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.

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Recent News

Good News for Fusion Energy Workforce Development in San Diego
April 10, 2025

UC San Diego personnel, including qualified graduate students, can now apply for access to the DIII-...

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A New Robotic Gripper Based on Measuring Tape is Sizing Up Fruit and Veggie Picking
April 9, 2025

This robotic gripper has two fingers made from measuring tape. It can pick up fragile objects, ...

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Top 10, Yet Again
April 8, 2025

The Jacobs School of Engineering has ranked the #10 best in the nation in the influential U.S. ...

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UC San Diego Bioengineer Inducted Into 2025 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows
March 31, 2025

Bioengineering professor Daniela Valdez-Jasso was inducted into the College of Fellows of the Americ...

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Bioengineer Elected AAAS Fellow
March 27, 2025

Karen Christman, a professor in the Shu Chien-Gene Lay Department of Bioengineering and the Sanford ...

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