News Archive - Jacobs School of Engineering

These Screen-printed, Flexible Sensors Allow Earbuds to Record Brain Activity and Exercise Levels

A pair of earbuds can be turned into a tool to record the electrical activity of the brain as well as levels of lactate in the body with the addition of two flexible sensors screen-printed onto a stamp-like flexible surface.

Computing Beyond Bars

Emma Hogan, a computer science PhD student at UC San Diego and a recent Ford Fellow, is teaching computer science to another underrepresented population: incarcerated people at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego.

Nanoparticles Made From Plant Viruses Could Be Farmers’ New Ally in Pest Control

UC San Diego engineers have devised a new solution to control a major agricultural menace, root-damaging nematodes. Using plant viruses, they created nanoparticles that can deliver pesticides to previously unreachable soil depths. This could potentially minimize environmental toxicity and costs.

A $2 Million UC San Diego Materials Science Win

Materials science researchers at UC San Diego, University of Alabama, and Colorado State University are working together to solve a vexing materials-for-extreme-environments challenge.

Students Integrating Engineering in Medicine Honored as Siebel Scholars

Five UC San Diego graduate students working at the intersection of engineering and medicine have been selected as 2024 Siebel Scholars.

Celebrating 25 years as the Jacobs School of Engineering

The Jacobs School of Engineering is celebrating 25 years of being, well, the Jacobs School of Engineering. In 1998, a generous gift from Irwin and Joan Jacobs put the relatively new school of engineering on a trajectory to become the powerhouse of engineering and computer science that it is today.

Franklin Antonio Hall Earns LEED Platinum Certification

The new Franklin Antonio Hall collaborative research building was engineered to incorporate the latest sustainability and efficiency tools, and was recently awarded LEED Platinum certification by the US Green Building Council – the highest level of recognition.

Electrical Engineer Named MIT Technology Review Innovator Under 35

Yatish Turakhia, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of California San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering, has been named an MIT Technology Review Innovator Under 35. He was recognized in the Computing category for developing software tools to track and ma

Interns with UC San Diego NeuroDiversity in Tech Program Find Community at the Qualcomm Institute

Interns with the UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute's NeuroDiversity in Tech program learn the skills to thrive in the technology industry.

Call for Proposals Open for New UC San Diego Climate Action Initiative

Faculty and students interested in entrepreneurship addressing climate change now have access to grants of up to $50,000 from UC San Diego through a new funding program.