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Conference Explores the Exodus through Multiple Perspectives

“The Exodus means many things to many people,” says Distinguished Professor Tom Levy, who organized the event at the UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute.

For Tastier and Hardier Citrus, Researchers Built a Tool for Probing Plant Metabolism

A new tool allows researchers to probe the metabolic processes within the leaves, stems, and roots of a key citrus crop, the clementine. The big goal is to improve the yields, flavor and nutrition of citrus and non-citrus crops, despite increasingly harsh growing conditions and pests.

Moving Data to the Speed of Light: Polaris Electro-Optics Rides the Wave of the Future

Startup Polaris Electro-Optics is developing a device that enables higher speed, more efficient and more cost-effective data transfer, leveraging facilities at UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute and the talent of UC San Diego alumni.

Wristband Sensor Provides All-in-one Monitoring for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Care

A new wearable wristband could significantly improve diabetes management by continuously tracking not only glucose but also other chemical and cardiovascular signals that influence disease progression and overall health.

UC San Diego Engineering Dean Emeritus Receives NSF Honor

Robert “Bob” Conn, dean emeritus of the University of California San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering, has been named the 2025 recipient of the Vannevar Bush Award from the National Science Foundation’s National Science Board.

The Robot Will See You Now

As waiting rooms fill up, doctors get increasingly burnt out, and surgeries take longer to schedule and more get cancelled, humanoid surgical robots offer a solution. That’s the argument that UC San Diego robotics expert Michael Yip makes in a perspective piece out July 9 in Science Robotics.

Engineers Shake Tallest Steel-framed Building Ever Tested on an Earthquake Simulator

A 10-story, 100-foot structure was experiencing simulations of real earthquakes, including the 6.9 magnitude, 1989 Loma Prieta temblor, as part of an effort to determine if height limits for buildings made of cold-formed steel should be increased.

Air Pollution May Contribute to Development of Lung Cancer in Never-smokers, New Study Finds

A new study reveals that air pollution, traditional herbal medicines and other environmental exposures are linked to genetic mutations that may contribute to the development of lung cancer in people with no or hardly any history of smoking.

Living Materials Now Easier to Build with a Larger Palette of Ingredients

Sustainable materials—powered by sunlight and living microbes—that remove pollutants from water, release oxygen into a wound or heal themselves after damage could become simpler to create thanks to new research by a team of biologists and engineers at UC San Diego.

Sensitive Yet Tough Photonic Devices Are Now a Reality

Engineers have achieved a long-sought milestone in photonics: creating tiny optical devices that are both highly sensitive and durable. This work could lead to a new generation of photonic devices that are not only precise and powerful but also much easier and cheaper to produce at scale.

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