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Public Health Leaders Urge HPV Immunization in Time for Back to School

August 5, 2021

Local public health leaders, including Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at UC San Diego, are calling on parents to protect children from preventable diseases, in particular the human papillomavirus (HPV) which is responsible for 36,000 new cancer diagnosis yearly.

Organ Transplant Recipients Significantly Protected by COVID-19 Vaccination

August 5, 2021

UC San Diego researchers report that solid organ transplant recipients who were vaccinated experienced an almost 80 percent reduction in the incidence of symptomatic COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated counterparts during the same time.

UC San Diego Marks Final Stretch of Record-Breaking Fundraising Campaign

August 5, 2021

As the University of California San Diego heads into the last year of its ambitious 10-year Campaign for UC San Diego, the university completed its fourth consecutive year of record-breaking philanthropy with an all-time annual high of $376.4 million raised for the fiscal year 2020-2021.

New Study Holds Promise for “Critically Endangered” Giant Sea Bass

August 4, 2021

A new study led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and colleagues suggests that the original assessment and current listing of the giant sea bass as a critically endangered species might be inaccurate, and recommends a reevaluation of the species’ status.

Q&A: Realism on Achieving Herd Immunity with Dr. Chip Schooley

August 4, 2021

“When will we get ‘back to normal?’” is a question looming on many Americans’ minds. The answer largely depends on the country’s ability to substantially ramp up immunity to SARS CoV-2.

Graphic Warning Labels on Cigarette Packaging Changes Perceptions

August 4, 2021

A Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at University of California San Diego clinical trial showed that graphic warning labels on cigarette packaging changes perceptions of smokers to recognize the negative consequences of tobacco and consider quitting.

UC San Diego Announces 2021 Undergraduate Library Research Prize Winners

August 3, 2021

Four UC San Diego students have been selected to receive the annual Undergraduate Library Research Prize (ULRP), an awards program that enriches the undergraduate student experience at UC San Diego by promoting innovative and collaborative research.

Rethinking Remdesivir

August 2, 2021

UC San Diego researchers modify remdesivir, creating oral version that can be taken earlier in COVID-19 diagnoses. In cell and animal studies, revised drug proved effective and safe.

Remains of U.S. Pilot Recovered offshore Vietnam

August 2, 2021

U.S. Air Force Maj. Paul A. Avolese, 35, killed during the Vietnam War, was officially accounted for by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) on Sept. 21, 2020. The recovery and identification of Maj. Avolese’s remains were a direct result of a Project Recover and DPAA partner initiative in V

San Diego Supercomputer Center Plays a Role in NSF’s New ICICLE Institute

July 29, 2021

The AI Institute for Intelligent Cyberinfrastructure with Computational Learning in the Environment, or ICICLE, will focus on next-generation intelligent cyberinfrastructure that makes using AI as easy as plugging an appliance into an electrical outlet.
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