October 15, 2025
Researchers developed a soft robotic skin that enables vine robots that are just a few millimeters wide to navigate convoluted paths and fragile environments. To accomplish this, the researchers integrated a very thin layer of actuators made of liquid crystal elastomer at strategic locations in the soft skin. The robot is steered by controlling the pressure inside its body and temperature of the actuators.
October 2, 2025
A technology that maps entire networks of RNA-protein interactions inside human cells could offer new strategies for treating diseases ranging from cancer to Alzheimer's.
September 30, 2025
The University of California San Diego is launching an artificial intelligence major for undergraduates this fall — the result of more than a decade of growth in AI teaching and research here on campus. The new artificial intelligence major is designed to prepare computer science students to build the next generation of AI systems, improve the foundations of the AI systems currently in use, and familiarize students with the ethical questions surrounding these systems and their impact on society.
New faculty join the Jacobs School
September 30, 2025
The Â鶹´«Ã½ Jacobs School of Engineering is welcoming six new faculty to its ranks in fall 2025. Full Story
Four undergraduate programs ranked in nation’s Top 10
September 23, 2025
Four undergraduate programs at Â鶹´«Ã½’s Jacobs School of Engineering have been ranked in the nation’s Top 10 in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Colleges ranking Full Story
September 22, 2025
When Â鶹´«Ã½ bioengineering students step into their newly renovated instructional labs this fall, they'll find themselves in cutting-edge spaces designed not just for hands-on learning, but with the specific needs of bioengineers in mind.