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UC San Diego Engineer Elected Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences
January 7, 2026

Abdoulaye Ndao has been named a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS), one of the highest ...

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UC San Diego is Strengthening U.S. Semiconductor Innovation and Workforce Development
December 22, 2025

Andrew Kahng is part of several major national initiatives that together are transforming how future...

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Spray-on Antibacterial Coating Offers New Protection for Plants Against Disease and Drought
December 18, 2025

Engineers have developed a spray-on polymer coating that could help plants resist harmful bacterial ...

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Jacobs School of Engineering Undergraduates Soared to New Heights in 2025
December 16, 2025

Eleven UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering undergraduate programs ranked in the Top 10 among U...

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Three UC San Diego Professors Inducted Into the National Academy of Inventors for 2025
December 11, 2025

Three professors at the University of California San Diego have been elected to the 2025 Class of Fe...

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From Pong to PlayStation: This Class Uses Gaming to Teach Computer Science
December 9, 2025

What was the first video game? How did we get from the two gray dots and two gray rectangles on a bl...

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Accelerating Engineering Innovation to Market
December 5, 2025

Two Jacobs School faculty are working to bring their innovations to market through UC San Diego'...

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UC San Diego Team Takes Third Place at SC25 Student Cluster Competition in St. Louis
December 5, 2025

A team of UC San Diego undergraduates incuding engineers and computer scientists won third...

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For Fusion Energy, the Time is Now. The Place is California
November 24, 2025

More than 200 leaders from government, industry, national labs and academia gathered at UC San Diego...

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Embodied AI Research Takes Center Stage at San Diego Robotics Forum
November 18, 2025

The San Diego Robotics Forum celebrated its 10th anniversary Nov. 5, 2025 with talks from startup fo...

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Wearable Lets Users Control Machines and Robots While on the Move
November 17, 2025

Engineers have developed a next-generation wearable system that enables people to control machines u...

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UC San Diego Will Lead a New California Effort to Make Fusion Energy a Practical Reality
November 12, 2025

UC San Diego has been selected to lead a new multi-institution research effort aimed at solving mate...

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Upgraded UC San Diego Facility Accelerates Efforts to Develop Materials for Fusion Reactor Walls
November 12, 2025

A newly upgraded fusion research facility at UC San Diego is expected to reduce the time and cost re...

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Sweat-powered Sticker Turns Your Drinking Cup into a Health Sensor
November 10, 2025

Engineers have developed a battery-free electronic sticker that attaches to everyday objects like a ...

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New Alloy Design Could Power Solid-state Batteries that Charge Faster and Last Longer
November 7, 2025

Engineers have developed a new design strategy for metal alloy negative electrodes that could signif...

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Spray on polymer shield helps plants fight bacteria and survive drought
The Brighter Side of News | December 31, 2025

New UC San Diego spray on polymer helps plants resist bacteria and stay healthier during drought, offering a boost to future crop security....

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Young, fit -- and hit with a deadly cancer
Business Insider | December 30, 2025

Why are so many young, fit adults getting sick and dying from colon and rectal cancer? Cancer researchers are discovering how different environmental ...

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Device provides gesture control that works, even if you can't sit still
New Atlas | December 29, 2025

Imagine you're Tony Stark, operating your high-tech exoskeleton to fly through the skies by using your helmet's eye-tracking sensors to control your s...

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UC San Diego Engineer Elected Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences
January 7, 2026

Abdoulaye Ndao has been named a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS), one of the highest ...

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UC San Diego is Strengthening U.S. Semiconductor Innovation and Workforce Development
December 22, 2025

Andrew Kahng is part of several major national initiatives that together are transforming how future...

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Spray-on Antibacterial Coating Offers New Protection for Plants Against Disease and Drought
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Engineers have developed a spray-on polymer coating that could help plants resist harmful bacterial ...

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Jacobs School of Engineering Undergraduates Soared to New Heights in 2025
December 16, 2025

Eleven UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering undergraduate programs ranked in the Top 10 among U...

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Three UC San Diego Professors Inducted Into the National Academy of Inventors for 2025
December 11, 2025

Three professors at the University of California San Diego have been elected to the 2025 Class of Fe...

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