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California Energy Commission Grant Brings Scientists Closer to Transformative Forecast Ability

January 26, 2021

The California Energy Commission (CEC) awarded $1.5 million to three University of California campuses to give California’s electricity utilities, other electricity sector stakeholders and state agencies the ability to better anticipate climate change phenomena.

Copperizing the Complexity of Superconductivity

January 26, 2021

New study suggests that how electrons interact in solids may be key to understanding the emerging phases of quantum materials.

Two Anti-viral Enzymes Transform Pre-Leukemia Stem Cells into Leukemia

January 26, 2021

Viral infections and space travel similarly trigger inflammation and the enzymes APOBEC3C and ADAR1; UC San Diego researchers are developing ways to inhibit them as a means to potentially lower cancer risk for both astronauts and people on Earth.

When — Not What — Obese Mice Ate Reduced Breast Cancer Risk

January 25, 2021

University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center researchers report that intermittent fasting reduced breast cancer risk in obese mice.

TRAPPIST-1 Family of Planets: Rocky Through and Through?

January 22, 2021

Based on the precise measurements reported in this study, researchers hypothesized what mixtures of bulk ingredients could give the TRAPPIST-1 planets their densities, offering the most precise picture of exoplanet composition achieved to date.

UC San Diego COVID-19 Case Rates Drop Dramatically to Fall Quarter Levels

January 22, 2021

With the third week of winter quarter underway at the University of California San Diego, COVID-19 case rates have fallen dramatically since classes resumed on Jan. 4. The current test positivity rate on campus has reduced to pre-break levels of less than 1%.

Making Masks Smarter and Safer Against COVID-19

January 21, 2021

​​​​​​​A new tool for monitoring COVID-19 may one day be right under your nose. Researchers at the University of California San Diego are developing a color-changing test strip that can be stuck on a mask and used to detect SARS-CoV-2 in a user’s breath or saliva. 

10 Simple Suggestions for Female Faculty and Staff During a Pandemic

January 21, 2021

When university campuses sent students, staff and faculty members home in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Padmini Rangamani, a professor at UC San Diego, suddenly found herself running her research lab remotely, teaching her classes online, and supervising her two children, ages 10 and 13, who had also transitioned to online learning. 

UC San Diego Alumnus at Helm of Company Behind First At-Home COVID Test

January 21, 2021

In November 2020, Lucira Health received emergency use authorization for the first rapid at-home COVID-19 testfrom the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Erik Engelson, a UC San Diego bioengineering and microbiology alumnus, is president and CEO of Lucira Health, which was founded by a UC Berkeley bioengineering alumni. 

Shooting for the Moon

January 21, 2021

“That’s one small step for a woman, one giant leap for humankind...” By 2024, the famous quote from astronaut Neil Armstrong could be updated and revised to include the first woman to step foot on the moon…and that woman just might be a UC San Diego alumna.
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