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Grow Your Goals with a Staff Scholarship

February 10, 2022

Like so many others, Amanda Corona found herself dealing with unexpected financial constraints due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. A UC San Diego alumna, she was working in the Division of Social Sciences as director of alumni engagement when she decided to pursue her doctorate of education. 

Variable Precipitation Linked to Rising Infectious Disease among Young Children Worldwide

February 9, 2022

A team of researchers at the University of California San Diego has found that abnormally wet conditions increase the risk of cough, fever, and diarrhea in children under five years old in many humid subtropical regions of the globe.

Educating the Next Generation of Data Scientists, Virtually

February 9, 2022

UC San Diego is launching its first online graduate degree program this fall to help meet the demand for data scientists. Applications for the new Master of Data Science Online program are now open.

Hungry for Love: Gut Molecule Discovered that Flips the Feeding-to-Mating Switch

February 9, 2022

Scientists have identified a molecule released from the fruit fly gut after a protein-rich meal that switches their focus from eating to courtship. The discovery of Dh31, a type of chemical messenger, opens the door to unexplored areas of gut-to-brain communication.

Mapping Mutation ‘Hotspots’ in Cancer Reveals New Drivers and Biomarkers

February 9, 2022

UC San Diego researchers have identified a previously unrecognized key player in cancer evolution: clusters of mutations occurring at certain regions of the genome. These mutation clusters contribute to the progression of about 10% of human cancers and can be used to predict patient survival.

Alcohol Use Linked to Lower Connectivity in Brain Areas that Process Emotions

February 8, 2022

People at risk of developing alcohol use disorder show lower functional connectivity between brain regions involved in processing facial expressions. Future psychoeducation programs focused on improving social and emotional processing may help prevent alcohol use disorder.

Adoption of E-cigarettes for Smoking Cessation in 2017 Low and Ineffective

February 7, 2022

Smokers were not early adopters of high nicotine e-cigarettes as cessation aids despite the rapid growth of sales of these products in 2017, report Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at University of California San Diego researchers.

Genetically Informed Atlases Reveal New Landscapes in Brain Structure

February 7, 2022

An international team of scientists, led by UC San Diego researchers, has used atlases of the human brain informed by genetics to identify hundreds of genomic loci. The findings illuminate how genes impact the brain and diseases.

Many Firearm Buyers and Sellers do not Comply with Assault Weapons Bans

February 7, 2022

With the number of mass killings by firearms rapidly increasing from 270 in 2014 to 693 in 2021, President Biden recently called for the reinstatement of the federal assault weapons ban as a way to curtail gun violence. But how effective are weapons bans and will the market comply with them?

A Mega Achievement: Two UC San Diego Computer Science Students Named 2022 Meta PhD Research Fellows

February 4, 2022

The University of California San Diego boasts two of this year’s 2022 Meta PhD Research Fellows—37scholars selected from a pool of 2,300 applicants worldwide.
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