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Gift Expands UC San Diego Efforts to Teach Engineering Problem Solving at Scale

More than 5,300 high school students in the San Diego region have already benefitted from an innovative program that teaches engineering problem solving to non-engineers.

$1.7B in Funding Fuels Research that Sparks Breakthroughs

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.

Researchers Identify Weak Points in Diamond Fusion Fuel Capsules

Materials scientists at UC San Diego have uncovered how diamond — the material used to encase fuel for fusion experiments at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) in Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory — can develop tiny structural flaws that may limit fusion performance.

New Graphene Technology Matures Brain Organoids Faster, May Unlock Neurodegenerative Insights

Researchers have developed a novel method to stimulate and mature human brain organoids using graphene, a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon.

UC San Diego Hosts Finale of Nationwide Nanotech Summer Research Program

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

At the Nexus of Innovation: UC San Diego Hosts FDA Commissioner for Transformative Town Hall

University of California San Diego recently welcomed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Martin Makary, M.D., M.P.H., to its Moores Cancer Center for a pivotal industry town hall.

UC San Diego Named No. 4 Public University in US in Academic Ranking of World Universities

Recognized among the best universities in the nation and the world in the 2025 Academic Ranking of World Universities, UC San Diego continues to deliver discoveries with global impact.

8 UC San Diego Breakthroughs Powering a Safer, Stronger Nation

A patient survives a high-risk surgery. A wildfire is stopped before it reaches a neighborhood. A fighter pilot safely returns home. Discover the UC San Diego breakthroughs making these moments possible.

$1 Million from Prebys Foundation Supports Pivot Grants to Drive Medical Research at UC San Diego

The UC San Diego School of Medicine announced the inaugural recipients of its pivot grant program, an initiative made possible by a $1 million gift from Prebys Foundation to help protect San Diego’s biomedical research sector in response to declining federal funding for medical research.

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

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.

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