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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.

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.

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

April 15, 2026

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.

Why Tariff Uncertainty May Hurt More Than Tariffs

February 26, 2026

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

February 18, 2026

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.

New Dashboard Helps Predict and Plan for Disease Outbreaks

January 29, 2026

When infectious diseases surge, response often comes down to timing: whether communities can position the right people and supplies before case counts spike. Researchers at the School of Global Policy and Strategy are helping bridge that gap with a new platform that forecasts disease outbreaks.

Why Some Messages Are More Convincing Than Others

January 22, 2026

What kinds of marketing messages are effective — and what makes people believe certain political slogans more than others? New research from the University of California San Diego Rady School of Management explains.

How Climate Policies that Incentivize and Penalize Can Drive the Clean Energy Transition

December 22, 2025

A new study from a team of researchers that includes faculty from the University of California San Diego and Princeton University shows how a mix of subsidies for clean energy and taxes on pollution can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change.

UC San Diego Launches Soil Health Center to Advance Climate Solutions, Food Security

December 11, 2025

Experts across UC San Diego have united to launch the Soil Health Center at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Established in fall 2025, the center brings together an interdisciplinary team that’s digging — sometimes literally — into research on building and maintaining healthy soils.

CaliBaja Higher Education Consortium Officially Launches

December 10, 2025

The University of California San Diego is joining a new alliance uniting higher education institutions from California and Baja California, the CaliBaja Higher Education Consortium (CHEC).
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