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Faculty Ambassadors Appointed to Drive Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Funding Opportunities

April 3, 2025

Faculty Ambassadors appointed foster interdisciplinary engagement across campus and help align faculty research with key funding opportunities related to our refreshed Strategic Research Themes.

Sending Microbes to Space Could Improve Astronaut Health

April 1, 2025

UC San Diego researchers have created a map of the microbes aboard the International Space Station; results could improve astronaut safety.

UC San Diego Bioengineer Inducted Into 2025 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows

March 31, 2025

Bioengineering professor Daniela Valdez-Jasso was inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). She was recognized for her research exploring the roles of biomechanical forces in the progression of pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Three UC San Diego Scientists Elected AAAS Fellows

March 27, 2025

Three University of California San Diego researchers have been elected 2024 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the world’s largest general scientific organizations.

These Electronics-free Robots Can Walk Right Off the 3D-Printer

March 25, 2025

This robot can walk, without electronics, and only with the addition of a cartridge of compressed gas, right off the 3D-printer. It can also be printed in one go, from one material. Researchers from the University of California San Diego and BASF, describe how they developed the robot in an advance

How a Y Chromosome Gene May Shape the Course of Heart Valve Disease

March 20, 2025

UC San Diego bioengineers have shed new light on how a type of heart valve disease—aortic valve stenosis—progresses differently in males and females. The research paves the way for treatments that can be tailored to a patient's biological sex.

Illuminating the Future of Photonics

March 19, 2025

Shaya Fainman, a distinguished professor at UC San Diego, has spent over 40 years advancing photonics research. From nanolasers to quantum cryptography, his work is shaping the future of computing, secure communications and high-speed data transmission.

General Atomics and UC San Diego Launch Fusion Data Science and Digital Engineering Center

March 19, 2025

Scientists and engineers at General Atomics (GA) and UC San Diego have announced a groundbreaking collaboration to establish a Fusion Data Science and Digital Engineering Center in San Diego.

Microelectronics Go from Lab to Fab at UC San Diego’s Qualcomm Institute

March 17, 2025

Little more than a year after the Microelectronics Commons program kicked off, University of California San Diego researchers have already made significant strides in bringing novel semiconductor technologies from possibility to prototype and beyond.

The Data Science Boom: How UC San Diego is Preparing Professionals for the Future

March 7, 2025

As data-driven decision-making and AI become essential across virtually all industries to stay competitive, the demand for skilled data science professionals is skyrocketing. UC San Diego's online Master of Data Science (MDS) program is stepping up to meet this need.
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