November 30, 2017
…the toughest health, energy, autonomy and security challenges facing society. Franklin Antonio Hall is scheduled to open by fall of 2021. Slated to be LEED Platinum or equivalent, Franklin Antonio Hall will provide the Jacobs School of Engineering with collaborative research, education and industry-interaction spaces that are critically needed to…
August 9, 2018
More than $312 million was raised during fiscal year 2017-2018—a record-breaking amount for any San Diego institution of higher education in a single year. The funds go toward the university’s $2 billion goal as part of the Campaign for UC San Diego. Since the campaign was launched in 2012, $1.6…
March 15, 2018
…the students. “Whether it’s autonomy, healthcare or manufacturing, we are focused on robotics advances that will actually make it out into the real world. And for that, our graduate students need to be working with each other, and with industry,” said Christensen, a professor in the Department of Computer Science…
November 13, 2014
…allowing our community the autonomy to capitalize on our strengths for the benefit of the university.” Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Juan González Olsen served six years in the U.S. Army Reserve, completing his service as a sergeant in a strategic level psychological operations unit. “I served with some truly…
November 2, 2017
…next steps toward full autonomy at the forum, themed “Intelligent Vehicles 2025.” While industry is initially focused on deploying vehicles on highways and terrain that is relatively easy to navigate, UC San Diego’s role is to answer some of the more challenging questions, said Henrik Christensen, director of the UC…
May 19, 2022
…research in robotics and autonomy, with the goal of aiding human teams working in critical environments like emergency medicine and disaster response. “It is important that robots can understand the goals, activities, and intentions of human teams, and their context, to be useful teammates,” said Riek. By situating this work…
August 6, 2020
Beginning September 2020, the UC San Diego Library will observe the 50th anniversary of the university’s intellectual heart of campus, Geisel Library, which first opened its doors to the UC San Diego community and public in September 1970—then known as the Central Library.
April 6, 2023
A new Triton Compassionate Response team has been created to support students in an equitable way by validating what they are going through, empowering them to be involved in their healthcare decisions and offering a pathway to wellness.
May 12, 2022
…Alvarez. “It was that autonomy and ability to craft my own trajectory as a researcher that prepared me better than just about anything else for what a Ph.D. program would have in store for me.” When Alvarez began a graduate degree at the University of Texas at Austin, he already…
October 11, 2018
…is heavily connected to autonomy,” said Lu Xuanchen, a second year electrical engineering student. “I think it’s pretty fun to implement and design algorithms as well as hardware to help the robot to understand the world.” The intent is to provide a relevant, hands-on way of learning the skills necessary…
