March 11, 2026
Automated Grading System Earns Inaugural Outstanding Teaching Innovation Award
A scalable, automated grading system designed to provide students with intelligent feedback on their work while freeing up instructor time for in-person student support was recognized with the Jacobs School’s inaugural Award for Outstanding Teaching Innovation. Full Story
February 17, 2026
Safer Railroads Through Ultrasound
Partnering with industry and government railroad organizations, structural engineers at UC San Diego applied an innovative form of ultrasound with new beamforming algorithms to create a device that can be embedded in the wheel of a cart — and one day, potentially a train itself — to inspect each and every mile of rail for defects and internal cracks not visible to the naked eye. Full Story
November 18, 2025Embodied AI Research Takes Center Stage at San Diego Robotics Forum
The San Diego Robotics Forum celebrated its 10th anniversary Nov. 5, 2025 with talks from startup founders who are also alumni, entrepreneur guest speakers, and engineering faculty whose work probes the limits of what is possible in robotics and artificial intelligence.This year’s event, organized by the UC San Diego Contextual Robotics Institute, centered on the theme of bridging embodied AI and applications. Throughout the day, speakers detailed how AI, generative and otherwise, could be applied to healthcare, disaster monitoring, and more. Full Story
September 23, 2025Four undergraduate programs ranked in nation’s Top 10
Four undergraduate programs at UC San Diego’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 16, 2025
Trial by Fire–and Simulated Earthquakes
When a 10-story test building in San Diego shook and twisted this summer, it wasn’t because of a real earthquake — it was part of a federally funded experiment designed to make future buildings safer when the next big one strikes. Full Story