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UC San Diego’s CREATE and SDSC Awarded National K-12 STEM Grant

June 9, 2020

The U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Defense STEM Education Consortium (DESC) has awarded a one-year grant to SDSC and the UC San Diego Mathematics Project to introduce computing into high school math classrooms.

UC San Diego Digitizes Materials in its American Institute of Wine and Food Culinary Collection

June 8, 2020

Cooks, bakers, and culinary historians around the globe now have immediate online access to nearly 100 volumes in the UC San Diego Library’s American Institute of Wine & Food (AIWF) Culinary Collection.

UC San Diego Named 8th Best Among U.S. Public Universities by Center for World University Rankings

June 8, 2020

The University of California San Diego has been ranked 8th among public U.S. universities by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR).

New Visa Restrictions will Make the U.S. Economic Downturn Worse

June 4, 2020

The Trump administration is expected to set limits on a popular program that allows international students to work in the U.S. after graduation while remaining on their student visas. The restrictions are likely to make economic woes in the U.S. even worse.

Fighting COVID-19 with Knowledge Graphs

June 1, 2020

The National Science Foundation awards two SDSC researchers funding to organize COVID-19 information into a knowledge network that integrates health, pathogen, and environmental data to track cases across greater San Diego.

Scientists Identify Climate Change as Major Contributor to Record-Breaking Marine Heatwave

May 26, 2020

Two new studies led by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego highlight the significance of long-term observations for understanding ocean climate trends and events, including record-shattering marine heatwaves.

Mobile Life Support Delivered to Area Hospitals During COVID-19 Pandemic

May 26, 2020

UC San Diego Health has deployed a mobile ECMO life support system to help sustain critically-ill patients during the pandemic.

Public Disclosure of COVID-19 Cases Is More Effective than Lockdowns

May 25, 2020

South Korea is a standout in the current battle against COVID-19, largely due to its widespread testing and contact tracing; however, key to its innovation is publicly disclosing detailed information on the individuals who test positive for COVID-19.

QS World University Rankings Name UC San Diego Nation’s 6th Best Public University

May 22, 2020

The University of California San Diego has been named the nation’s sixth best public university by QS World University Rankings, which released their inaugural list of America’s top universities based on diversity, employability and internationalization on May 20. The first annual QS World Universit

RNA Molecules in Maternal Blood May Predict Pregnancies at Risk for Preeclampsia

May 19, 2020

UC San Diego researchers have identified small molecules in the blood of asymptomatic pregnant women that may predict risk for preeclampsia, responsible for a significant proportion of maternal and neonatal deaths, low birth weight and is a primary cause of premature birth.
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