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Researchers Develop Method to Tell Authentic Artifacts from Fakes

August 31, 2026

A research team at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography found a way to distinguish the magnetism that clay materials acquire over time from the magnetism those materials acquired the day they were made, giving museums everywhere a chance to detect fake artifacts.

Kauffman Foundation Invests in UC San Diego Research on Small Business Funding Gaps

August 31, 2026

The University of California San Diego has received a grant of more than $1 million from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to support a national research project examining how entrepreneurs access financing during the earliest stages of the small business lending process.

Every Breath You Take Has a Unique Impact on the Brain

August 31, 2026

A new study led by researchers at the University of California San Diego shows that the brain does not simply respond to breathing as a steady rhythm. Instead, the detailed shape of each individual breath is closely linked to the shape of neural activity in brain regions.

A Summer of Learning by Doing

August 31, 2026

UC San Diego's Qualcomm Institute hosted three summer internships in semiconductors, game design and AI, giving students hands-on, workforce-ready skills.

Wildfire Losses Have Lasting Economic Consequences for Homeowners

August 31, 2026

A new National Bureau of Economic Research from the University of California San Diego shows that wildfire damage can have long-term economic consequences for households, resulting in income losses, relocation of residents as well as slow rebuilding for several years after a fire.

UC San Diego Receives Up To $11.3 Million to Develop Smarter Red Blood Cells

August 31, 2026

Researchers at UC San Diego have been awarded a DARPA contract to redesign red blood cells to temporarily boost human performance.

NSF Funds New Center to Design Reliable, Self-Correcting Quantum Computers

August 27, 2026

A multidisciplinary team of researchers including computer scientists at UC San Diego has been awarded a $37.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation for a center aimed at designing practical and self-correcting quantum computers from top to bottom,.

Guggenheim Gallery Established in The Strauss Family Gallery at UC San Diego

August 27, 2026

David and Claire Guggenheim have donated $2 million to the University of California San Diego to establish the David and Claire Guggenheim Gallery, a space within The Strauss Family Gallery, an arts destination taking shape in the university’s new Triton Center.

A New Frontier in X-Rays and Quantum Sensing

August 27, 2026

Until now there was an upper limit to the energy produced by atoms irradiated with laser light. Now UC San Diego researchers have crossed the threshold using helium atoms and intense UV lasers.

Dr. Sam Ward Appointed Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation

August 27, 2026

Dr. Sam Ward is currently transitioning away from his role as vice dean for research in the School of Medicine and is a professor in the Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Radiology in the School of Medicine and Bioengineering in the Jacobs School of Engineering.
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