News Archive
April 23, 2026
Six New Projects Are Empowering Early-Career Engineering and Computer Science Faculty
Six teams from the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering have been awarded funding to accelerate interdisciplinary research collaborations that include an early-career faculty member. The big idea is to empower early-career faculty to build interdisciplinary research collaborations to the point that they are competitive for multi-year external funding. The effort is funded by Irwin Jacobs and his late wife, Joan. Full Story
April 21, 2026
MRI and Augmented Reality for Better Back Pain Surgery Wins at Research Expo 2026
Mechanical engineering Ph.D. student Songyuan Lu won the grand prize at this year’s Research Expo, where more than 150 students presented their research posters across the six departments at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering. Lu’s work focuses on computer-assisted surgery using MRI and augmented reality. Full Story
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April 16, 2026
Bioengineering Alumni are Running for ALS
From bioengineering graduate students at UC San Diego, to the streets of Washington D.C. for the Marine Corps Marathon, UC San Diego bioengineering alumni Scott Dorfman and Tatsuya (Tats) Arai have forged a life-long friendship. And now, they’re running together again, this time in the Boston Marathon on April 20, to support a cause that hits close to home: ALS organizations. Full Story
April 13, 2026
Two UC San Diego Bioengineers Named AIMBE Fellows
Two bioengineering faculty at UC San Diego were inducted into the 2026 College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). Full Story
April 7, 2026
On the Rise: Jacobs School Ranks #9 Best Engineering School in the Nation
The UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering is ranked the #9 engineering school in the nation in the prestigious U.S. News & World Report Rankings of Best Engineering Schools. This is up from #10 last year. Full Story
March 26, 2026
Eight UC San Diego Researchers Elected 2025 AAAS Fellows
Eight researchers at the University of California San Diego have been elected 2025 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS): Andrew D. Chisholm, Farinaz Koushanfar, Albert P. Pisano, Ravi Ramamoorthi, JoAnn Trejo, Emily Troemel, Meenakshi Wadhwa and Sheng Zhong. Full Story
March 11, 2026
Automated Grading System Earns Inaugural Outstanding Teaching Innovation Award
A scalable, automated grading system designed to provide students with intelligent feedback on their work while freeing up instructor time for in-person student support was recognized with the Jacobs School’s inaugural Award for Outstanding Teaching Innovation. Full Story
March 4, 2026
Team Led by UC San Diego Researchers Selected for Prestigious Global Cancer Prize
With up to $25 million from Cancer Grand Challenges, an international team led by UC San Diego professor Ludmil Alexandrov will unlock the secrets of DNA's "fingerprints." Full Story
February 10, 2026
UC San Diego Bioengineer Joins NSF Center for Pandemic Insights
UC San Diego bioengineering professor Kiana Aran has been selected to join the NSF Center for Pandemic Insights. Full Story
February 9, 2026
A Researcher’s Dark-Cave Experiment Sheds Light on the Science of “Sensory Deprivation”
In the age of digital connection, how does disconnecting from external stimuli affect the body and the brain? Kiana Aran spent five days in a dark cave to find answers. Full Story
February 6, 2026
After a Heart Attack, the Heart Talks to the Brain - and the Brain Responds
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have discovered an unexpected communication circuit between the heart, brain and immune system that shapes how the heart responds after a heart attack. The findings, published in Cell, reveal that signals triggered by cardiac injury travel to the brain and then feed back to the heart through neural and immune pathways, amplifying inflammation and tissue damage. Full Story
January 15, 2026
By Building Virtual Cells, Researchers Aim to Design Better Microbes and Drugs
Bioengineers are creating comprehensive digital twins of bacterial cells to better understand how to engineer microbes that can sustainably produce valuable chemicals, as well as understand the effects of antibiotics to combat drug-resistant bacteria. The project is part of a new $4.1 million DARPA-funded project. Full Story
December 11, 2025
Three UC San Diego Professors Inducted Into the National Academy of Inventors for 2025
Three professors at the University of California San Diego have been elected to the 2025 Class of Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI): Ping Liu, Bernhard Palsson and Alan Saltiel. They are recognized for their innovations in sustainable manufacturing, batteries and metabolic research. Full Story
November 3, 2025
Scientists Produce Powerhouse Pigment Behind Octopus Camouflage
Scientists have described a new way to produce large amounts of xanthommatin, a natural pigment used in animal camouflage, in a bacterium for the first time. This breakthrough unlocks a promising pathway for designing nature-inspired materials. Full Story
October 27, 2025
Generative AI Can Help Athletes Avoid Injuries
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have created a model driven by generative AI that will help prevent injuries in athletes and also aid in rehabilitation after an injury. The model could also help athletes train better. Full Story
October 2, 2025
Mapping RNA-Protein 'Chats' Could Uncover New Treatments for Cancer and Brain Disease
A technology that maps entire networks of RNA-protein interactions inside human cells could offer new strategies for treating diseases ranging from cancer to Alzheimer's. Full Story
September 30, 2025
New faculty join the Jacobs School
The UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering is welcoming six new faculty to its ranks in fall 2025. Full Story
September 23, 2025
Four undergraduate programs ranked in nation’s Top 10
Four undergraduate programs at UC San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering have been ranked in the nation’s Top 10 in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Colleges ranking Full Story
September 22, 2025
UC San Diego's New Bioengineering Labs Open Doors for Student Innovation
When UC San Diego bioengineering students step into their newly renovated instructional labs this fall, they'll find themselves in cutting-edge spaces designed not just for hands-on learning, but with the specific needs of bioengineers in mind. Full Story
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