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FBI issues PSA on cars' cybersecurity citing work by Jacobs School researchers

Last summer, computer scientists at the Jacobs School demonstrated that they could wirelessly control thousands of vehicles via a gadget that's often used by insurance companies to monitor cars. The...

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#ILookLikeAnEngineer: Aichen Sun

Meet Aichen (Claire). Outside of painting in her free time and serving as secretary for UCSD’s HKN - one of only two females on board - she applies her electrical engineering knowledge to the medical...

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NanoEngineering PhD student receives $10,000 award

Amay Bandodkar, a Ph.D. student in the lab of nanoengineering professor and chair Joseph Wang, has won the 2016 Young Chemist Award from Metrohm USA, which comes with a $10,000 prize.Says the...

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Let your inner kid geek come out to play, says alumna

Remember the first time you geeked out over something? It might have been technology, or cooking, or a book--it doesn't matter. That's the feeling Jacobs School alumna Jennifer Arguello is trying to...

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Engineer demonstrates technique for targeting RNA inside living cells

Dave NellesWhen he’s not surfing in Mexico or listening to electronic music, Dave Nelles is busy tinkering – inside living cells!Growing up, Nelles always knew he wanted to develop technology, but was...

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Women in tech: how do to close the gap

For International Women's Day, Coursera asked two UC San Diego female teaching professors for their thoughts on Women in Tech. Mia Minnes and Christina Alvarado co-teach "Mastering the Software...

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Memorandum of Understanding with Korea Advanced Institute of Science and...

Jacobs School of Engineering Dean Albert P. Pisano shakes hands with Young-Ho Cho, of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) after signing a Memorandum of UnderstandingThe...

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UCSD-TV: How the Defense and Aerospace Industries Shape San Diego’s...

UCSD TV recently posted this video from an "Innovation Crossroads" event co-presented by CONNECT and UC San Diego Extension. The event is moderated by James Fallows.The full title of the event:...

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A Hackathon for Startups

Do you have an idea for a company? What about an unfinished project? Or perhaps you’re looking to try something completely new. You’re in luck! UC San Diego will host a one of a kind hackathon called...

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ECE Day 2016: Department Celebrates 50 Years

Electrical engineering students and industry professionals converged at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering on March 31, 2016 for ECE Day, hosted by the Electrical and Computer Engineering...

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First Women from Osaka University Excel in Technology Commercialization program

   The von Liebig Entrepreneurism Center and Global Connect worked with Osaka University in 2014 to design a program for students and faculty from universities in Osaka, Japan to learn about technology...

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Shaking and surfing at Triton Day

UC San Diego is home to the world's largest outdoor shake table (or earthquake simulator) and to some serious surfing--including one of the nation's top college surfing teams and to a team that makes...

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Engineers turn out in force for Triton 5K

Jacobs School of Engineering students, alumni, faculty and staff achieved an elusive trifecta at this year's Triton 5K race.  The Department of Computer Science and Engineering fielded the largest...

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Gordon Center Hosts the 7th Annual Engineering Leadership Awards Celebration...

Gordon Scholar students, alumni and industry professionals with UC San Diego staff and faculty filled the Great Hall on March 9, 2016 to recognize the awardees of the Annual Gordon Engineering...

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Research Expo 2016 Wrap-Up: And the poster awards go to…

Research Expo 2016 took place Thursday April 14, 2016 and featured a poster session, faculty talks, an awards ceremony and networking reception. The event was a success, thanks to our attendees,...

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NanoEngineering meets chemical engineering meets electrical engineering for...

Lindsay Freeman at Research Expo on Thursday, April 14, 2016NanoEngineering meets chemical engineering meets electrical engineering for Lindsay Freeman, a graduate student at the University of...

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A Conversation with a Walt Disney Imagineer

A Conversation with Walt Disney Imagineer Jonathan ChewJonathan Chew, Blue Sky Program Manager at Walt Disney Imagineering, presented at this year’s ECE Day, hosted by the Electrical and Computer...

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How to get a job through networking, according to an undergraduate

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San Diego Smart City Hackathon

"Turn San Diego into the smartest and greenest city in the world." SD SmartCity Hackathon aims to progress San Diego's Climate Action Plan (CAP) by inviting participants to generate ideas and design...

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Computer engineer recognized for his work in computational biology

A professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of California, San Diego, has received an honorable mention in the 2015 Doctoral Dissertation Award competition presented by the...

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