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New Online Tool Detects Drug Exposure Directly from Patient Samples

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.

Two female researchers in white lab coats analyzing samples with a mass spectrometer

Horizon Accelerator Bridges University Innovation Gap with Formation of Distinguished Advisory Board

Horizon Accelerator announced the formation of its inaugural Advisory Board to address what researchers call the "commercialization valley of death", the critical $250,000 to $2 million early-stage funding gap where science-driven ventures most often fail.

Horizon Strategic Advisor engages with campus community member.

UC San Diego’s Accelerating Innovation to Market Program Announces 2026 Cohort

The University of California San Diego's Accelerating Innovation to Market (AIM) program today announced its 2026 cohort of seven faculty-led ventures, marking a strategic evolution in the program's tenth year of translating breakthrough research into real-world impact.

Collage of seven winners' portraits for the 2026 AIM Awardees.

UC San Diego Team Takes Third Place at SC25 Student Cluster Competition in St. Louis

UC San Diego Team Sea++ was awarded third place at this year’s Student Cluster Competition, which took place at the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis, held this year in St. Louis, Missouri.

UC San Diego Researchers Uncover the Earliest Stages of Human Placenta Formation

A gene that turns on very early in embryonic development could be key to the formation of the placenta, which provides the developing fetus with all of the nutrients it needs to thrive during gestation.

African American mother laying on couch with daughter smiling and placing hand over mother's stomach.

UC San Diego Launches New AI Initiative for Earth and Ocean Science

The GAIA Initiative kickoff event brought together research groups throughout UC San Diego that are already leveraging AI to accelerate their projects. Organizers said the goal was to "harness UC San Diego’s world-class Earth science and AI expertise to transform how we understand the planet.”