Breakthrough Study on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
April 19, 2024
A groundbreaking study has advanced the understanding of the neurobiology of post-traumatic stress syndrome, led by researchers from UC San Diego School of Medicine.
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UC San Diego Joins NIH ‘Bridge to Artificial Intelligence’ Program
September 13, 2022
UC San Diego scientists will lead several components of Bridge2AI, a new NIH-funded program to promote the use of AI in health and research.
As Restrictions on Cannabis and Psychedelics Ease, Americans Dabble with ‘Microdosing’
June 28, 2024
…the University of California San Diego. Published in JAMA Health Forum, the study found that the rate of microdosing-related Google searches grew by 1250% from 2015 to 2023, with over three million searches in 2023 alone.
Q&A with Epidemiologist Cheryl Anderson on Contact Tracing
July 30, 2020
…founding dean of The Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at UC San Diego. Anderson is an epidemiologist and one of the leaders of the Return to Learn program. We invited her to share more about contact tracing, and how it plays a key role in…
Research Growth Tops $1.76B With Tremendous Portfolio of Discovery and Invention
August 8, 2023
University of California San Diego earned $1.76 billion in research funding last fiscal year, a 6 percent increase over the previous year.
UC San Diego and San Diego County Test COVID-19 Early Alert System in Schools
February 11, 2021
…Early Alert System in Schools Vista Grande Elementary is one of 10 schools and two child care centers piloting the early alert program to try to detect the presence of asymptomatic COVID-19 infected individuals on school campuses before outbreaks occur. Safer at School Early Alert pilot program uses wastewater and…
Study Finds X’s Community Notes Provides Accurate Responses to Vaccine Misinformation
April 24, 2024
A new study published in JAMA finds that X’s (formerly Twitter’s) Community Notes, a crowdsourced approach to addressing misinformation, helped counter false health information in popular posts about COVID-19 vaccines by providing accurate, credible responses.
Extreme Heat, Wildfires Combine to Disproportionately Harm Less Affluent and Communities of Color
February 2, 2024
New study finds increased hospitalizations when people are exposed to both wildfire smoke and excessive heat with the risks increased in neighborhoods with more people of color, lower incomes and less access to health insurance.
New UC Alliance Aims to Boost Latinx STEM Teaching Professors
March 31, 2022
…teaching professor in Biological Sciences and co-leader of the new UC Hiring Interventions for Representation and Equity (HIRE) Alliance. Within the University of California (UC) system, the student population of 294,000 is an expanding kaleidoscope of experiences and backgrounds: nearly 40 percent are first-generation university students… 34 percent come from…
Scientists Set a Path for Field Trials of Gene Drive Organisms
December 17, 2020
A broad coalition that includes UC San Diego scientists sets commitments for field trials of powerful gene drive technology. The multidisciplinary group encourages trials that are safe, transparent and ethical.
