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Trade Wars with China Could Cost U.S. Universities $1.15 Billion

July 13, 2020

Uncertainties around the trade war between the U.S. and China have hurt businesses and weighed on the global economy. However, new research from the University of California San Diego also shows lesser known consequence: up to $1.15 billion in reduced tuition to U.S. universities.

Does Blood Plasma from COVID-19 Survivors Help Patients Infected with Novel Coronavirus?

July 9, 2020

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Health have launched a clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of convalescent plasma (CP) to prevent COVID-19 after a known exposure to the virus.

$18M Boost to Materials Science Research at UC San Diego

July 9, 2020

The National Science Foundation has awarded University of California San Diego researchers a six-year $18 million grant to fund a new Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC). These research centers are transformative for the schools that earn them, putting their materials science research efforts into the global spotlight.

Endless Gratitude: How Jonathan Rodriguez’s Life Changed in One Night

July 9, 2020

January 10, 2010 is a day that hits home for Jonathan Rodriguez, a distance runner on the University of California San Diego cross country and track and field teams. Born and raised in Tijuana, Rodriguez—along with his mother Laura and older sister Carolina—arrived that day at the U.S. border to request asylum.

A Standout in Supporting First-generation Students

July 9, 2020

UC San Diego has recently been named a First-Gen Forward Advisory Institution by the NASPA. The campus joins a selective community of professionals prepared to share evidence-based practices and resources, troubleshoot challenges, generate knowledge, and continue to advance the success of first-generation students across the country.

Medical Students and Residents RISE

July 9, 2020

Residents in the School of Medicine this week launched RISE: Residents In Solidarity with Emerging Leaders. RISE is a 12-month "near-peer" mentorship program that pairs residents with rising third-year medical students who are underrepresented minorities in medicine.

2020 Integrity Champions

July 9, 2020

We are pleased to announce the UC San Diego 2020 Integrity Champions, organized by the Research Ethics Program and the Academic Integrity Office in collaboration with the Executive Vice Chancellor's Office.

Does Remote Instruction Make Cheating Easier?

July 9, 2020

In spring 2020, students across the U.S. faced a strange new world: most headed back home, and courses moved online due to the evolving COVID-19 public health crisis. Higher education is embracing virtual learning in what could become the norm in a post-pandemic future—leading to the question: Does remote instruction and cheating go hand in hand?

Supercomputer Simulations Help Researchers Predict Solar Wind Storms

July 7, 2020

Researchers at the University of New Hampshire and elsewhere used SDSC's Comet supercomputer to validate a model using a machine learning technique called Dynamic Time Lag Regression (DTLR) to help predict the arrival of solar winds near the Earth’s orbit from physical parameters of the Sun.

Technology at UC San Diego Helps Scientists Unlock Mysteries of the Earliest Americans

July 6, 2020

With help from technology developed by UC San Diego researchers at the Qualcomm Institute, a team of underwater cave explorers in Mexico have made unprecedented archaeological discoveries in some of the most inaccessible places on Earth about the earliest inhabitants of the Western Hemisphere.
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