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A Clearer Look at Diabetic Kidney Disease via New Optical Imaging Technology

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

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.

San Diego Researchers to Study and Improve New AI Learning Tool

A team of researchers across San Diego County received a $1.5 million grant from the State of California to offer a better alternative to off-the-shelf chatbots. The team will deploy, assess and improve an innovative AI tutor system that originated at the University of California San Diego.

General Atomics and UC San Diego Launch Fusion Data Science and Digital Engineering Center

Scientists and engineers at General Atomics (GA) and UC San Diego have announced a groundbreaking collaboration to establish a Fusion Data Science and Digital Engineering Center in San Diego.

UC San Diego Celebrates Three New National Academy of Engineering Members

Three members of the UC San Diego community have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), which is one of the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer.

Program Accelerates Early-Career Faculty Research for Engineers and Computer Scientists

Six teams from the University of California San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering have been awarded funding through the School’s unique program designed to accelerate interdisciplinary research collaborations for early-career faculty.

New Tool Enables Phylogenomic Analyses of Entire Genomes

Researchers led by electrical engineers at UC San Diego have developed a better way to perform the comparative analysis of entire genomes. This approach can be used to study relationships between different species across geological time scales.

$3M Gift to UC San Diego Celebrates Entrepreneurship Efforts at the Jacobs School of Engineering

San Diego-based business leader and philanthropist Aiiso Yufeng Li (Jeff) and his wife DongDong Li (Doreen) have made a new $3M gift to the University of California San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering. The gift celebrates the Jacobs School’s ongoing efforts to empower researchers to translate their innovations to the marketplace.

Six UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering Faculty Named 2025 IEEE Fellows

Six faculty from the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering have been named 2025 Fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the world’s leading professional association for advancing technology for humanity.

Materials Science and Engineering at UC San Diego Ranks #10 in the Nation

UC San Diego has ranked #10 in the nation for materials science and engineering, according to the 2024 ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS).

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