Our mission
We educate tomorrow's technology leaders.
We conduct leading edge research and drive innovation.
We transfer discoveries for the benefit of society.
GOALS
- To leverage our world renown to pursue engineering and computer science for the public good.
- To pursue interdisciplinary research that solves challenges no lab, discipline or industry can solve alone.
- To provide world-class theoretical and hands-on education and leadership training at scale.
- To be relevant to our industry partners now, and also 10 years from now.
- To strengthen our climate and culture of inclusion, equity and diversity.
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
Get the latest Jacobs School research and education highlights once a month, straight to your inbox.
Recent News

Transforming Computer Science Education in the Age of AI
October 28, 2025
Educators, education researchers and computer scientists are teaming up as part of a consortium led ...

Generative AI Can Help Athletes Avoid Injuries
October 27, 2025
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have created a model driven by generative AI t...

Making Yeast More Efficient 'Cell Factories' for Producing Valuable Plant Compounds
October 24, 2025
Researchers have discovered a way to make yeast cells more efficient "factories" for ...

AI Models Can Now Be Customized with Far Less Data and Computing Power
October 21, 2025
Engineers have created a new method to make large language models (LLMs) — such as the ones th...

California’s fusion energy industry could bring $125B, 40K jobs to the state
October 20, 2025
The fusion energy industry in California has the potential to support more than 40,000 jobs and brin...