News Archive - Rady School of Management

Breaking the Cycle of Health Inequities

Growing up, Rady School of Management alumna Katie Baca-Motes (MBA, ‘09) saw firsthand the devastating impact of limited health care access on her Hispanic father’s side of the family.

UC San Diego Announces Second Cohort for Blue Economy Accelerator

University of California San Diego’s Rady School of Management and Scripps Institution of Oceanography have selected the second cohort for the StartBlue program, an accelerator for startups dedicated to tackling ocean-focused challenges and solutions.

Best New Dean of Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science

Brookie Best, PharmD, has been named the next dean of the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of California San Diego, succeeding James McKerrow, PhD, MD, who stepped down June 30, 2022.

Awash in Potential: Wastewater Provides Early Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Virus

Scientists and physicians at UC San Diego and Scripps Research describe how wastewater sequencing provided dramatic new insights into levels and variants of SARS-CoV-2 on campus and in the broader community — a key step to public health interventions in advance of COVID-19 case surges.

Study Suggests People Hurt Other People to Signal Their Own Goodness

Findings from a new University of California San Diego Rady School of Management study reveal people often hurt others because in their mind, it is morally right or even obligatory to be violent and as a result, they do not respond rationally to material benefits.

Gratitude Expressions Between Co-Workers Improve Cardiovascular Responses to Stress

A study from the University of California’s Rady School of Management finds teammates who thanked each other before performing a high-stress task had a better cardiovascular response, compared to teams who did not express gratitude.

The Voting Rights Act Increased Racial Economic Equality That’s Now Diminishing

As many State legislatures consider weakening voter protections and Congress debates new voting rights laws, recent research from the University of California San Diego’s Rady School of Management reveals that the 1965 Voting Rights Act contributed to improvements of the economic status of Blacks.

The Trump Baby Bump Among Republicans After the 2016 Election

Republican-leaning counties saw a sharp rise in birth rates compared to Democratic-leaning counties after Donald J. Trump’s surprise win in the 2016 presidential election, reveals a forthcoming study from the University of California San Diego.

Girls Excel in Language Arts Early, Which May Explain the STEM Gender Gap in Adults

For most of us, when we make major career choices, we tend to lean into what we’re good at. According to new findings from the University of California San Diego’s Rady School of Management, such skills may develop early in childhood and there can be significant differences depending on gender.

Giving Increased During the Pandemic in Areas Hit Hardest by COVID-19

Charitable giving increased in counties that experienced COVID-19-related deaths, reveals a new study from the University of California San Diego’s Rady School of Management published in Nature’s Scientific Reports.