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New Chip Design Could Boost Efficiency of Power Management in Data Centers
April 8, 2026
Engineers have developed a new chip design that could make data centers more energy efficient by improving a critical task in electronics: converting high voltages into lower levels for use in processors. Full Story
On the Rise: Jacobs School Ranks #9 Best Engineering School in the Nation
April 7, 2026
The UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering is ranked the #9 engineering school in the nation in the prestigious U.S. News & World Report Rankings of Best Engineering Schools. This is up from #10 last year. Full Story
KatoMed, a UC San Diego MedTech Accelerator Company, Shines
March 31, 2026
KatoMed, a San Diego-based startup that developed a navigation tool for spine surgery that could result in safer, less costly procedures and improved workflow for surgeons, has deep ties to UC San Diego. Those connections were on display recently, as the current and incoming presidents of Japanese electronics giant Kyocera attended a demo of KatoMed’s technology on campus, at the UC San Diego Center for the Future of Surgery. Full Story
Eight UC San Diego Researchers Elected 2025 AAAS Fellows
March 26, 2026
Eight researchers at the University of California San Diego have been elected 2025 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS): Andrew D. Chisholm, Farinaz Koushanfar, Albert P. Pisano, Ravi Ramamoorthi, JoAnn Trejo, Emily Troemel, Meenakshi Wadhwa and Sheng Zhong. Full Story