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The Aviation Industry Needs to Overhaul its Response to Climate Change

September 19, 2022

Aviation’s growing impact on the climate crisis requires radical solutions that may upend the industry, according to a new Nature commentary article from the University of California San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy.

A Smartphone’s Camera and Flash Could Help People Measure Blood Oxygen Levels at Home

September 19, 2022

Monitoring the amount of oxygen in your blood could one day be done using your smartphone, shows a study by the University of California San Diego and University of Washington. This could help patients keep an eye on conditions that make it harder to absorb oxygen, such as asthma and COVID-19.

Cancer Patients Facing Housing Instability Show Greater Risk of Mortality

September 16, 2022

UC San Diego study finds housing instability linked to increased mortality risk in cancer, highlighting need to screen for patients’ social risk factors

Adults Show Poorer Cognition, Better Well-Being with Age

September 16, 2022

A UC San Diego study identifies neural mechanisms contributing to poorer cognition in aging adults; results may inspire new clinical interventions

New NSF Center of Excellence in Cyberinfrastructure Announced

September 16, 2022

Since 2016, the Science Gateways Community Institute has brought together software developers to improve access to essential resources and services with a “community center” approach.

QI Internship Provides Pathway to Workplace for Neurodiverse Youth

September 15, 2022

This summer, 16 young adults from around the U.S., including students at UC San Diego, gathered at the Qualcomm Institute (QI) to create educational and research-based video games in QI’s NeuroDiversity in Tech internship.

Decoupling from China on Clean Tech Comes with Far More Risks than Rewards

September 15, 2022

The current U.S. trajectory to decouple from China on clean energy technologies can harm national and global efforts to mitigate climate change, reveals a new University of California San Diego study published in Science.

UC San Diego Physician, Alumni Partner to Provide Prosthetic Limbs for Ukrainian Amputees

September 15, 2022

A pilot program organized in Ukraine by LIMBER Prosthetics and Orthotics, a company co-founded by two alumni of UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering was a first step in a much more ambitious endeavor: providing 100 custom, 3D-printed prostheses to people around the world.

Welcome, Tritons: Events to Look Forward to this Fall at UC San Diego

September 15, 2022

This fall, get ready to sing out loud, cheer for your teams and explore what it means to be a Triton. The University of California San Diego has curated a lineup of events to usher in the new school year, spotlighting the best of arts, culture, entertainment, athletics and plenty of school spirit.

UC San Diego Joins NIH ‘Bridge to Artificial Intelligence’ Program

September 13, 2022

UC San Diego scientists will lead several components of Bridge2AI, a new NIH-funded program to promote the use of AI in health and research.
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