May 2, 2024
Robots that can assist physicians during surgery. Robots that can swim. Robots that can grip delicate objects. These were some of the demonstrations on display at Robosoft, the biggest conference in the field of soft robotics, in San Diego this year.
May 14, 2020
…Scripps Pier seawater system. Franklin Antonio Hall, ready for move-in late spring 2022, will bring approximately 200,000 additional square feet of space to the Jacobs School of Engineering. The building will house laboratories, classrooms, project spaces for student engineering teams, facilities for entrepreneurship activities, an auditorium and café, and will…
January 30, 2024
In University of California’s 20th Annual Report on Sustainable Practices, UC San Diego excelled in best-of-class green building practices, made noteworthy progress in conserving energy and water and was recognized for the quality and quantity of our research related to sustainability.
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…
September 25, 2018
…alumnus and Qualcomm co-founder, Franklin Antonio; former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Lynn Schenk; co-founders of one of the nation’s most generous foundations supporting science research, Marilyn and Jim Simons; and chairman of the Tata Trusts, which are among the largest philanthropic trusts in India, Ratan N. Tata.
August 19, 2019
…also director of HDSI. Franklin Antonio Going forward, Gupta noted that plans include new courses, new degree programs and training programs to advance data science as an area and presence of UC San Diego in this newly emerging area. Two years ago, UC San Diego alumnus Franklin Antonio made a…
February 7, 2023
Undergraduate engineering students in the Yonder Deep student organization have found a way to sharpen their marine robotics skills while working toward solutions to the climate crisis. The organization aims to design and 3D print a low-cost, modular, and fully autonomous underwater vehicle.
May 30, 2023
From robotics surgery to better algorithms for robots working in teams with humans, researchers at the UC San Diego Contextual Robotics Institute are presenting 16 papers at the ICRA 2023 conference from May 29 to June 2 in London.
February 21, 2024
Nanoengineer, entrepreneur and philanthropist Aiiso Yufeng Li (Jeff), and his family have pledged a $2.1M gift to the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering. The gift will support research, education and student activities in the Department of NanoEngineering at the Jacobs School of Engineering.
April 11, 2023
Tritons of all ages will come together May 5-7 to celebrate the global impact of UC San Diego’s 234,000 alumni and counting. Here are five ways to embrace your inner Triton as you join the celebration of innovative alumni who are making waves in their career fields, communities and beyond.
