News
August 3, 2007
SIGGRAPH in San Diego: Graphics, Video and Rock
American Idol and Comic-Con have come and gone, but fun in San Diego’s summer sun has just begun. From August 4 to 9, the top computer graphics and interactive media folks from around the world will flood San Diego for the SIGGRAPH 2007 conference – and UC San Diego is part of the action. Full Story
August 1, 2007
Ten New Faculty Members Join Jacobs School
The Jacobs School of Engineering is adding 10 faculty members who will enhance the school’s strengths in bioengineering, biomaterials, bio-fluid mechanics, security and networks, systems and controls, and nanoengineering. Full Story
July 3, 2007
UC San Diego Establishes Department of NanoEngineering
Seeking to capitalize on the potential of a new generation of multi-functional nanoscale devices and special materials built on the scale of individual molecules, UC San Diego has established a new Department of NanoEngineering within its Jacobs School of Engineering effective July 1, 2007. Full Story
June 22, 2007
One Student, One Professor - a Pivotal Moment
The recent announcement by the National Academy of Engineering that Yuan-Cheng "Bert" Fung would receive the $500,000 Russ Prize for 2007 was particularly poignant for Erin McGurk, who received a M.S. degree in bioengineering from UC San Diego in 1986. She recalled how Fung had helped her in her early days when she was struggling with a difficult class assignment. Full Story
June 15, 2007
The Jacobs School of Rock...Rocked!
The Jacobs School of Rock did, in fact, rock. More than 100 people gathered at Porter’s Pub on June 8 to hear five bands affiliated with the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering. Full Story
June 5, 2007
Stem Cell Research Facilities Expanding at UCSD
A new stem cell grant will support the creation of a new 2,775 square-foot satellite core facility to be located at UCSD's Jacobs School of Engineering. Full Story
June 5, 2007
$75,000 Pay Out at Student-Run UCSD Business Plan Competition June 9
What started as a series of happy hours has morphed into a UC San Diego student-run event in which $75,000 in cash prizes is on the line. On Saturday June 9, five teams of student entrepreneurs affiliated with UC San Diego will compete head-to-head in a business plan competition run by the Triton Innovation Network (TIN), a new organization run entirely by UCSD graduate and undergraduate students. The winning team will walk away with as much as $45,000 in cash to support their new business, and the two runners up will receive up to $15,000 each. Full Story
June 1, 2007
Signaling Molecules Videotaped Delivering Messages in Cells
Scientists have captured on video the intracellular version of a postal delivery service. Reporting in the June 2007 issue of Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications (BBRC), bioengineering researchers at UCSD published time-lapse images of a message-carrying protein called paxillin moving abruptly from hubs of communication and transportation activity on the cell surface toward the nucleus. Full Story
June 1, 2007
Engineers Will Rock Porter's Pub at UCSD
At rock shows, the engineers are often backstage operating the sound equipment and running the computer systems; but at UCSD, the engineers are moving out front. Serge Belongie, a computer science and engineering (CSE) professor, has started a new concert series featuring bands affiliated with UCSD’s Jacobs School of Engineering. Full Story
March 28, 2007
Widely Used Iron Nanoparticles Exhibit Toxic Effects on Cells
Researchers at UC San Diego have discovered that iron-containing nanoparticles being tested in the treatment of several human diseases can be toxic to nerve cells and interfere with the formation of their signal-transmitting extensions. Full Story