I’ve helped lead the scientific charge for fusion energy for decades, including standing up the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, leading fusion programs at General ...

Current antiviral drugs already illustrate the value of targeting essential viral machinery. Remdesivir targets the enzyme that copies the virus’s RNA genome, while nirmatrelvir targets viral proteins ...

San Diegans do not have to travel to the Olympics to see athletes from around the world compete in the sport they love. International scholar-athletes in their own backyard are scoring record ...

A sampling of recent books published by UC San Diego faculty, staff and alumni.

The project, titled “Decoding the RNA Structurome to Secure AI Advantage for the Bioeconomy,” is one of 12 Phase II Genesis Mission awards, totaling $159 million, announced by the DOE on October 8.

Gift supports new initiative between industry and academia to rethink how next-generation computing systems and systems-on-chips are designed As artificial intelligence transforms industries around ...

A 2019 study tracked the use of profanity in politicians’ tweets and found sizable year-over-year increases beginning around 2014. And of course, that trend has continued, with increased swearing ...

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, PhD '11, a marine biologist, policy expert, writer and teacher, inspires others to reimagine a better climate future. (Photo by Erik Jepsen, UC San Diego) This story ...

Learning alongside artificial intelligence is no longer hypothetical. At UC San Diego, faculty members are testing an AI tutor designed to help students think through difficult concepts using hints, ...

Future initiatives at the Glass Center will include a partnership with Student Health and Well-Being to explore programs that promote mental health across the campus community. Nelson and Rosenberg ...

Two faculty at the University of California San Diego’s Fusion Engineering Institute were recently recognized with prestigious awards from the American Physical Society (APS) for substantially ...

This story originally appeared in the fall 2026 issue of UC San Diego Magazine as “The Heat Is On” The bigger AI gets, the hotter it runs. UC San Diego engineers are working on a smarter way to handle ...