Registration is now open for the 2026 Real-World Quantum Computing workshop, jointly hosted by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and San Jose State University (SJSU). The two-day workshop is designed for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students in engineering, physics or related fields. Interns are encouraged to apply. Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Agreement opens new opportunities for LLNL, UC Merced | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and UC Merced have long been partners in cutting-edge science and technology.
University students and researchers take part in numerous lab activities such as the Data Science Challenge, which brings students to Livermore to for an intensive two-week summer experience where they collaborate on complex scientific and computational problems. And on National Labs Day, the university connects graduate students and postdoctoral scholars with researchers from national labs across the country, including Livermore.
LLNL, UC San Diego host workshop for innovative fusion concepts
More than 80 attendees recently gathered at the University of California (UC) Livermore Collaboration Center for the Innovative Concepts for Inertial Fusion Energy (IC-IFE) 2026 International Physics Workshop.
Hosted by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and UC San Diego, the three-day conference was supported by the Japan-U.S. Collaboration Program in Fusion Physics.
A Little Goes a Long Way
How MRPI Pilot Awards Turn Seed Funding into Lasting Impact
Breakthroughs often start from small investments. Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives (MRPI) Pilot Awards were designed to prompt cross-campus research with broad implications for the UC system and communities across the state. With seed funding, researchers test new ideas, build collaborations, and generate early results that position them for larger grants. MRPI Pilot Awardees exemplify how this approach pays off: transforming initial support into research initiatives, new partnerships, and tangible real-world benefits.
To showcase how these investments grow, we are sharing grantee perspectives on how their projects parlayed small investments into big rewards.
High Energy Density Science Summer School 2026
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UC San Diego Will Lead a New California Effort to Make Fusion Energy a Practical Reality
The University of California San Diego has been selected to lead a new multi-institution research effort aimed at solving materials, fuel, diagnostic and workforce challenges required to make clean, affordable fusion energy a commercial reality.
