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 advance engineering and computer science research and education 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 cultivate learning, researching and working environments where everyone can thrive.

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Bioengineering Alumnus Launches Venture Capital Fund Focused on San Diego MedTech Startups
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Alumnus Garrett Smith is bringing his decades of experience across the innovation ecosystem back to ...

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Open-Access Genetic Map Provides Reference for What Almost Every Stem Cell Gene Does
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Bioengineers have developed a genome-scale reference map that details how individual genes cont...

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New XPS Instrument at UC San Diego Gives Researchers a Closer Look at Material Surfaces
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A new XPS machine at the UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute is helping researchers advance work in batt...

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Immune Cells Get Transformed into Fungus-Fighting Nanoparticles
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Nanoparticles made from the membranes of human immune cells could offer a promising new way to fight...

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