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New Collaboration Expands Capabilities and Enhances Natural Disaster Resilience

February 4, 2026

ALERTCalifornia announced a new collaboration with Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab that will foster innovation and present novel opportunities to use ALERTCalifornia’s camera network and AI to prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural disasters.

Fatty Acids Found to Influence Immune Defense During Chronic Infections

February 4, 2026

Biologists have reported new insights on the influences related to metabolism and the environment surrounding CD8 T cells, the soldiers of the immune system. Their research led to intriguing insights on the role of fatty acids in chronic infections and other persistent conditions, such as tumors.

Blueprints for Designing T Cells that Kill

February 4, 2026

By mapping the varied states of our body's immune cells, UC San Diego researchers are working to empower the next generation of cancer immunotherapies.

A First for Birch Aquarium: Little Blue Penguin Chick Reared by Its Parents

February 3, 2026

Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego is celebrating another milestone in their Little Blue Penguin breeding program. For the first time, a penguin chick has been raised and reared by its penguin parents on habitat in Beyster Family Little Blue Penguins.

The Game-Day Playlist Powering Triton Women in Sports

February 3, 2026

What does game day sound like? In honor of National Girls & Women in Sports Day, Triton scholar-athletes share the hype songs that help them lock in before competition.

Giving Voice to the Human Experience of Organ Transplantation

February 3, 2026

The REIMAGINE podcast invites listeners into a space of inquiry and curiosity through conversations about compassion and the contemplative traditions with clinicians, donor families, living donors, researchers, policy leaders and scholars.

Can Dogs Talk? NOVA Spotlights UC San Diego Research

February 2, 2026

​​​​​​​Research led by UC San Diego cognitive scientist Federico Rossano is featured in an episode of NOVA, the long-running PBS science series known for bringing rigorous scientific research to a national audience.

Is Artificial General Intelligence Here?

February 2, 2026

Will artificial intelligence ever be able to reason, learn and solve problems at levels comparable to humans? Four experts at the University of California San Diego believe the answer is yes – and that such artificial general intelligence has already arrived.

Sonia Ancoli-Israel Selected as the 2026 Scientist of the Year by ARCS San Diego

February 2, 2026

Sonia Ancoli-Israel, PhD, professor emeritus of psychiatry at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, has been named the 2026 Scientist of the Year by the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation San Diego Chapter.

Before Crisis Strikes — Smartwatch Tracks Triggers For Opioid Misuse

January 30, 2026

Opioid overdoses continue to take a devastating toll across the United States. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2023, the nation recorded roughly 105,000 drug overdose deaths overall, with nearly 80,000 deaths involving opioids.
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