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Education Exports Help Offset U.S. Trade Deficit—But New Tariff and Visa Policies Threaten Gains

July 10, 2025

As U.S. policymakers increase tariffs on goods, particularly those imported from China—a new study from the University of California San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy finds the opposite may be needed to protect one of the country’s most powerful economic exports: higher education.

Heat Impairs Teamwork More Than Individual Performance

June 26, 2025

As global temperatures rise, a new study from the University of California San Diego's School of Global Policy and Strategy reveals that even mild heat exposure can significantly hinder team performance, while leaving individual productivity largely unaffected.

Interested in Finding Your Next (Elevated) Beach Read?

May 30, 2025

A collection of recent books by UC San Diego faculty and alumni.

Brain Drain? More like Brain Gain: How High-Skilled Emigration Boosts Global Prosperity

May 22, 2025

As the national debate intensifies around immigration, a new study from the University of California School of Global Policy and Strategy is challenging conventional wisdom about “brain drain”—the idea that when skilled workers emigrate from developing countries, their home economies suffer.

Clean Power Surge Needed: China’s 2035 Climate Plan Must Aim High

May 15, 2025

China will need to generate more than half of its power from wind and solar by 2035 to align with global climate goals, according to new research led by the University of California San Diego. The study offers timely recommendations to meet the country’s forthcoming climate commitments.

Growing Our Way out of a Climate Crisis

May 1, 2025

A new UC San Diego study compares a promising agricultural solution to other proposed methods of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) as a way of showing what needs to happen to address the climate crisis on a global scale.

More Power Grid Connectivity in Western U.S Could Supercharge Clean Energy

April 24, 2025

A new study led by researchers at the University of California San Diego offers a first-of-its-kind look at how deeper coordination among Western U.S. states could lower the cost of decarbonizing the electric grid—and speed up the clean energy transition.

UC San Diego: A Living Laboratory for EV Research

April 24, 2025

The UC San Diego campus is home to the largest electric vehicle (EV) charging network of any academic institution in the western world with a growing number of EV chargers expected to exceed 1,200 within the next year.

6 Ways UC San Diego Research is Future-Proofing the Planet

April 22, 2025

Our planet is under growing pressure—whether it’s the safety of the food we eat, the quality of the air we breathe or the stability of the systems we rely on—and UC San Diego researchers are stepping up with science-driven solutions.

Local Leadership on Global Climate Crisis Highlighted in Resilience Summit

March 7, 2025

The organization Climate-Resilient California and Californians (CRC2) held a virtual meeting Feb. 27-28 spearheaded by a Scripps Oceanography climate scientist to acknowledge the importance of climate action on the part of cities, counties and states, but also to identify where efforts go wrong.
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