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Three UC San Diego Professors Inducted Into the National Academy of Inventors for 2025

December 11, 2025

Three professors at the University of California San Diego have been elected to the 2025 Class of Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI): Ping Liu, Bernhard Palsson and Alan Saltiel. They are recognized for their innovations in sustainable manufacturing, batteries and metabolic research.

From Pong to PlayStation: This Class Uses Gaming to Teach Computer Science

December 9, 2025

A class titled “A Technical History of Video Games," taught and created by Niema Moshiri, a computer science teaching faculty member, brought to campus speakers from high-profile game companies, including Sony PlayStation and Blizzard Entertainment.

New Online Tool Detects Drug Exposure Directly from Patient Samples

December 9, 2025

A new online library analyzes biological samples from patients to directly detect what drugs they have been exposed to beyond what is listed in their medical record.

5 Ways UC San Diego Is Transforming Alzheimer’s Research and Care

December 2, 2025

UC San Diego’s Alzheimer’s program integrates early detection, breakthrough therapies, long‑term studies, a one‑stop multidisciplinary clinic, and a workforce‑training pipeline, advancing research, care, and community outreach to confront the growing dementia crisis.

Student Club Takes the Leap into Quantum Computing

November 24, 2025

“I’m drawn to that sense of exploration where I’m standing at the frontier of a technology that’s still being defined," says Rebecca Breihan, president of the Quantum Computing Student Association at UC San Diego of her involvement in the club.

UC San Diego Researchers Develop New Tool to Predict How Bacteria Influence Health

November 21, 2025

UC San Diego researchers have developed a new computational tool to predict how bacteria influence health by creating fast and powerful models of complex genetic and metabolic interactions. The tool could pave the way to personalized therapies for diseases that affect the microbiome.

Embodied AI Research Takes Center Stage at San Diego Robotics Forum

November 18, 2025

The San Diego Robotics Forum celebrated its 10th anniversary Nov. 5, 2025 with talks from startup founders who are also alumni, entrepreneur guest speakers, and engineering faculty whose work probes the limits of what is possible in robotics and artificial intelligence.

UC San Diego and UC System Rank Among World’s Top Institutions for Most Influential Researchers

November 18, 2025

UC San Diego has once again been recognized among the top institutions in the world on the 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list compiled by Clarivate. UC San Diego tied for 18th in the world this year with UCLA. Both schools have 50 recognitions on the Highly Cited Researchers listing.

Wearable Lets Users Control Machines and Robots While on the Move

November 17, 2025

Engineers have developed a next-generation wearable system that enables people to control machines using everyday gestures — even while running, riding in a car or floating on turbulent ocean waves.

UC San Diego Will Lead a New California Effort to Make Fusion Energy a Practical Reality

November 12, 2025

UC San Diego has been selected to lead a new multi-institution research effort aimed at solving materials, fuel, diagnostic and workforce challenges required to make clean, affordable fusion energy a commercial reality.
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