What Explains Gender Pay Gaps in Academia?
July 20, 2026
A study of University of California social science faculty tested several common explanations and found that none told the full story.
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How Do We Decide Which Climate Projects Are Worth Funding?
July 10, 2026
Carbon markets do a pretty good job of rewarding projects for reducing or storing carbon but typically overlook other benefits, says UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy economist Teevrat Garg.
Margaret Roberts Named Director of UC San Diego’s 21st Century China Center
June 30, 2026
An internationally recognized scholar whose work focuses on digital politics, information, China and U.S.-China relations has been appointed director of the 21st Century China Center at the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy.
Looking for Work? Don’t Worry About Seeming Too Eager
June 25, 2026
New research combining experiments with data from 11.6 million marketplace interactions suggests employers view fast replies as a positive signal — one that increases hiring likelihood.
What Desert Locusts Reveal About Disaster Monitoring
June 2, 2026
A new working paper co-authored by Gordon McCord of the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy suggests that the greatest benefits of disaster monitoring may come from catastrophes the world never sees.
In the World’s Economic “Black Holes,” Data Still Leaks Out
May 28, 2026
From satellite imagery to clandestine price reports, a new study from the School of Global Policy and Strategy at UC San Diego draws on North Korea to explore economic activity in opaque regimes and information-scarce regions.
Risk or Reward: What’s the First Thing People Want to Know When a Decision Is Uncertain?
May 26, 2026
In a new paper, Uma Karmarkar and colleagues ask a deceptively simple question: When people face an uncertain opportunity, what information do they want to see first – the potential reward, or the odds of getting it?
CaLI Program Partners With UCLA Anderson on Undergraduate Leadership Experience
May 14, 2026
The California Leadership Institute at Rady partnered this spring with UCLA Anderson to create a joint leadership program for 30 undergraduate students from across California.
Governments May Shape What AI Chatbots Say by Shaping the Web They Learn From
May 13, 2026
A team of researchers from UC San Diego, University of Oregon, Purdue University, New York University and Princeton University found evidence that state media control can leave detectable traces in AI model behavior.
Missing Information Can Misinform
May 7, 2026
In the online attention economy, new research from the UC San Diego Rady School finds that making science more clickable or shareable can help some readers learn more – but leaves many others with an incomplete understanding.
