Performance Series at UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute Enters Fourth Season
October 7, 2016
…and Dance and Visual Arts, as well as any engineering discipline.
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UC San Diego Researchers Earn Air Force Young Investigator Awards
December 21, 2022
Three researchers at the University of California San Diego have been selected to receive Young Investigator Research Program awards from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the basic research arm of the Air Force Research Lab.
Experimenting in Space to Help Prevent Mudslides Here on Earth
November 1, 2022
To better understand gravity’s effects on post-wildfire mudslides, a research team from the University of California San Diego will take their research to the only laboratory where gravity is removed—the International Space Station.
UC San Diego Nanoengineer Selected as the U.S. Nominee for 2017 ASPIRE Prize
April 25, 2017
Nanoengineering professor Liangfang Zhang at the University of California San Diego has been selected as the U.S. nominee for the APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education (ASPIRE). Zhang won the nomination for his revolutionary work in the field of nanomedicine, which focuses on nanomaterials for medical applications.
UC San Diego Student Apartments Scoop Up LEED Gold Certification
October 25, 2011
UC San Diego’s Village@Torrey Pines East apartment development, featuring solar-heated showers and “wind scoops” that pull in Pacific breezes, is celebrating its grand opening with news that it won LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Gold certification. The green-building award recognizes Village East’s water- and energy-efficient features in addition…
New Sensor Grids Record Human Brain Signals in Record-Breaking Resolution
January 19, 2022
A new array of sensors can record electrical signals directly from the surface of the human brain in record-breaking detail: 100 times higher resolution than today’s clinical tools. This could improve neurosurgeons’ ability to remove brain tumors safely and surgically treat drug-resistant epilepsy.
UC San Diego Breaks Record with $1.54B in Research Funding
August 18, 2021
In fiscal year 2021 (July 1-June 30), UC San Diego earned $1.54 billion in sponsored research funding, a 6% increase over the previous year. This is the largest number ever for the university and marks the 12th consecutive year the campus has earned more than $1 billion in funding to…
Against the Stream
May 1, 2015
Synthetic microscopic beads sense changes in their environment and self-propel to migrate upstream, a step toward the realization of biomimetic microsystems with the ability to sense and respond to environmental changes.
Translating Light Across the Sciences
September 5, 2024
“My interest lies in building better tools,” said Zhaowei Liu, a faculty member in the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering and affiliate of the university’s Qualcomm Institute. “I think I can have a bigger impact that way.”
Collaborations by UC San Diego Researchers Win Cluster of National Awards
November 1, 2022
The U.S. National Science Foundation announced $30 million in research awards to support new interdisciplinary, fundamental research projects for the Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) program — 20 percent of the funding was awarded to UC San Diego researchers.
