December 14, 2020
Temperature data collected by wearable devices worn on the finger can be reliably used to detect the onset of fevers, a leading symptom of both COVID-19 and the flu, according to a team of researchers from the University of California San Diego, UC San Francisco and MIT Lincoln Lab.
February 18, 2021
…Keep a Record of COVID-19 Humanities courses in history, philosophy and literature bring discussion of today’s pandemic into the classroom, offering students a unique way of learning The first entry in Paige Nguyen’s pandemic diary shows a quiet campus. Photo courtesy of Paige Nguyen. The first photo in Paige Nguyen’s…
August 2, 2021
UC San Diego researchers modify remdesivir, creating oral version that can be taken earlier in COVID-19 diagnoses. In cell and animal studies, revised drug proved effective and safe.
September 1, 2021
UC San Diego is collaborating with San Ysidro Health on an NIH-funded outreach program to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Latinx and African American communities. The team runs pop-up vaccination sites across San Diego, and goes door-to-door to homes and local businesses to spread awareness.
May 13, 2021
…la vacunación contra el COVID-19 en comunidades desatendidas. Un universitario primera generación e hijo de inmigrantes mexicanos, el Profesor Asistente Fabián Rivera-Chávez nació y fue criado en el norte de California. Se unió al profesorado facultad de UC San Diego en la Escuela de Medicina y en la División de…
October 29, 2020
…physical distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The plans also include face covering requirements, regular asymptomatic and symptomatic testing, wastewater monitoring, case isolation, exposure notification and contact tracing. While the college experience may be different this fall, the campus community is persevering. Muir College second-year student Mikaela Celeste. Overall, UC San…
August 6, 2020
…student receives a positive COVID-19 test result? Jhaveri: We understand the uncertainty brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, and we want students to know and feel assured we are here for them. We have a very close relationship with Student Health Services and worked together on a well-thought-out process in…
August 19, 2020
A recent study by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine suggests transmission of COVID-19 through breast milk is not likely. The infectious virus was not detected in 64 samples of breast milk tested.
September 22, 2020
Before the pandemic, there wasn’t any difference in the rates at which Democratic and Republican voters actually cast their ballots by mail or in-person. That may change now.
October 1, 2020
UC San Diego Health will be a test site for a third, major Phase III clinical trial to assess a vaccine candidate for the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Sponsored by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, the trial will recruit up to 60,000 participants at sites in the United States and worldwide.
