Seahorse’s Armor Gives Engineers Insight Into Robotics Designs
May 3, 2013
The tail of a seahorse can be compressed to about half its size before permanent damage occurs, engineers at the University of California, San Diego, have found.
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Outstanding Graduates from Class of 2014 Share Their Stories
June 12, 2014
…Porter Outstanding Graduate Award Winner—Materials Science and Engineering Grad Michael Porter a Master Collaborator and Mentor His design inspiration comes from natural systems—like the tail of a seahorse, which can uniquely compress as a result of being composed of small plate-like bones that slide past each other. Named this year’s…
Non-Volatile Computer Memory: Other Dimensions, Other Domains
April 1, 2016
The 7th annual Non-Volatile Memories workshop elicited the interest of more than 185 researchers from around the world, who were there to hear where things might be headed for NVM, a crucial component of modern computing systems.
Novel Phage Therapy Saves Patient with Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Infection
April 25, 2017
Scientists and physicians at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, working with colleagues at the U.S. Navy Medical Research Center – Biological Defense Research Directorate (NMRC-BDRD), Texas A&M University, a San Diego-based biotech and elsewhere, have successfully used an experimental therapy involving bacteriophages — viruses that target and…
UC San Diego’s New Downtown Hub Park & Market Opens to the Public
May 12, 2022
…talent pipeline, grappling with tough social policy issues and nurturing the thriving arts and culture scene of San Diego.” Voices of Our City Choir performed for attendees at the opening. What’s inside UC San Diego Park & Market will be operated by the UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies.…
UC San Diego’s Engineering and Management Schools Continue to Strengthen Collaborations
April 17, 2018
The University of California San Diego has emerged as a leader in how engineering and management schools within one university can collaborate in order to strengthen entrepreneurship education, startup creation, and the commercialization of innovation. The latest move: a pair of unique endowed chair professorships. The Jacobs Family Chairs in…
Alumnus and Qualcomm Co-Founder Franklin Antonio Gives $30 Million to UC San Diego
November 17, 2017
University of California San Diego alumnus and Qualcomm co-founder Franklin Antonio is donating $30 million to the university in support of programmatic expansion of the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering.
UC San Diego Alumnus Gives $30 Million to UC San Diego
November 30, 2017
…critical for solving 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…
Addressing the Diversity Gap in Health Care
February 7, 2024
According to experts, there is a disparity between the diversity of health care staff and the patients served.
UC San Diego Celebrates Franklin Antonio Hall Groundbreaking
November 21, 2019
…need to solve our toughest challenges.” Franklin Antonio Hall will also become the new home of the Institute for the Global Entrepreneur, which leads many of the Jacobs School of Engineering’s efforts to empower faculty, students and research staff to bring their innovations to market. “I think we all look…
