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USAID Launches New Collaboration with Leading Organizations to Improve Agency Cost-Effectiveness

Business & Economics

A global consortium of leading research institutions, which includes the University of California San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy, recently announced a $75 million partnership that will contribute vital evidence to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) over the next five years, dramatically improving the cost-effectiveness of its efforts to fight global poverty and promote economic growth.

Smiling beautiful small African kid dressed in traditional outfit holding a mango seedling in a shaded tree area in a suburb of Niamey, capital of Niger

Accelerating Climate Modeling with Generative AI

Science & Environment

The algorithms behind generative AI tools like DallE, when combined with physics-based data, can be used to develop better ways to model the Earth’s climate. Computer scientists in Seattle and San Diego have now used this combination to create a model that is capable of predicting climate patterns over 100 years 25 times faster than the state of the art.

Study of Crisis Pregnancy Centers Reveals Misleading and Dangerous Claims

Health & Behavior

Tapping into a vast archive of web data associated with crisis pregnancy centers from ChoiceWatch.org, a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine provides the first national assessment of crisis pregnancy centers and their operations to guide healthcare education and health policies governing their regulation.

Map of U.S. illustrating number of crisis pregnancy centers per state.

Eye Surgeon Helps a Young Boy Blink Again

Health & Behavior

UC San Diego Health and a mother’s love lead to the simple joy of restful sleep for 7-year-old.

Dr. Korn stands behind chair with seated patient, Carter, in front and mother, Bresee, kneeling next to chair.

How Artificial Intelligence Could Automate Genomics Research

Science & Environment

New research from UC San Diego suggests that large language models like GPT-4 could streamline the process of gene set enrichment, an approach what genes do and how they interact. Results bring science one step closer to automating one of the most widely used methods in genomics research.