News Releases
Lead Engineer for Pokemon GO Nabbed Game-building Skills at UC San Diego
October 20, 2016
Next time you see someone playing Pokémon GO, the popular mobile-phone based game, keep this ...
Robotics for Exploration at the Contextual Robotics Forum on Oct. 28
October 19, 2016
Underwater camera traps used to photograph the rare vaquita porpoise in Mexico and drones used to co...
Contextual Robotics Institute Shines at International Robotics Conference
October 14, 2016
With talks about manufacturing, robots and health care, as well as robot competitions, the Contextua...
UC San Diego Students and Alumni Win San Diego 'Zoohackathon'
October 13, 2016
Over the weekend, a small group of programmers participating in the inaugural Zoohackathon had the o...
Getting to a Zero Carbon Future
October 13, 2016
Avoiding the worst consequences of climate change by reducing global carbon emissions to as close to...
Four UC San Diego Physician-engineer teams receive the 2016 Galvanizing Engineering in Medicine awards
October 12, 2016
Four physician-engineer teams from UC San Diego have been selected to receive the 2016 Galvanizing E...
The Secret (Code) for Getting Kids Excited About Engineering
October 12, 2016
You can find publications written by Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Pamela Cosman in ...
Metamaterial uses light to control its motion
October 10, 2016
Researchers have designed a device that uses light to manipulate its mechanical properties. The devi...
Nanoengineer honored for fundamental research on battery materials
October 7, 2016
UC San Diego nanoengineering professor Shirley Meng is being honored for her work to advan...
UC San Diego breaks income boundaries in engineering
October 7, 2016
“This is just the beginning of what technology like this can do,” said Gabriel Davalos, ...
UC San Diego Joins the Redshirt in Engineering Consortium to Further Student Success
October 7, 2016
The National Science Foundation has awarded the University of California San Diego Jacobs School of ...
Coding Under Pressure: Students Prototype Ideas in 36-Hour Hackathon
October 6, 2016
Close to 1,000 students from around campus and the country gathered to share ideas, network wi...
From Satellites to Biodegradable Surfboards
October 6, 2016
UC San Diego showcases real-world applications of research at Maker FaireA surfboard made of algae-b...
UC San Diego nanoengineer receives NIH New Innovator Award to Develop a New Class of Wearable Medical Devices
October 4, 2016
NanoEngineering professor Jesse Jokerst has received a $2.3 million New Innovator Award from th...
Dog Poop Microbiome Predicts Canine Inflammatory Bowel Disease
October 3, 2016
Our gut microbiomes — the varieties of microbes living in our digestive tracts — may pla...