10-story Steel-framed Building to be Put to the Test on UC San Diego Earthquake Simulator

May 28, 2025

A 10-story cold-formed steel-framed building will soon be put to the test on an earthquake simulator at the University of California San Diego to see how well it can withstand earthquakes. The UC San Diego shake table is the only outdoor facility of its kind in the world, and the only simulator capable of testing a building of this height Full Story

Computer Science Professor Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

May 21, 2025

Russell Impagliazzo, a professor in the UC San Diego Department of Computer Science and Engineering, was elected to the National Acamedy of Sciences. He is an expert in computational complexity and cryptography.  Full Story

A Clearer Look at Diabetic Kidney Disease via New Optical Imaging Technology

May 16, 2025

Bioengineers and clinicians working together developed an “optical biopsy” that could improve how kidney disease is diagnosed and studied. The new technology does not rely on stains or dyes. Full Story

This Bespoke AI Tutor Helps Students Learn

May 15, 2025

A team of researchers at UC San Diego developed an AI tutor designed to give students an alternative to off-the-shelf AI tools, so that students not only get help but actually learn course-relevant information at the same time.  Full Story

San Diego Researchers Land $1.5M to Study and Improve New AI Learning Tool

May 15, 2025

A team of researchers across San Diego County received a $1.5 million grant from the State of California to offer a better alternative to these chatbots. The team will deploy, assess and improve an innovative AI tutor system that originated at UC San Diego. Full Story