francine Berman, Computing, e-Science, Cyberinfrastructure, La Jolla, San Diego, San Diego Supercomputer Center, University of California, San Diego, Computer architecture, Information and communications technology, Cluster computing, SDSC, Supercomputer, Francine Berman

CARLSBAD, Calif., Nov. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- GigaIO Inc ., an innovator of data center network architecture and connectivity solutions, today announces a collaboration with the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California San Diego to advance high-performance computing research using GigaIO's FabreX hyper-performance network.

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  • CARLSBAD, Calif., Nov. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- GigaIO Inc ., an innovator of data center network architecture and connectivity solutions, today announces a collaboration with the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California San Diego to advance high-performance computing research using GigaIO's FabreX hyper-performance network.
  • "SDSC is leading the way in data-intensive computing and cyberinfrastructure," says Alan Benjamin, president and CEO of GigaIO.
  • "A team from SDSC joined members of GigaIO to explore the capabilities of FabreX.
  • "This collaboration demonstrates the value that academic supercomputer centers can deliver in working with startups and early-stage technology companies.

UC San Diego and Invention Science Fund Collaborate to Create New Technology Startups

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Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Economy, Business, University of California, San Diego, Entrepreneurship, Rady School of Management, Startup company, Intellectual Ventures, Jacobs School of Engineering

"San Diego continues to emerge as a hotbed for tech startups and, given our strong relationship with UC San Diego, we feel this collaboration is a great step toward bringing impactful inventions to life."

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  • "San Diego continues to emerge as a hotbed for tech startups and, given our strong relationship with UC San Diego, we feel this collaboration is a great step toward bringing impactful inventions to life."
  • The Invention Science Fund (ISF) incubates and accelerates the creation of new startups at Intellectual Ventures, the global invention and investment company.
  • The UC San Diego Institute for the Global Entrepreneur delivers a unique blend of education, mentorship, and real-world entrepreneurial experience.
  • The Institute for the Global Entrepreneur is a collaboration between the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering and the UC San Diego Rady School of Management.

GeoSpectrum to Supply Low Frequency Underwater Sources to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography

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Tuesday, September 25, 2018
University of California, San Diego, Scripps, La Jolla, San Diego, San Diego, California

GeoSpectrum Technologies (GTI) announces it will supply the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (University of California San Diego) with two "C-BASS" low frequency sources.

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  • GeoSpectrum Technologies (GTI) announces it will supply the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (University of California San Diego) with two "C-BASS" low frequency sources.
  • This new technology will allow researchers to conduct low frequency acoustic experiments more efficiently and less expensively than previously possible.
  • A successful field trial at Seneca Lake last December caught the attention of Scripps, resulting in the purchase.
  • Paul Yeatman, President of GTI, commented: "During developments on this project the company fabricated sources for long range underwater acoustic communication.

University of California San Diego and Deerfield Management Create Poseidon Innovation to Advance Disease-Curing Therapeutics

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Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Deerfield, University of California, San Diego, University of California

SAN DIEGOand NEW YORK, Sept. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) and Deerfield Management announce today the creation of Poseidon Innovation, LLC to advance disease-curing therapeutics.

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  • SAN DIEGOand NEW YORK, Sept. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) and Deerfield Management announce today the creation of Poseidon Innovation, LLC to advance disease-curing therapeutics.
  • Poseidon leverages UC San Diego's courage to dissect convention, and together with Deerfield, creates cross-disciplinary, flexible approaches to advance research and break down silos that often cause roadblocks to advancement.
  • Furthermore, Deerfield may make additional capital investments through spin-off companies that emerge from Poseidon projects and show commercial potential.
  • We look forward to helping create remarkable new therapeutics," stated James Flynn, managing partner of Deerfield Management.