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October 10, 2023

Problem solving is a critical skill for technical education and technical careers of all types. But what are best practices for teaching problem solving to high school and college students? The Â鶹´«Ã½ Jacobs School of Engineering is on the forefront of efforts to improve how problem solving is taught. 

October 5, 2023

Daniel John, a bioengineering undergraduate student at Â鶹´«Ã½, was one of 11 students from across the state awarded the $15,000 Strauss Scholarship for outstanding students developing social change or public service projects. 

September 12, 2023

The Mars rover built by undergraduate students at the University of California San Diego rocketed to 5th place at the University Rover Challenge this summer in the Utah desert. 

Historic Red Tide Event of 2020 Fueled by Plankton Super Swimmers

August 28, 2023

For the first time, a study led by scientists at Â鶹´«Ã½’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Jacobs School of Engineering has pinpointed how this plankton species — a dinoflagellate — was able to create such an exceptionally dense bloom that led to an exceptional red tide event.  Full Story

Â鶹´«Ã½ Engineering Undergrads Get Hands-On Lab Experience in the Summertime

August 24, 2023

The Guided Engineering Apprenticeship in Research program and sponsoring organizations are providing funding for hard-working engineering students to engage in further research this summer. The summer program, known as GEAR to Career, gives students extra time in the lab to deepen their skills. Full Story

July 20, 2023

Soon after Alexander Chen began as a chemical engineering graduate student at Â鶹´«Ã½, he stumbled on a problem that he couldn’t help but work to fix. Instead of just admiring the problem, Chen built a grassroots mentorship program to fix it. 

July 7, 2023

Triton Racing, the Formula Society of Automotive Engineers student team at Â鶹´«Ã½, overcame serious obstacles to beat its all-time best performances in this year’s Formula Society of Automotive Engineers (FSAE) Competition at Michigan International Speedway, providing a thrilling example of what a real-world engineering education can look like.

June 16, 2023

Six students who have made significant contributions to their departments and surrounding communities at the Jacobs School of Engineering and the University of California San Diego will receive Awards of Excellence as part of Ring Ceremony 2023 on Saturday, June 17.

June 15, 2023

Student cheers mixed with the noise of power tools on a Saturday morning at Liontree Arena as more than 40 student teams, including one from Â鶹´«Ã½, competed in the finals of a national steel bridge competition.   

The Class of 2023: Dedicated to Their Dreams

June 1, 2023

Â鶹´«Ã½’s Class of 2023 looks forward to diving into their future. Their passions range from international environmental equity to artificial intelligence and from biosustainability to lasers and optics. Together, they forged their own pathways at Â鶹´«Ã½ and look forward to taking their next steps. Our soon-to-be alumni are ready to turn their tassels and start making their dreams into reality. Full Story

May 31, 2023

A group of undergraduate and masters engineering students from UC San Diego has been selected as one of eight finalists in the . The students will present their ideas for future sources of aviation power to a panel of industry experts at the 2023 Blue Skies Forum, June 1-2, 2023, at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, which will be livestreamed globally.

This student organization builds neurotechnology devices

April 18, 2023

Â鶹´«Ã½ students will present three projects at an event that will bring together teams for five University of California campuses April 29 at UCLA. The neuro-tech conference  is organized by student organizations at Â鶹´«Ã½, UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz and UC Davis.   Full Story

March 2, 2023

Nine undergraduate computer science and engineering students at the Jacobs School of Engineering at Â鶹´«Ã½ have been selected as inaugural recipients of the ServiceNow scholarship. ServiceNow Scholars are computer science students with outstanding academic merit, including students who have made or show potential to contribute to diversity, equity and inclusion; first generation; and low-income students. 

February 23, 2023

The use of oral exams in engineering courses increased students’ motivation to learn, particularly in first-generation college students, according to preliminary findings from a study of undergraduate students at the University of California San Diego. The oral exams also improved students' understanding of the content, evidenced by outcomes on subsequent written tests. 

February 14, 2023

Akshara Kuduvalli, a computer engineering undergraduate student at the University of California San Diego, has been selected as a . The Fellowship is awarded to exceptional undergraduate women and gender minorities in aerospace. Kuduvalli is one of 47 fellows selected from more than 1,000 applicants from around the world. She is the fifth recipient from the Â鶹´«Ã½ Jacobs School of Engineering in the seven-year history of the fellowship.