News Archive - Social Sciences

UC San Diego Launches Degree Plus to Empower Graduates for the Modern Workforce

Degree Plus, a new UCOP-supported pilot initiative launching at UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara, is a central part of the UC commitment to improve early career outcomes for UC grads.

New Study Finds Strong Link Between Intimate Partner Violence and Firearm Ownership

A new study from UC San Diego finds that adults in California and Louisiana who experienced intimate partner violence in the past year — either as victims or perpetrators — are significantly more likely to own firearms.

Your Feed is Full of Nutrition Trends. Are Any of Them Legit?

TikTok is overflowing with “healthy” hacks — protein everything, fibermaxxing, sea moss gel and more. UC San Diego experts separate science from hype in seven of the year’s biggest nutrition and supplement trends.

$5 Million Gift to UC San Diego Strengthens Research on Retirement Security and Global Investing

A $5 million endowed gift from University of California San Diego alumnus Robert Koenigsberger ’87 and his wife Dilek will advance academic research and education in financial markets and investing at UC San Diego.

When Life Imitates Art: Google Searches for Anxiety Drug Spike During Run of The White Lotus TV Show

A UC San Diego study suggests that the depiction of lorazepam use on Season 3 of The White Lotus TV series sparked 1.6 million extra Google searches for information about the benzodiazepine drug, including how to acquire it online.

Second Cohort of UC San Diego’s 2025 Convene and Influence Awardees Announced

Six new faculty-led teams have been selected as UC San Diego’s Fall 2025 Convene and Influence Awardees. The most recent awardees were announced recently in a meeting with Spring 2025 awardees who discussed how their projects have progressed since May and what aspects have been strengthened and heig