A nationwide clinical trial led by UC San Diego School of Medicine scientists has been launched to assess whether a new type of biological weapon called bacteriophages can eradicate an antibiotic-resistant bacterium that commonly infects people with cystic fibrosis. Read More»
Julie Cullen, who specializes in public economics, began teaching at UC San Diego in 2004 and was elected chair of the university's top-ranked Economics Department in 2021. In this interview, she discusses the field of economics and its future, what's next for UC San Diego's Economics Department and more. Read More»
Blood oxygen monitoring is one of the main methods to determine if COVID-19 patients need immediate medical attention, but the devices used for these measurements can be less accurate on darker skin tones. A team of UC San Diego researchers led by Jesse Jokerst, a professor of nanoengineering, developed an equation to correct this discrepancy. Read More»
Led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, a group of the world’s leading ocean science and philanthropic organizations will highlight the crucial importance of the ocean to the Earth’s climate during COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Read More»
Facing extreme conditions such as starvation and stress, some bacterial cells enter a dormant state in which life processes stop. UC San Diego biologists have discovered how these spores assess environmental conditions for a return to life, carrying implications for evaluating life on Earth as well as other planets. Read More»
More than 100 UC San Diego Health physicians have been named “Top Docs” in the 2022 San Diego Magazine “Physicians of Exceptional Excellence” survey, an annual opportunity for doctors across the county to vote for their much respected and admired colleagues. Read More»
