September 16, 2026
September 16, 2026 —
UC San Diego Professor of Chemistry Joel Yuen-Zhou is 1 of 18 finalists for the 2026 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists. The highly coveted awards recognize exceptional early career scientists and engineers whose discoveries are driving the next generation of scientific innovation.
September 7, 2026
September 7, 2026 —
STEM majors are expected to know how to critically read scientific research, even if no one ever taught them how. UC San Diego alumni Genevive Bjorn and Adam Burgasser wrote “How to Critically Read the Scientific Research Literature: Introducing the CERIC Method” to help young researchers learn how
August 27, 2026
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.
August 21, 2026
August 21, 2026 —
University of California San Diego researchers will lead one of the Department of Energy’s new Genesis Mission projects focused on accelerating fundamental physics and quantum computing by deploying intelligent AI agents.
August 19, 2026
August 19, 2026 —
Scientists have long-wondered how sheets of cells begin to move together to form organs. UC San Diego researchers used live imaging, genetic experiments and mathematical modeling to understand how cells in the fruit fly egg chamber synchronize movement with each other.
August 11, 2026
August 11, 2026 —
UC San Diego postdoc Aidan Gibbs explains why finding exoplanets, which orbit around stars other than our sun, can help us better understand our own solar system and home planet.
August 10, 2026
August 10, 2026 —
UC San Diego Distinguished Professor of Chemistry Mark Thiemens is the 43rd recipient of the Magellanic Premium, given by the American Philosophical Society. Thiemens was recognized for his groundbreaking work in mass-independent isotope fractionation.
July 30, 2026
July 30, 2026 —
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded University of California San Diego researchers a six-year $18M grant to fund a Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) focused on making new kinds of quantum materials.
July 30, 2026
July 30, 2026 —
Chemically tailored superlattices are one of the two primary research themes of the UC San Diego Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC), which is supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). These superlattices are atoms-thin sheets with unique electronic properties.
July 30, 2026
July 30, 2026 —
Quantum metamaterials are one of the two research themes of the UC San Diego Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC), which is supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). Quantum metamaterials are a cutting-edge subset of metamaterials.
