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Leveling Up Neurodiverse Talent: UC San Diego’s NDTech Interns Debut Serious Games

September 5, 2025

Young adults on the autism spectrum are gaining technical and professional skills through UC San Diego’s Neurodiversity in Tech internship, where they design games tackling real-world challenges—from cancer education to wildfire response.

From Lebanon’s Vineyards to Vision Restoration

September 4, 2025

Growing up in rural Lebanon, tinkering with cars and working the grape harvest gave professor Shadi Dayeh a hands-on foundation that now informs his innovations in brain mapping and potentially vision-restoring whole-eye transplantation.

$1.7B in Funding Fuels Research that Sparks Breakthroughs

August 26, 2025

University of California San Diego received $1.7 billion in grants over the previous year, funding that fueled critical research in human health, national defense, advanced technology, social sciences, and much more.

UC San Diego Hosts Finale of Nationwide Nanotech Summer Research Program

August 18, 2025

Undergraduates from around the country recently gathered at the UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute to present the outcomes of their nanotechnology summer research projects.

ALERTCalifornia Awarded 2025 Special Achievement in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) by Esri

July 29, 2025

University of California San Diego’s ALERTCalifornia program was awarded a Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) award from Esri, for innovation in the field of GIS software and technology, geospatial analytics, and mapping.

Conference Explores the Exodus through Multiple Perspectives

July 15, 2025

“The Exodus means many things to many people,” says Distinguished Professor Tom Levy, who organized the event at the UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute.

Moving Data to the Speed of Light: Polaris Electro-Optics Rides the Wave of the Future

July 14, 2025

Startup Polaris Electro-Optics is developing a device that enables higher speed, more efficient and more cost-effective data transfer, leveraging facilities at UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute and the talent of UC San Diego alumni.

Survey: A Third of Californians Use Cannabis, But Many Don’t Know the Risks

July 7, 2025

A new landmark survey of more than 5,000 Californians found that while over a third of Californians use cannabis and the majority use it for symptom relief, most do not consult with their doctor for advice on cannabis use or its impacts.

Making Magic with Material Science and Mentorship

July 7, 2025

Meet Riley Need, a research specialist at UC San Diego’s Qualcomm Institute, whose work bridges materials science, quantum computing and large-scale research collaboration. From superconductors to grant strategy, Need's journey reflects a passion for science, education and innovation.

Reimagining RFID: UC San Diego Researchers Develop Award-Winning Real-Time, Battery-Free Sensors

June 10, 2025

Ishan Bansal and Nagarjun Bhat’s award-winning SenSync system turns conventional RFID technology into a reliable sensing platform without using wires or batteries or requiring calibration.
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