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UC San Diego’s New Bioengineering Labs Open Doors for Student Innovation

September 22, 2025

When UC San Diego bioengineering students step into their newly renovated instructional labs this fall, they’ll find themselves in cutting-edge spaces designed not just for hands-on learning, but with the specific needs of bioengineers in mind.

New Tritons Look to Make Their Mark

September 22, 2025

In their own words, five incoming undergraduates share their dreams for the future and how they plan to make an impact.

2026 Siebel Scholars: Advancing Human Health Through Engineering

September 19, 2025

Five engineering graduate students at UC San Diego have been selected as 2026 Siebel Scholars in recognition of their outstanding academic performance and leadership.

Dr. Royan Kamyar is Pioneering the Perfect Day

September 19, 2025

Dr. Royan Kamyar, MBA ’10, helps people harness the power of their circadian rhythms through his app, Owaves: BodyClock AI.

StartBlue Ocean Enterprise Accelerator Welcomes New Cohort

September 18, 2025

Thirteen teams from across the United States are set to embark on a journey toward commercialization as part of this year’s StartBlue Ocean Enterprise Accelerator program at University of California San Diego.

Joel Yuen-Zhou Thinks Theory is Fun

September 18, 2025

UC San Diego chemistry professor Joel Yuen-Zhou doesn’t fit neatly into a box and neither does his work. He was born and raised in Mexico City to Chinese immigrants. As a theoretical physical chemist, he uses physics, math and chemistry to manipulate the properties of photons.

Small Nuclear RNA Base Editing a Safer Alternative to CRISPR, UC San Diego Researchers Find

September 18, 2025

Genetic editing holds promise to treat incurable diseases, but the most popular method — CRISPR — sometimes does more harm than good. A new study from University of California San Diego and Yale University researchers highlights an innovative approach that may be safer: small nuclear RNA editing.

Cybersecurity Training Programs Don’t Prevent Employees from Falling for Phishing Scams

September 17, 2025

Cybersecurity training programs as implemented today by most large companies do little to reduce the risk that employees will fall for phishing scams–the practice of sending malicious emails posing as legitimate to get victims to share personal information, such as their social security numbers.

An Explanation for the Look of Venus’ Mysterious Surface

September 16, 2025

Venus’ surface is pocked with round, crown-like features known as coronae. They can look like terraced hills pushed upwards by heat energy or collapsed souffles. Researchers led by Scripps Oceanography geophysicists provides an explanation for why the solar system's hottest planet looks as it does.

UC San Diego Plays Key Role in National Effort to Build a Fusion Research Data Platform

September 16, 2025

Scientists at General Atomics are leading a new multi-institution initiative to create a standardized, national data platform designed to accelerate development of commercial fusion power. The data platform will unite scattered research data and workflows into a single U.S. resource.
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