UC San Diego Awarded NSF Grant to Launch Semiconductor Workforce Development Pilot

September 9, 2025

Engineers at UC San Diego have been awarded a $300,000 grant from the NSF to launch a pilot initiative aimed at addressing the shortage of skilled US workers going into the growing domestic semiconductor industry. Full Story

Can a healthy gut microbiome help prevent childhood stunting?

September 9, 2025

Can a healthy gut microbiome help prevent childhood stunting? A massive collaboration between Salk, University of Washington - School of Medicine, UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering, and UC San Diego School of Medicine, who traveled to Malawi to collect samples from malnourished children, is helping answer that question. Full Story

Non-hormonal Biomaterial Could Help Combat Vaginal Changes Associated with Menopause

September 8, 2025

A new hydrogel applied directly to vaginal tissues may help alleviate the negative impacts of menopause, according to a new study from scientists at the University of California San Diego. The results, published in Advanced Materials, could pave the way for a hormone-free treatment that alleviates vaginal dryness and pain caused by genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM), which negatively impacts quality of life for millions of women.    Full Story

Interdisciplinary Teams Win Three Data Storage Awards from Western Digital

September 5, 2025

Researchers from UC San Diego received three Western Digital Petabyte Innovation Quest (Peak) awards for pursuing innovative data storage projects. The research teams were each awarded 1.2 petabytes of data storage — that’s more than a million gigabytes — to advance fusion energy; spatial genomics; and preserve cultural heritage sites in 3D. Full Story

UC San Diego Engineers Lead $5M DOE Center to Design Impact-Resistant Metamaterials

September 5, 2025

Researchers at UC San Diego were selected for a $5 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) to lead a Focused Investigatory Center aimed at developing a new class of impact-resistant materials.  Full Story

Computer Vision Expert Wins Prestigious Frontiers of Science Award

August 27, 2025

Hao Su, a faculty member in the UC San Diego Department of Computer Science, received a prestigious Frontiers of Science Award, which honors outstanding research in the fields of theoretical and computer information science, physics and mathematics. The award specifically recognizes work done over the past 10 years.    Full Story