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February 26, 2026
Six UC San Diego Faculty Elected to National Academy of Inventors for 2026
Six professors from the University of California San Diego have been named Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) in recognition of their outstanding achievements in innovation, from controlling populations of disease-spreading insects to turning smartphones into health monitors. Full Story
February 10, 2026
A Smarter Way for AI to Understand Text and Images
A new method trains artificial intelligence systems to more reliably solve complex problems that require interpreting both text and images. In tests, AI models trained with this method outperformed others in solving math word problems containing images such as charts and diagrams. Full Story
January 26, 2026
First-of-its-kind Cleanroom Turns Inventions into Devices Ready for FDA Approval
The first good manufacturing practices facility located on a university campus in the United States opened this fall at the University of California San Diego. The space is dedicated to building devices that can be implanted in the human body – especially for neurological applications. Full Story
January 12, 2026
Compressed Data Technique Enables Pangenomics at Scale
Engineers at the University of California have developed a new data structure and compression technique that enables the field of pangenomics to handle unprecedented scales of genetic information. Full Story
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