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Report to Unveil New American Strategy for U.S.-China Science and Technology Competition

November 6, 2020

A new report outlining a national strategy for the U.S.-China science and technology competition will be released at a press conference and webinar scheduled for 11 a.m. PST on Nov. 16.

Active Surveillance Safe for African Americans with Low-Risk Prostate Cancer

November 3, 2020

Researchers with UC San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center say active surveillance is safe for African American men with low-risk prostate cancer.

Infection by Confection: COVID-19 and the Risk of Trick-or-Treating

October 30, 2020

Researchers determined that COVID-19 transmission risk via Halloween candies is low, even when they are handled by infected people, but handwashing and disinfecting collected sweets reduces risk even further.

A Gift with ‘Seed Value’

October 29, 2020

Climate change advocate Marshall Saunders was widely known as a man who paired a deep respect for others with determination to make a difference.

NSF Grants $53 Million to Create a Global Fleet of Robotic Floats to Monitor Ocean Health

October 29, 2020

On Oct. 29, 2020 the National Science Foundation (NSF) approved a $53 million grant to a consortium of the country’s top ocean-research institutions to build a global network of chemical and biological sensors that will monitor ocean health.

U.S. News & World Report: UC San Diego #1 for Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research

October 28, 2020

U.S. News & World Report named University of California San Diego School of Medicine a top global university and ranked the divisions of Gastroenterology and Hepatology #1 in the world for research.

New Study Finds That Parasites Can Drain Energy from Hosts Prior to Infection

October 26, 2020

A new study by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego has found that a species of brain-infecting parasite can disrupt the metabolism of its host—the California killifish—both before and after infection.

DrugCell: New Experimental AI Platform Matches Tumor to Best Drug Combo

October 22, 2020

UC San Diego researchers use experimental artificial intelligence system called DrugCell to predict the best approach to treating cancer. Only 4 percent of all cancer therapeutic drugs under development earn final approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Is Spirituality a Component of Wisdom?

October 22, 2020

In a recent study, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine found a seventh component of wisdom: spirituality.

High-Performance Computing Aids in Predicting Oil Dispersal During Spills

October 21, 2020

Supercomputer simulations, done using resources at UC San Diego by researchers at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), show how oil dilutes under specific conditions, which may lead to more effective countermeasures against large oil spills.
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