WE MAKE
BOLD POSSIBLE
The UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering is a top-ranked engineering school set apart by our entrepreneurial culture and education programs that integrate fundamentals with real-world applications. We know how to collaborate across labs, disciplines and industries to solve the toughest problems facing society.
Our Mission
We educate tomorrow's innovation workforce; conduct relevant research that drives innovation; and ensure our breakthroughs get transferred to society.
This is how we make bold possible
Diversity
Diversity is essential to innovation. Here at the Jacobs School of Engineering, we are creating and strengthening culture-building initiatives aimed at equity for all students, faculty and staff.
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History
Our engineers and computer scientists have broken boundaries and set trends from the earliest days of UC San Diego back in the early 1960s. We are a proud part of UC San Diego's ever-evolving academic community.
Map and Directions
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Recent News
Learning about earthquakes and research as part of NSF's Research Experience for Undergraduates program
September 5, 2024
One had never done research before. The other had eight months of research experience. They both are...
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Borderzone Breakthrough: A New Source of Cardiac Inflammation
August 28, 2024
In the Aug. 28, 2024 issue of Nature, researchers from University of California San Diego in the lab...
Closing the RNA Loop Holds Promise for More Stable, Effective RNA Therapies
August 26, 2024
New methods to shape RNA molecules into circles could lead to more effective and long-lasting therap...
New Center Receives $18M from NSF to Develop Tools to Investigate the Pre-emergence Phase of Pandemics
August 22, 2024
A team led by UC Davis and including UC San Diego has launched a new center focused on detecting eme...