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2026 Siebel Scholars at UC San Diego: Advancing Human Health Through Engineering

September 19, 2025

2026 Siebel Scholars at UC San Diego: Advancing Human Health Through Engineering

Five engineering graduate students at UC San Diego have been selected as 2026 Siebel Scholars in recognition of their outstanding academic performance and leadership. These students are applying engineering principles to create solutions to medical challenges including continuous non-invasive health monitoring; cancer immunotherapy; broad-spectrum antivirals; intelligent in-cell electrophysiology; and understanding sex differences in the progression of heart disease. Full Story


UC San Diego Awarded NSF Grant to Launch Semiconductor Workforce Development Pilot

September 9, 2025

UC San Diego Awarded NSF Grant to Launch Semiconductor Workforce Development Pilot

Engineers at UC San Diego have been awarded a $300,000 grant from the NSF to launch a pilot initiative aimed at addressing the shortage of skilled US workers going into the growing domestic semiconductor industry. Full Story


Can a healthy gut microbiome help prevent childhood stunting?

September 9, 2025

Can a healthy gut microbiome help prevent childhood stunting?

Can a healthy gut microbiome help prevent childhood stunting? A massive collaboration between Salk, University of Washington - School of MedicineUC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering, and UC San Diego School of Medicine, who traveled to Malawi to collect samples from malnourished children, is helping answer that question. Full Story