Alumni News
2024 News Releases

December 12, 2024
The UC Presidential Medal, the University of California’s highest honor, will be presented to San Diego-based philanthropist and business leader Irwin Jacobs, and in honor of his late wife and community leader, Joan, in recognition of their positive impact in education, health care, technology, the arts and more. UC President Dr. Michael V. Drake will present the medals at the Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Chancellor’s Medal Awards in March 2025.

October 3, 2024
Students at a Chula Vista high school now have the opportunity to take an award-winning, hands-on electrical engineering course right at their own school, during their school day. It's part of our effort to expand earlier access to engineering concepts and skills.

July 3, 2024
Grayson Deysher, a recent PhD graduate from the Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Materials Science and Engineering program and advised by Professor Shirley Meng, is the first author on a new paper in Nature Energy that describes creation of the world’s first anode-free sodium solid-state battery.

Alumna-led Giving Day challenge encourages support for Jacobs School of Engineering students
May 13, 2024
Sally Schoberg earned a degree in Applied Physics and Information Science (APIS) – what today would be electrical and computer engineering – from Âé¶¹´«Ã½ in 1972. More than five decades later, she continues to recognize the value of her degree, and is motivated to ensure the next generation of engineering students has the same opportunities she was afforded. Full Story

April 3, 2024
From his childhood home near the South China Sea to the singing eucalyptus trees overlooking La Jolla’s scenic shoreline, University of California San Diego alumnus David Loo (BS ’91) has zigzagged continents to earn a world-class education and launch global companies, including ServiceNow. Loo recently returned to the university’s Computer Science and Engineering Department (CSE) to accept its 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award.
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March 19, 2024
Deniz Burnham, who earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering at the University of California San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering, became one of NASA’s newest astronauts on March 5.

February 20, 2024
From the campus that brought you GoPro () comes the latest in drone videography: Epic Drone Tours. The company, founded by two Âé¶¹´«Ã½ student-athlete alumni, uses GoPro cameras mounted to small, customized drones to capture immersive, first-person view tours of indoor spaces, from luxury hotels to commercial real estate buildings.