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How Do We Reach Decisions? Researchers Pioneer AI Method to Uncover Cognitive Strategies

How do humans and animals make decisions? Researchers deployed AI in innovative ways to understand this process. By using tiny artificial neural networks, the researchers’ work illuminates in detail what drives an individual’s actual choices — regardless of whether those choices are optimal or not.

Air Pollution May Contribute to Development of Lung Cancer in Never-smokers, New Study Finds

A new study reveals that air pollution, traditional herbal medicines and other environmental exposures are linked to genetic mutations that may contribute to the development of lung cancer in people with no or hardly any history of smoking.

In Memoriam: Robert C. Dynes

Robert C. Dynes, University of California President Emeritus and former Chancellor of the University of California San Diego, died on June 30, 2025. He was 82.

How Eyewitness Memory Can Serve Justice

Eyewitness misidentifications have long been a source of wrongful convictions, casting doubt on the reliability of memory in the courtroom. But UC San Diego psychologist John Wixted says that if memory is tested the right way, it can be a powerful tool for justice.

Demo Day 2025: Celebrating a Decade of Student Innovation at The Basement

Discover the recent student innovations and awards presented at this year’s Demo Day and Pitch Competition, hosted by The Basement under the Office of Innovation and Commercialization at the Design and Innovation Building on May 22, 2025.

Living Materials Now Easier to Build with a Larger Palette of Ingredients

Sustainable materials—powered by sunlight and living microbes—that remove pollutants from water, release oxygen into a wound or heal themselves after damage could become simpler to create thanks to new research by a team of biologists and engineers at UC San Diego.

Celebrating 40 Years of Trailblazing Collaboration in Clinical Psychology Training

The Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology (JDP) was originally conceived more than 40 years ago, many doubted it would ever work. Today, the program celebrates 40 years of education and training focused on the integration of research with patient care.

Calling All Shark Lovers

Brendan Talwar, a marine fisheries ecologist at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, is a contestant in Netflix's new series All The Sharks. Set to be released on July 4, the series highlights the beauty, importance and diversity of shark species around the globe.

Take that Cancer, You Big Jerk: How Clinical Trials Saved Me 

The community comes together to learn more about the benefits of clinical trials during an event held at Moores Center Center at UC San Diego Health.

Heat Impairs Teamwork More Than Individual Performance

As global temperatures rise, a new study from the University of California San Diego's School of Global Policy and Strategy reveals that even mild heat exposure can significantly hinder team performance, while leaving individual productivity largely unaffected.

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