Top Storieshttps://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.eduen-usCopyright 2026 Regents of the University of California.soecomm@soe.ucsd.edu (Editor)soeweb@soe.ucsd.edu (Webmaster)Thu, 21 May 2026 13:45:43Thu, 21 May 2026 13:45:43Tue, 18 Nov 2025 06:00:00https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/release?id=4066https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/release?id=4066The 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.    Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:00:00https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/release?id=4060https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/release?id=4060We are pleased to announce the dates for the premier annual event hosted by the UC San Diego Center for Wireless Communications (CWC) and Qualcomm: Thursday, January 22nd & Friday, January 23rd, 2026. The 2026 Summit will focus on the cutting-edge theme of: Wireless Intelligence: Bridging Physical Systems & Human-Centric AI. Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/release?id=4029https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/release?id=4029The UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering is welcoming six new faculty to its ranks in fall 2025. Tue, 23 Sep 2025 08:00:00https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/release?id=4027https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/release?id=4027Four 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 Wed, 16 Jul 2025 00:00:00https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/release?id=3998https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/release?id=3998This five-year project aims to develop performance-guaranteed learning and control for real-world energy systems, with applications to power grid voltage control and building HVAC control. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:00:00https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/release?id=3990https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/release?id=3990Phuong Truong has done it all at UC San Diego: from an undergraduate student in structural engineering, to master’s and doctoral degrees in mechanical engineering and now an adjunct lecturer and education specialist, Truong has been a strong presence at the Jacobs School of Engineering for more than a decade. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 00:00:00https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/release?id=3983https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/release?id=3983The Jacobs School of Engineering will celebrate the undergraduate students in the class of 2025 at its annual Ring Ceremony on Friday, June 13. Six students were selected from the nearly 1,500  students receiving bachelor’s degrees from the Jacobs School of Engineering to receive an Award of Excellence from their academic department.   Mon, 16 Sep 2024 00:00:00https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/release?id=3843https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/release?id=3843The UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering is welcoming 11 incredible new faculty to its ranks in fall 2024. They join a group of nearly 300 faculty, 175 of whom have been hired in the last 11 years, dedicated to tackling humanity’s toughest challenges. Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/release?id=3805https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/release?id=3805The UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering has ranked the #11 best in the nation in the influential U.S. News & World Report Rankings of Best Engineering Schools. This #11 ranking is up from #12 last year. Fri, 14 Jun 2024 00:00:00https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/release?id=3804https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/release?id=3804Six undergraduate students were selected from among their peers to receive an Award of Excellence from their academic department in recognition of their outstanding academic, leadership and community contributions. Mon, 13 May 2024 00:00:00https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/release?id=3796https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/release?id=3796Sally Schoberg earned a degree in Applied Physics and Information Science (APIS) – what today would be electrical and computer engineering – from UC San Diego 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.    Tue, 19 Dec 2023 00:00:00https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/release?id=3728https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/release?id=3728It was another busy year at the Jacobs School of Engineering, as our students, faculty, staff, and industry and community partners worked together to pursue engineering and computer science for the public good. From research breakthroughs in robotics, AI and healthcare, to launching new centers for microelectronics and computing, here are just a few highlights from 2023.   Fri, 17 Nov 2023 00:00:00https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/release?id=3709https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/release?id=3709Yet again, 16 faculty and researchers at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering were named among the world’s most influential in their fields in this year’s Clarivate listing of Most Highly Cited Researchers in the World. Thu, 26 Oct 2023 00:00:00https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/release?id=3700https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/release?id=3700A new device from UC San Diego offers a fresh tool for the challenge of increasing public access to the wireless network. The deveice was created in the lab of Dinesh Bharadia, a faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Jacobs School of Engineering. The engineers developed prototype technology to filter out interference from other radio signals while sweeping underutilized spectrum frequency bands for high-traffic periods. The technology could help regulators distribute wireless access at an affordable cost during low-traffic periods. Mon, 09 Oct 2023 00:00:00https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/release?id=3678https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/release?id=3678Students from Florida A&M University and the University of Texas at El Paso spent seven weeks this summer conducting research in electrical engineering labs at the University of California San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering. The six undergraduate electrical engineering students were participating in a program funded by a gift from Intel Corporation meant to increase diversity in electrical engineering graduate programs.    Tue, 26 Sep 2023 08:00:00https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/release?id=3670https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/release?id=3670Fifteen researchers are joining the faculty of the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering in fall 2023. They join the more than 160 faculty members the school has hired in the past 10 years–effectively more than doubling the size of the faculty from 2013 to 2023.      Thu, 24 Aug 2023 09:50:00https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/release?id=3649https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/release?id=3649The 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.