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Breastfeeding Research Improves Lives and Advances Health, But Faces Conflicts

February 11, 2021

Breastfeeding and breast milk provide big opportunities to support maternal, infant and population health. This is especially true during the current pandemic because breastfeeding can help alleviate food insecurity, and research shows the breast milk of women who have recovered from COVID-19 offers a source of COVID-19 antibodies.

Theatre and Dance Student One of 15 Selected for National Diversity-Focused Scholarship

February 11, 2021

After years of looking for honest and diverse Asian American representation on the stage, in film and on TV, UC San Diego student Alex Luong is set to make change in the industry he has grown to love.

Evenings of Nonconventional Wisdom Series to Showcase Expertise of Campus Community

February 11, 2021

As part of the yearlong celebration of its 60th anniversary, the University of California San Diego will showcase the expertise of its award-winning faculty and acclaimed researchers with a virtual event series entitled “Evenings of Nonconventional Wisdom.”

UC San Diego and San Diego County Test COVID-19 Early Alert System in Schools

February 11, 2021

In an effort to help schools reduce the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks as they resume in-person instruction, UC San Diego and the County of San Diego are testing the Safer at School Early Alert system, an evidence-informed program to detect SARS-CoV-2 at schools and child care centers.

Can Current Smartphone Technology Tell You When a Pandemic Might Come Calling?

February 9, 2021

UC San Diego researchers find that an optical tool already embedded in many smartphones can accurately diagnose blood-oxygen levels and help monitor respiratory disease in patients, particularly when they are quarantined at home.

Poorer Mental Health Smolders After Deadly, Devastating Wildfire

February 9, 2021

UC San Diego researchers report that climate change is a chronic mental health stressor, and promotes a variety of mental health problems. The 2018 Camp Fire is a case study.

San Diego Supercomputer Center Helps Advance Computational Chemistry

February 8, 2021

Researchers from MIT have succeeded in developing an artificial intelligence (AI) approach to detect electron correlation – the interaction between a system’s electrons – which is vital but expensive to calculate in quantum chemistry.

Deepfake Detectors can be Defeated, Computer Scientists Show for the First Time

February 8, 2021

Systems designed to detect deepfakes --videos that manipulate real-life footage via artificial intelligence--can be deceived, computer scientists showed for the first time at the WACV 2021 conference which took place online Jan. 5 to 9, 2021.

The Pandemic Blenny, a New Fish Discovered by Scripps Scientist

February 5, 2021

Scripps scientist describes new species of fish, named after the COVID-19 pandemic

New Report Confirms Benefits of Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations at Lake Mendocino

February 4, 2021

Modern forecasting methods fueled by advances in understanding and predicting atmospheric river storms have enabled U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) operators to better optimize water resources at Lake Mendocino, a Northern California reservoir.
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