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Students Developing Low-Cost Device for Monitoring HIV Levels in Blood Win National Competition

August 1, 2017

…left, Christopher Liu (Electrical Engineering BS ’17), Allison Duchnak (Nanoengineering BS ‘17), Martin Hartel (Nanoengineering BS ‘18), Yajur Maker (Bioengineering BS ‘17) and Kirk Hutchison (History BA ‘18). Photos: National Academy of Engineering Students Developing Low-Cost Device for Monitoring HIV Levels in Blood Win National Competition A team of UC…

Students Use Engineering Know-how to Help People at Home and a World Away

March 6, 2012

Students Use Engineering Know-how to Help People at Home and a World Away Photo credit: Mandy Bratton A small village in the Philippines will soon be safer from typhoons, thanks to the work of a group of undergraduates at the Jacobs School of Engineering at University of California, San Diego.…

Bio-inspired Hydrogel Protects the Heart from Post-op Adhesions

June 18, 2021

A hydrogel that forms a barrier to keep heart tissue from adhering to surrounding tissue after surgery was developed and successfully tested in rodents by a team of University of California San Diego researchers.

SISTERS in Science

April 2, 2015

…ignite interest in science, engineering careers among girls at four Encinitas elementary schools Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Outreach program aims to ignite interest in science, engineering careers among girls at four Encinitas elementary schools How do you build the perfect water filter: with cotton balls or coffee…

High School Students Learn the Basics of Base Editing to Cure “GFP-itis”

May 4, 2023

Chemistry professor Alexis Komor’s lab designed the Genome Editing Technologies Program as a way to educate high school students on gene-editing technologies and expose them to a possible career in STEM.

This Wireless, Handheld, Non-invasive Device Detects Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Biomarkers

November 13, 2023

An international team of researchers has developed a handheld, non-invasive device that can detect biomarkers for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases. The biosensor can also transmit the results wirelessly to a laptop or smartphone.

Behind the Scenes with National Geographic Explorer Albert Lin

December 19, 2023

Albert Lin ‘05, ‘06, ‘08 speaks about his new TV show, his roots at UC San Diego, and why he keeps going despite the hazards of life on the road.

Tiny Swimming Robots Treat Deadly Pneumonia in Mice

September 22, 2022

UC San Diego engineers developed microrobots, that can swim around in the lungs, deliver medication and be used to clear up life-threatening cases of bacterial pneumonia. In mice, the microrobots safely eliminated pneumonia-causing bacteria in the lungs and resulted in 100% survival.

Breaking Through to the Brain

May 5, 2022

…the Jacobs School of Engineering, is developing nanomaterials to diagnose and treat traumatic brain injuries. Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego . Breaking Through to the Brain Engineering nanomaterials to diagnose and treat traumatic brain injuries Traumatic brain injuries might have faded from the headlines since the NFL reached a…

Qualcomm Institute Experiments with New Models for Blended and Online Courses

April 16, 2014

In 2013, Qualcomm Institute director Ramesh Rao extended an offer to provide support for development of as many as 10 massive open online courses (MOOCs) – especially those experimenting with different types of online course production and delivery.

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