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-D tokamak facility in San Diego --North America’s largest tokamak and an important fusion research facility-- even without being directly tied to a dedicated multi-year grant. Full Story
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, including fruits and veggies. It can also use a screwdriver, screw in a lightbulb and open a jar of spices. Full Story
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. News & World Report Rankings of Best Engineering Schools. Among public engineering schools, the Jacobs School ranks #6 best engineering school in the nation. Full Story
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 American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). She was recognized for her research exploring the roles of biomechanical forces in the progression of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Full Story
Bioengineer Elected AAAS Fellow
March 27, 2025
Karen Christman, a professor in the Shu Chien-Gene Lay Department of Bioengineering and the Sanford Stem Cell Institute, was elected a 2024 AAAS Fellow. Full Story
These Electronics-free Robots Can Walk Right Off the 3D-Printer
March 25, 2025
Imagine a robot that can walk, without electronics, and only with the addition of a cartridge of compressed gas, right off the 3D-printer. It can also be printed in one go, from one material. That is exactly what roboticists have achieved in robots developed by the Bioinspired Robotics Laboratory at the University of California San Diego. They describe their work in an advanced online publication in the journal Advanced Intelligent Systems. Full Story