A Summer of Learning by Doing
August 31, 2026
UC San Diego's Qualcomm Institute hosted three summer internships in semiconductors, game design and AI, giving students hands-on, workforce-ready skills.
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As New World Screwworm Returns to the U.S., UC San Diego and San Diego County Team Up to Track Risks
August 11, 2026
A new dashboard tracks New World screwworm risk levels county by county.
Drug Candidate Could Help L-Dopa Work Better for Patients with Parkinson’s
July 15, 2026
For Parkinson's patients, the drug that restores movement can stop working reliably and cause involuntary movements of its own. A new candidate from UC San Diego-born biotech Sinopia Biosciences may fix both — boosting L-dopa's benefits while easing dyskinesia.
New XPS Instrument at UC San Diego Gives Researchers a Closer Look at Material Surfaces
July 13, 2026
A new XPS machine at the UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute is helping researchers advance work in battery technology, surface coatings and medical devices.
The Next Breakthrough Doesn’t Have a Name Yet
June 22, 2026
Future in Review brings together scientists, entrepreneurs and policymakers at UC San Diego's Qualcomm Institute to wrestle with what comes after AI.
Beyond the Song Generator: How UC San Diego Students Are Rethinking AI and Music
June 10, 2026
Three graduating researchers are building AI tools designed to collaborate with musicians, not replace them.
UC San Diego Team Pairs AI with Tiny Optical Device to Correct Distorted Light for Sharper Imaging
June 3, 2026
“We used a combination of fundamental physics, nanofabrication and machine learning to make hidden distortions easier to detect and correct,” says Abdoulaye Ndao of UC San Diego's Jacobs School of Engineering and Qualcomm Institute.
Scientists uncover centuries of climate chaos — and human resilience
May 18, 2026
The climate of the ancient Eastern Mediterranean was far more turbulent than previously thought — and a new study suggests that people adapted anyway.
A Faster, Smarter Ground Station for Crowded Skies
May 13, 2026
UC San Diego engineers have designed a new kind of satellite ground station that replaces bulky dishes with coordinated small antenna panels.
UC San Diego Team Launches Free ‘Digital Twin’ for End-to-End Testing of Applications over Wireless
May 11, 2026
UC San Diego engineers created a free, open-source “digital twin” that simulates real-world wireless networks, giving researchers and startups a faster, more accessible way to test next-generation technologies.
