Shu Chien's advice to young scientists
"I often say to the young scientists: 'Blood flow is just like human life. If you have a clear direction, then you are in good shape'."So says Shu Chien, somewhat of a legend within the Department of...
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Watch bioengineering major Gillie Agmon explain how her student organization, Engineering World Health, helped bring down equipment costs for a test for HIV drug resistance from $80,000 to $2,000. She...
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American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) in Australia visits Jacobs School of...
The American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) in Australia recently visited University of California, San Diego (UCSD) as part of their first USA Innovation Trade Mission to California. The purpose of the...
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Osaka University visits von Liebig Center for 2-week Commercialization Program
On Oct. 26, the von Liebig Entrepreneurism Center welcomed Osaka University’s second cohort of students to participate in a two week workshop developed by Osaka University, the von Liebig...
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Upcoming wearable technology presented at the 2nd Center for Wearable Sensors...
The Center for Wearable Sensors (CWS) hosted its second biannual Summit on Thursday, Nov. 12. The event featured faculty talks, a student poster pitch competition, a poster session and networking....
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#ILookLikeAnEngineer: Selina Valladolid
We are continuing with our #ILookLikeAnEngineer campaign with a student who continually fights stereotypes in engineering and is extremely passionate about progressing towards an equal field. Meet...
View ArticleBioengineering undergraduate researcher receives award from diversity...
Gladys Ornelas, a bioengineering major at the Jacobs School, has received an award for her outstanding research from the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in...
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UC San Diego Robotics organization to compete in new season of BattleBots
We sat down with the founders of Triton Competitive Robotics (TCR), mechanical engineering major Jeffrey Wang and Mahaela Johnson to discuss their student organization.Q: Tell us about your...
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UC San Diego team takes 4th place in regional programming competition
A team of UC San Diego computer science students tied with seven other campuses for first place in the 2015 ACM Southern California Regional Programming Contest on Nov. 14.The tie was finally resolved...
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MiPosaur robot gets to meet Spiderman creator Stan Lee
MiPosaur, a robot created by toymaker WowWee in collaboration with the UCSD Robotics group got to spend some quality time with the Real Stan Lee, creator of Spiderman and many, many other heroes from...
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#ILookLikeAnEngineer: Emily Goble
The next featured student in our campaign is a young woman who is highly involved at UC San Diego. With her sorority Alpha Omicron Pi, internship, classes and positions as Engineering Senator on A.S....
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#ILookLikeAnEngineer: James Natanauan
We are continuing our effort to highlight undergraduate students at the Jacobs School of Engineering with James Natanauan. James is a computer engineering student and president of the Triton...
View ArticleZahn Prize Competition Rewards Student Teams
This year, the Moxie Center for Student Entrepreneurship was able to double the total amount of cash prizes for student teams at its annual Zahn Prize Competition. The competition was held at The...
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Two Jacobs School alumni featured in Forbes' 30 Under 30 for 2016
We are incredibly proud of Sarah Guthals and Daniel Lee, two Jacobs School alumni who are featured in this year's 30 Under 30 selection by Forbes Magazine.ThoughtSTEM cofounder Sarah GuthalsGuthals is...
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Engineering professors share their big ideas for 2016—and beyond
The new year is a time to take stock of past accomplishments, and UC San Diego has no shortage of those. We once again surpassed $1 billion in research funding in 2014–15, an extraordinary...
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UCSD Robotics and BeagleBone Foundation unveil new board for robotics...
Professor Thomas Bewley (left) at the Texas Instruments booth at CES 2016The BeagleBoard.org Foundation and the UCSD Coordinated Robotics Lab are rolling out a new board for embedded robotics...
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Nanoengineers build microcannons that fire drug-filled nanobullets
What if you could fire tiny drug-filled bullets directly at a disease target, like a cancer tumor or a diseased organ in the body? That's the aim of a recent study led by nanoengineers at UC San...
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#ILookLikeAnEngineer: Heryang Lee
Happy New Year! Thinking of switching majors or studying abroad as an engineering major? Check out this profile - part of our #ILookLikeAnEngineer campaign. Name: Heryang LeeMajor: Structural...
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Photo of the Week: Electrical engineering professor Charles Tu connected with...
Electrical engineering professor Charles Tu connected with an alumni in the airport over the holidays"It was very nice bumping into an ECE alum at the airport on New Year's Eve!" said Charles Tu, a...
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#ILookLikeAnEngineer: Michael Benjamin
Meet Michael Benjamin, a junior studying chemical engineering who believes we should never fear failure!Name: Michael BenjaminMajor: Chemical EngineeringGraduation Date: June 2017Why did you choose...
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