How Brain Tumors Turn Immune Cells into Cancer-Growing Hostages
April 19, 2021
Researchers discover that brain cancer tumors reprogram immune cells to help them grow, rather than suppress them.
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Airbnb Hosts in College Towns Hike up Prices Game Days to Deter Rival Fans
April 19, 2021
Airbnb hosts in college towns increase their listing prices much more than hotels when there are home football games against rival teams. Hosts experience a 78 percent reduction in rental income by listing prices too high, according to a new study by the University of California San Diego.
High-Performance Computing Makes a Splash in Water Cycle Science
April 19, 2021
San Diego Supercomputer Center’s Comet will conclude formal service as an NSF resource and transition to exclusive use by the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes.
San Diego Supercomputer Center, Core Scientific Form New Partnership
April 16, 2021
SDSC’s Expanse platform via Core Scientific’s Plexus software stack offers users a consumption-based, high-performance computing model that solves for on-premise infrastructure and can run HPC workloads in supercomputer centers as well as in any of the major public cloud providers.
New Assessment Examines 10 Reasons Why the Coronavirus Is Airborne
April 15, 2021
There is consistent, strong evidence that the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, is predominantly transmitted through the air, according to a new assessment published April 15 in the medical journal Lancet.
IceCube Neutrino Observatory Detects New High-Energy Particle
April 15, 2021
In December 2016, a high-energy particle called an electron antineutrino hurtled to Earth from outer space at close to the speed of light. Deep inside the ice sheet at the South Pole, it smashed into an electron and produced a particle that quickly decayed into a shower of secondary particles.
Study Uses Precision Medicine to Speed Drug Testing for Pancreatic Cancer
April 15, 2021
Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health is among the few clinical trial sites in the U.S. for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s (PanCAN) newly created Precision Promise, the first large-scale precision medicine trial designed to transform outcomes for patients with pancreatic cancer.
UC San Diego Launches White Allyship Initiative to Support Anti-Racism Work
April 15, 2021
Last summer was a period of reckoning over ongoing racial violence in the U.S. An estimated 15 to 26 million peoplenationwide took part in Black Lives Matter movements in June 2020 after the death of George Floyd. There is a demand for change, and a growing number of allies who are organizing to ensure that it happens.
When Americans Recall Their Roots, They Open Up to Immigration
April 15, 2021
Which was the first generation in your family to arrive in America? Do you know why your family came to the United States? Members of President Joe Biden’s administration—and key nominees—have answered these questions in their first days in office.
Small Screen, Big Opportunity
April 15, 2021
When actor and professor Richard Robichaux was in production for the new Disney series “Big Shot,” he often brought back lessons from set to his classroom—a common practice for graduate students in the Department of Theatre and Dance.
