UC San Diego Joins NIH ‘Bridge to Artificial Intelligence’ Program
Health & BehaviorUC San Diego scientists will lead several components of Bridge2AI, a new NIH-funded program to promote the use of AI in health and research.
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More Stress, Fewer Coping Resources for Latina Mothers Post-Trump
Health & BehaviorThe sociopolitical climate in the United States has taken its toll on the mental health of Latina mothers, according to research from UC San Diego. Findings show increased depression, anxiety and perceived stress in a border city and reduced coping resources in both a border and interior US city.
Violence is Common and Increasing in Pandemic-Era California
Health & BehaviorA new report finds physical and sexual violence are an increasing ‘epidemic’ in California; UC San Diego researchers call for health equity-based reform.
Father’s Life is Saved after Receiving Heart, Kidney and Liver Transplant
Health & BehaviorAfter a rare disease caused organ failure, UC San Diego Heath transplant teams performed a heart, liver and kidney transplant on a patient. The surgery is a first for UC San Diego Health and a first in the nation to use three organs from a donor after circulatory death.
$150 Million Gift Takes Stem Cell Research to New Heights
Science & EnvironmentNoted businessman and philanthropist T. Denny Sanford has committed $150 million in new funding to expand and, in some ways, quite literally launch stem cell research and regenerative medicine at University of California San Diego into new spaces and endeavors.
The Physics of Walking is Simpler Than We Thought
Technology & EngineeringThe physics of walking for multi-legged animals and robots is simpler than previously thought. That is the finding described by a team of roboticists, physicists and biologists in the Sept. 5 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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