Can Eyewear Close the Hearing Gap?
September 30, 2026
The UC San Diego-incubated startup is recruiting local participants to test its AI-enabled prototypes.
News Archive
News Archive - Qualcomm Institute / Calit2
The Imagination Advantage: A Conversation with Cassandra Vieten
September 9, 2026
Cassandra Vieten explores the neuroscience of imagination, how it shapes our lives and why cultivating it matters more than ever in the age of AI.
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.
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.
In the Digital Health Era, Can We Do Better Than a Consent Form?
May 19, 2026
UC San Diego researchers argue that informed consent in digital health needs a reboot. Their studies show people want clarity, dialogue and real control over their data — proving consent should be a relationship, not just a form.
