UC San Diego Bioengineer Joins NSF Center for Pandemic Insights
February 10, 2026
UC San Diego bioengineering professor Kiana Aran has joined the NSF Center for Pandemic Insights.
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2025 Highlights at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering
January 7, 2026
As we dive into 2026, and a new academic quarter, we're taking a moment to reflect on some Jacobs School of Engineering highlights from 2025.
UC San Diego Computer Science Researchers Shine at SIGGRAPH Asia 2025
December 18, 2025
Congratulations to everyone involved in the two UC San Diego Center for Visual Computing papers honored at SIGGRAPH Asia 2025.
Upgraded UC San Diego Facility Accelerates Efforts to Develop Materials for Fusion Reactor Walls
November 12, 2025
A newly upgraded fusion research facility at UC San Diego is expected to reduce the time and cost required to develop and demonstrate new materials that are fit to line the walls of fusion reactors.
UC San Diego Awarded NSF Grant to Launch Semiconductor Workforce Development Pilot
September 9, 2025
Engineers at UC San Diego have been awarded a $300K grant from the US National Science Foundation (NSF) to launch a pilot initiative aimed at addressing the shortage of skilled US workers going into the growing domestic semiconductor industry.
Gift Expands UC San Diego Efforts to Teach Engineering Problem Solving at Scale
August 27, 2025
More than 5,300 high school students in the San Diego region have already benefitted from an innovative program that teaches engineering problem solving to non-engineers.
Celebrating the Life and Legacy of UC San Diego Bioengineering Pioneer David Gough
July 24, 2025
UC San Diego bioengineering professor David Gough devoted nearly half a century to a singular big-picture goal: improving the day-to-day experiences and the outlook on life of people with diabetes.
For Tastier and Hardier Citrus, Researchers Built a Tool for Probing Plant Metabolism
July 14, 2025
A new tool allows researchers to probe the metabolic processes within the leaves, stems, and roots of a key citrus crop, the clementine. The big goal is to improve the yields, flavor and nutrition of citrus and non-citrus crops, despite increasingly harsh growing conditions and pests.
A Clearer Look at Diabetic Kidney Disease via New Optical Imaging Technology
May 16, 2025
Researchers have developed a powerful new way to look inside kidney tissues, without needing to stain or damage the tissue samples. The new technique reveals early signs of disease often missed by traditional methods.
This Bespoke AI Tutor Helps Students Learn
May 15, 2025
A team of researchers at the University of California San Diego developed an AI tutor designed to give students an alternative to off-the-shelf AI tools, so that students not only get help but actually learn course-relevant information at the same time.
