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Improve Prostate Cancer Care with AI
February 27, 2026

Electrical engineers are key members of a team developing a new artificial intelligence model o...

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Six UC San Diego Faculty Elected to National Academy of Inventors for 2026
February 26, 2026

Six professors from the University of California San Diego have been named Senior Members of the Nat...

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A New Method to Steer AI Output Uncovers Vulnerabilities and Potential Improvements
February 19, 2026

A team of researchers has found a way to steer the output of large language models by manipulating s...

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Safer Railroads Through Ultrasound
February 17, 2026

Partnering with industry and government railroad organizations, structural engineers at UC San Diego...

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A Smarter Way for AI to Understand Text and Images
February 10, 2026

A new method trains artificial intelligence systems to more reliably solve complex problems that req...

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UC San Diego Bioengineer Joins NSF Center for Pandemic Insights
February 10, 2026

UC San Diego bioengineering professor Kiana Aran has been selected to join the NSF Ce...

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How Much Does Chatbot Bias Influence Users? A Lot, It Turns Out
February 9, 2026

Customers are 32% more likely to buy a product after reading a review summary generated by a chatbot...

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After a Heart Attack, the Heart Talks to the Brain - and the Brain Responds
February 6, 2026

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have discovered an unexpected communication ci...

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In LA Times, UC San Diego Fusion Researchers Present Need for Stronger Fusion R&D Strategy
February 3, 2026

Without a coordinated national strategy, the United States could lose its lead in fusion, a field th...

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Hydrogen Power Gets a Spark — Thanks to Supercomputing
January 28, 2026

Thanks to U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) ACCESS allocations, UC San Diego mechanical en...

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First-of-its-kind Cleanroom Turns Inventions into Devices Ready for FDA Approval
January 26, 2026

The first good manufacturing practices facility located on a university campus in the United States ...

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From Chatbots to Dice Rolls: Researchers Use D&D to Test AI’s Long-term Decision-making Abilities
January 20, 2026

Large Language Models, like ChatGPT, are learning to play Dungeons & Dragons. The reason? Simula...

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The Sky is Full of Secrets: Glaring Vulnerabilities Discovered in Satellite Communications
January 20, 2026

With $800 of off-the-shelf equipment and months worth of patience, a team of U.S. computer scientist...

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By Building Virtual Cells, Researchers Aim to Design Better Microbes and Drugs
January 15, 2026

Bioengineers are creating comprehensive digital twins of bacterial cells to better understand how to...

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ARPA-H Project Awarded at UC San Diego Aims to End Liver Transplant Shortage with 3D Bioprinting
January 14, 2026

An up to $25.8 million research project at UC San Diego, funded by ARPA-H and led by chemical and na...

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