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Nov. 12 Founders Symposium Features TED-style Talks

October 29, 2015

…the university mission and goals of community partners and yet can be so challenging to sustain. If you could describe the life of a professor in one word, what word would you choose and why? “Possibility,” because we get to work at the nexus of curiosity, inquiry and urgency while…

Green Method Could Enable Hospitals to Produce Hydrogen Peroxide In House

May 1, 2020

A team of researchers has developed a portable, more environmentally friendly method to produce hydrogen peroxide. It could enable hospitals to make their own supply of the disinfectant on demand and at lower cost.

DARPA Forward National Convention Launched Sixth New Initiative at UC San Diego

January 10, 2023

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency hosted the grand finale of its first-ever national conference series at UC San Diego in December. UC San Diego was the last stop and the largest conference attracting 900 attendees in-person and virtually. 

Triton Innovation Challenge Spotlights Trailblazing Environmental Solutions

May 2, 2024

Teams of UC San Diego engineers, physicians, biologists and entrepreneurs recently showcased their environmentally focused technologies at the 11th annual Triton Innovation Challenge.

Karandeep Singh, MD, Named Inaugural Chief Health AI Officer at UC San Diego Health

December 12, 2023

Inaugural chief health artificial intelligence officer joins UC San Diego Health.

Algeon Materials Embraces the Power of Kelp

June 23, 2022

…Management MBA students creates sustainable, biodegradable plastic alternatives Kim Pendergrass It’s already been a big year for Algeon Materials, a biotechnology company creating sustainable, biodegradable alternatives to plastic from kelp. It recently completed its journey with the inaugural cohort of the startBlue Accelerator Program, an eight-month incubator for blue-tech startups.…

Inclusive Excellence Awards Applaud Accessibility Innovators

May 2, 2023

16 individuals, departments and campus organizations were honored at the 28th annual Inclusive Excellence Awards ceremony on April 26.

$39 Million Grant to Better Integrate Renewables into Power Grid

October 29, 2020

…the power grid. The goal is to make the testbed available to outside research teams and industry by 2025. Jan Kleissl is the principal investigator on the grant and director of DERConnect. He is a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. The major driver for the project…

Open-source Semiconductor Chip Design Tool Celebrates Success

October 16, 2024

…a five-and-a-half year journey to complete a moonshot challenge: develop electronic design automation (EDA) tools for 24-hour, no-human-in-the-loop semiconductor chip layout generation. Led by UC San Diego and backed with $17.2 million from DARPA, the researchers did it.

Six Solutions against Climate Change: Researchers Launch Call-Action for Rapid Response to Mobilize Solutions

November 13, 2024

In an unprecedented call to action published concurrently across 24 scientific journals, a global team of microbiologists is calling on policymakers, governments and industry to deploy microbe-based solutions against climate change.

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