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UC San Diego Names 2024 Revelle Medal Recipients

UC San Diego will honor five individuals as recipients of the 2024 Revelle Medal, a prestigious award recognizing sustained, distinguished and extraordinary service to campus. The 2024 Revelle Medal recipients are: Fan Chung Graham, Stephan Haggard, Douglas Richman, M.D., Robert Schooley, M.D. and Jan B. Talbot.

Professor Examines Human Behavior and Electric Vehicle Charging

As part of an ongoing study of human behavior, approximately 900 UC San Diego drivers volunteered to participate in randomized experiments with control groups to see how different kinds of information and incentives convince people to charge their electric vehicles at different times of day.

Extreme Heat in South Asia Challenges Worker Performances

UC San Diego’s Teevrat Garg explores how extreme heat affects workforces in low- and middle-income countries.

A New Kind of Authoritarianism: Democracy in Decline at Home and Abroad

UC San Diego based faculty are leading the Future of Democracy initiative, which brings together multiple disciplines and perspectives from across the University of California to better understand why illiberal regimes—governing systems that hide their nondemocratic practices behind formally democratic institutions and procedures—are increasingly on the rise and what the consequences are for populations around the globe.

Is Democracy in Peril?

UC San Diego professors discuss the status of democracy worldwide.

Despite Progress, China Remains Tethered to Coal as Climate Change Pressures Mount

A new paper from the University of California San Diego details how China faces numerous political, economic and technological obstacles as it tries to transition away from coal—the country’s primary energy source—while balancing the need to combat climate change with the need for energy security.

Public Attention Can Drive Governments to Take Meaningful Environmental Actions

A new study from the University of California San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy reveals that public outcry can lead to significant environmental action, even when public administrations are openly hostile to environmental priorities.

Heat Waves Amplify Existing Inequities. Meet the Researchers Working to Change That.

With record-breaking heat becoming the new norm, the consequences are far from evenly distributed, with communities of color, low-income neighborhoods and medically vulnerable individuals bearing the brunt of extreme heat exposure. At UC San Diego, researchers are not just examining the disparities, but are actively searching for solutions.

New Report Shows Greater Interest in Labor Unions, Especially Among Young Workers

A new report from the University of California San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy reveals significant changes in support for labor unions among U.S. workers.

Extreme Heat in India: A Crisis on the Rise

As global temperatures continue to rise, India is grappling with increasingly severe heat waves. As early as April, many Indian cities, including New Delhi, the capital, have experienced record temperatures above 115 degrees Fahrenheit.

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