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Women’s Physical Activity Levels are Less Variable Than Men’s, Study Says

May 14, 2025

Women’s physical activity levels are less variable than men’s, according to a new study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. What’s more, women’s hormonal cycles did not have a noticeable impact on physical activity levels.

Powering 6G

May 14, 2025

Peter Asbeck’s breakthroughs in transistors and power amplifiers are powering the future of wireless communication, from 5G to next-gen networks.

7 UC San Diego Discoveries That Changed the World

May 12, 2025

It starts with a spark of curiosity. At UC San Diego, seeking answers to challenging questions has led to discoveries that transformed medicine and public safety and opened new frontiers in science. These seven breakthroughs continue to improve lives and shape decisions around the world.

A Battery Breakthrough Inspired by a Can of Compressed Air

May 8, 2025

A UC San Diego engineering alumnus reflects on how a chance curiosity about a can of compressed air, along with support across campus, fueled an innovation in battery technology.

It’s Hard to Get Meds to the Lungs: Breathable Algae Offer a New Path

May 6, 2025

Algae are the new delivery drivers: they are tiny enough to float in inhalable liquid particles and travel deep inside the lungs of mice where they drop off drugs to fight pneumonia.

Sarina Dahlan ‘98 and S.B. Divya MEng ‘00 Reunite at Their Alma Mater for an Evening of Storytelling

May 6, 2025

The University of California San Diego Library’s Signature Event Series, now in its fifth year, continues with a special evening featuring two distinguished alumni authors: Sarina Dahlan ’98 and S.B. Divya MEng ’00. The event will explore the power of speculative fiction to address contemporary...

A fully automated tool for species tree inference

May 5, 2025

A team of engineers at UC San Diego is making it easier for researchers from a broad range of backgrounds to understand how different species are evolutionarily related, and support the transformative biological and medical applications that rely on these species trees.

Self-assembling Molecules Take the Spotlight at Research Expo 2025

May 5, 2025

UC San Diego materials science and engineering Ph.D. student Liya Bi won the grand prize at the 43rd annual Jacobs School of Engineering Research Expo for his work studying how molecules organize themselves into ordered patterns on metal surfaces, which could transform how microchips are made.

Helping High-Performance Computers Multi-task

May 5, 2025

A joint team of computer scientists from UC San Diego and Purdue University took an in-depth look at how well CPUs can coordinate valuable computational work with incoming requests and proposed a practical method to carry out parallel tasks with speed and efficiency.

UC San Diego Engineer Miroslav Krstic Named Fellow-Ambassador of CNRS

May 1, 2025

Krstic joins world leaders in their research fields as a Fellow-Ambassador with France’s national research organization.
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