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SDSC Researchers Develop Potential COVID-19 Protease Inhibitors

April 15, 2020

UC San Diego researchers recently created a pharmacophore model and conducted data mining of the conformational database of FDA-approved drugs that identifies 64 compounds as potential inhibitors of the COVID-19 protease.

Bipartisan Coalition Urges U.S.-China Cooperation to Combat COVID-19

April 3, 2020

Over 90 bipartisan, high-level former government officials and experts in the U.S.-China relationship released a joint statement today urging cooperation between the United States and China in a much-needed effort to combat the COVID-19 global health crisis.

California’s Strict Air Quality Regulations Help Farmers Prosper

March 19, 2020

Farmers in California’s Central Valley may be not known for their love of government regulations, but those same growers have seen a boost in the productivity of their high-value crops – and greater earnings – as a result of the Golden State’s strict air pollution controls.

Supercomputers Unlock Reproductive Mysteries of Viruses and Life

March 19, 2020

Scientists, including UC San Diego researchers, recently relied on supercomputer simulations to better understand the reproductive mysteries of viruses and DNA.

UC San Diego’s Doctoral Programs Lauded by U.S. News and World Report

March 18, 2020

U.S. News & World Report today released its 2021 guidebook that ranks the nation’s top graduate programs and professional schools, giving praise to the University of California San Diego’s innovative programs, including the campus’ Jacobs School of Engineering and School of Medicine.

Disease Knows No Borders: UC to Address COVID-19 Impacts on U.S-Mexico Region

March 17, 2020

As the spread of COVID-19 has permeated communities around the world, experts from the University of California are looking at how to protect those most vulnerable along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Aversion to Risk by R&D Managers May Hurt U.S. Economic Prospects

March 16, 2020

Research and Development (R&D) has long been key in the U.S.’s economic prospects and according to new research from the University of California San Diego, the country’s ability to maintain its competitive edge in this area largely depends on managers in R&D being less averse to risk.

What is the Best Way to Encourage Innovation? Competitive Pay May be the Answer

February 12, 2020

New research from the University of California San Diego indicates that competitive “winner-takes-all” pay structures are most effective in getting the creative juices flowing that help fuel economic growth.

Protein Data Bank Archive Adds New Coronavirus Protease Structure

February 7, 2020

The Protein Data Bank archive has released a new Coronavirus protease structure following the recent coronavirus outbreak, an ongoing viral epidemic primarily affecting mainland China that now threatens to spread to other parts of the world.

Data from Behind Enemy Lines: How Russia May have Used Twitter to Seize Crimea

January 23, 2020

Online discourse by users of social media can provide important clues about the political dispositions of communities. New research suggests it can even be used by governments as a source of military intelligence to estimate prospective casualties and costs incurred from occupying foreign countries.
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