Engineers Shake Tallest Steel-framed Building Ever Tested on an Earthquake Simulator
July 8, 2025
A 10-story, 100-foot structure experienced simulations of real earthquakes, including the 6.9 magnitude, 1989 Loma Prieta temblor, as part of an effort to determine if height limits for buildings made of cold-formed steel could be increased. Full Story
Diet-Microbiome Links Vary by Geography and Analysis Method
July 7, 2025
In a new study from the UC San Diego Center for Microbiome Innovation, researchers examined how dietary associations with gut bacteria vary not only between different levels of bacterial classification but also across different populations with distinct dietary patterns and cultural backgrounds. Full Story
Air Pollution May Contribute to Development of Lung Cancer in Never-smokers, New Study Finds
July 2, 2025
A new study reveals that air pollution, traditional herbal medicines and other environmental exposures are linked to genetic mutations that may contribute to the development of lung cancer in people with no or hardly any history of smoking. Full Story
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Meet Phuong Truong: alumna, lecturer, adjunct faculty, education specialist, and mom
June 30, 2025
Phuong Truong has done it all at UC San Diego: from an undergraduate student in structural engineering, to master’s and doctoral degrees in mechanical engineering and now an adjunct lecturer and education specialist, Truong has been a strong presence at the Jacobs School of Engineering for more than a decade. Full Story
Living Materials Now Easier to Build with a Larger Palette of Ingredients
June 30, 2025
Sustainable materials—powered by sunlight and living microbes—that remove pollutants from water, release oxygen into a wound or heal themselves after damage could become simpler to create thanks to new research by a team of biologists and engineers at UC San Diego. Full Story
Sensitive Yet Tough Photonic Devices Are Now a Reality
June 25, 2025
Engineers have achieved a long-sought milestone in photonics: creating tiny optical devices that are both highly sensitive and durable. This work could lead to a new generation of photonic devices that are not only precise and powerful but also much easier and cheaper to produce at scale. Full Story