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Risk or Reward: What’s the First Thing People Want to Know When a Decision Is Uncertain?

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

​​​​​​​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

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

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.

Economic Hardship Tied to Increased Violence Across California, UC San Diego Study Shows

Economic instability – including job loss, food insecurity, eviction and homelessness – is strongly associated with higher rates of violence among California adults, according to a new statewide survey led by the University of California San Diego.

Resmed CEO Mick Farrell Named Chair of Rady School Dean’s Advisory Council

Michael “Mick” Farrell, CEO and chairman of Resmed, has been appointed chair of the UC San Diego Rady School of Management Dean’s Advisory Council, where he has served as a member since 2024.

Why Tariff Uncertainty May Hurt More Than Tariffs

Q&A with School of Global Policy and Strategy economist on what uncertainty means for businesses, how volatility affects global credibility and what policy choices lie ahead.

Trust in Elections Declines across Party Lines Ahead of 2026 Midterms, UC San Diego Survey Finds

New national survey — from the Center for Transparent and Trusted Elections and the Yankelovich Center for Social Science Research — highlights shared skepticism over redistricting and widespread expectations of ICE at polling places.

Can Dogs Talk? NOVA Spotlights UC San Diego Research

​​​​​​​Research led by UC San Diego cognitive scientist Federico Rossano is featured in an episode of NOVA, the long-running PBS science series known for bringing rigorous scientific research to a national audience.

Electric Cars Won’t Fix Sitting: The Health Costs of Designing Cities Around Cars

Walkability pioneer, UC San Diego urban planning professor Lawrence Frank revisits two decades of evidence linking car dependence and chronic disease – and explains why cleaner cars won’t make us healthier.

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