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Non-hormonal Biomaterial Could Help Combat Vaginal Changes Associated with Menopause

September 8, 2025

A new hydrogel applied directly to vaginal tissues may help alleviate the negative impacts of menopause, according to a new study from scientists at the University of California San Diego.

How Can Visual Artists Protect Their Work from AI Crawlers? It’s Complicated

August 5, 2025

One of the best ways to protect artists’ creative work is to prevent it from ever being seen by “AI crawlers” – the programs that harvest data on the Internet for training generative models. But most artists don’t have access to the tools that would allow them to take such actions.

The Robot Will See You Now

July 9, 2025

As waiting rooms fill up, doctors get increasingly burnt out, and surgeries take longer to schedule and more get cancelled, humanoid surgical robots offer a solution. That’s the argument that UC San Diego robotics expert Michael Yip makes in a perspective piece out July 9 in Science Robotics.

Shaking the Tallest Steel-framed Building Ever to be Built on an Earthquake Simulator

July 8, 2025

The primary goal of these tests: determining if height limits for cold-formed steel-framed buildings can be increased

Engineers Shake Tallest Steel-framed Building Ever Tested on an Earthquake Simulator

July 8, 2025

A 10-story, 100-foot structure was experiencing simulations of real earthquakes, including the 6.9 magnitude, 1989 Loma Prieta temblor, as part of an effort to determine if height limits for buildings made of cold-formed steel should be increased.

Literally Building Bridges to Learn in New Structural Engineering Class

June 5, 2025

What does it take to build a small timber bridge that can carry 1000 lbs of weight? Six teams of structural engineering master’s students got to find out during the final weeks of their Advanced Timber Design course this quarter.

DERConnect Test Bed Helps Shape Future of Energy Management

May 30, 2025

Finding the optimal balance between energy generation and energy use is proving critical as California aims for a power grid that is 100% powered by renewable energy sources by 2045.

10-story Steel-framed Building to be Put to the Test on UC San Diego Earthquake Simulator

May 23, 2025

A 10-story cold-formed steel-framed building will soon be put to the test on an earthquake simulator at the University of California San Diego to see how well it can withstand earthquakes.

Fly over a 10-story cold-formed steel framed building on the UC San Diego earthquake simulator

May 22, 2025

A 10-story cold-formed steel-framed building will soon be put to the test on an earthquake simulator at the University of California San Diego to see how well it can withstand earthquakes.

Three UC San Diego Researchers Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

May 20, 2025

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has announced that University of California San Diego Professors Russell Impagliazzo, Cornelis Murre and Elizabeth Winzeler have been selected as new members. NAS membership represents one of the most distinguished honors for U.S. scientists and engineers.
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