News Archive - Jacobs School of Engineering

UC San Diego Launches Institute for Applied Health Intelligence

The new Institute for Applied Health Intelligence at UC San Diego will connect resources across six schools and UC San Diego health to generate next-generation solutions for pressing challenges in medicine.

9 Ways UC San Diego Has Shaped the American Story

As America marks its 250th anniversary, discover nine surprising ways UC San Diego has contributed to the nation's history — from helping forecast D-Day to advancing lifesaving medicine, climate science and the technologies of tomorrow.

Spent EV Batteries Get Second Life as Higher-Performance Battery Material

Engineers have developed a method to upcycle material from spent batteries into higher-performing parts. Their eco-friendly method transforms the cathode from LFP batteries — which are used in EVs and energy grids — into one that stores more energy. It worked on various types of LFP batteries.

UC San Diego Researchers Receive ARPA-H Award to Make Birth Safer

Researchers in obstetrics and engineering at UC San Diego were awarded up to $10.4 million from ARPA-H to enable more accurate identification of fetuses who are at risk of low oxygen during labor and delivery, as part of a larger effort to make birth safer in the U.S.

The Next Breakthrough Doesn’t Have a Name Yet

Future in Review brings together scientists, entrepreneurs and policymakers at UC San Diego's Qualcomm Institute to wrestle with what comes after AI.

UC San Diego Researchers Win Best Paper Award for New Approach to Connecting Complex Data Systems

Researchers at UC San Diego have developed a new system designed to solve one of modern computing’s growing challenges: how to efficiently analyze data spread across multiple types of databases.

New Data Center, Student Collaboration Space Put People at the Heart of Computer Science

The Computer Science and Engineering Department unveiled a new on-site data center that will accelerate computing and artificial intelligence research advances, while giving graduate students and other computer science researchers hands-on access to cutting-edge computing infrastructure.