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Efficiently Evolving Phylogenetic Trees: Introducing a Scalable Approach to Constructing and Updating Phylogenies
July 31, 2023
A team of researchers at UC San Diego has developed a scalable method to build large phylogenet...
This 3D Printed Gripper Does Not Need Electronics To Function
July 27, 2023
This soft robotic gripper is not only 3D printed in one print, it also doesn’t need any electr...
UC San Diego Bioengineers Uncover Lipid Metabolic Dynamics in Drosophila Brain During Aging
July 26, 2023
UC San Diego bioengineers uncover lipid metabolic dynamics in the brains of fuit flies during aging....
Robotic Hand Rotates Objects Using Touch, Not Vision
July 25, 2023
Inspired by the effortless way humans handle objects without seeing them, a team led by engineers at...
UC San Diego computer science professor Ravi Ramamoorthi recognized for contributions to Neural Radiance Field (NeRF) technology
July 25, 2023
University of California San Diego computer science professor Ravi Ramamoorthi has received a Fronti...
UC San Diego teams earn four of 18 Qualcomm Innovation Fellowships in North America for 2023
July 24, 2023
Four UC San Diego teams have been awarded prestigious Qualcomm Innovation Fellowships for North Amer...
Grassroots Graduate School Mentorship Program
July 20, 2023
Soon after Alexander Chen began as a chemical engineering graduate student at UC San Diego, he stumb...
Single-Cell Atlas of the Human Kidney Provides New Resources to Study Kidney Disease
July 19, 2023
What causes certain individuals who experience a sudden decline in kidney function to develop kidney...
Bot inspired by baby turtles can swim under the sand
July 18, 2023
This robot can swim under the sand and dig itself out too, thanks to two front limbs that mimic the ...
UC San Diego Formula Racing Team Breaks Its Own Records in Annual Competition
July 7, 2023
Triton Racing, the Formula Society of Automotive Engineers student team at UC San Diego, overcame se...
UC San Diego Engineering Center of Excellence Receives $12.5 Million from DOE
June 22, 2023
The Center for Matter Under Extreme Conditions at UC San Diego received $12.5 million in funding fro...
Meet 6 UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering Undergraduates Receiving 2023 Awards for Excellence
June 16, 2023
Six students who have made significant contributions to their departments and surrounding communitie...
Building Bridges (Literally) is the Goal of Friendly Nationwide Engineering Competition
June 15, 2023
Student cheers mixed with the noise of power tools on a Saturday morning at Liontree Arena as more t...
UC San Diego pilot program aims to increase diversity in electrical engineering graduate programs
June 14, 2023
In October 2022, the University of California San Diego launched the first phase of a new pilot prog...
Four-legged robot traverses tricky terrains thanks to improved 3D vision
June 13, 2023
Researchers led by UC San Diego have developed a new model that trains four-legged robots to see mor...