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Fine Particulate Matter from Wildfire Smoke More Harmful than Pollution from Other Sources

March 5, 2021

Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego examining 14 years of hospital admissions data conclude that the fine particles in wildfire smoke can be several times more harmful to human respiratory health than particulate matter from other sources such as car exhaust.

UC San Diego’s Center for Peace and Security Studies Receives $3.3 Million Grant

August 22, 2017

…to more than 300 public and private universities, including UC Berkeley and UCLA. “We thank the Charles Koch Foundation for its support of the Center for Peace and Security Studies at UC San Diego, one of the world’s top 15 research universities,” said Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla. “We are confident…

After the Death of a Friend, Healing in a Social Network

April 24, 2017

Wounds heal – the cells in a body knit over a cut. When a neuron dies, the brain can rewire itself to make up for the loss. And now, new research suggests, something similar seems to happen within a human social network after the death of a friend. Published in…

$1M Gift Speeds COVID-19 Testing and Tracking at UC San Diego

May 29, 2020

A $1 million gift from the John and Mary Tu Foundation is helping to increase the number of people tested for COVID-19, as well as develop new ways to track and treat the virus.

To Wear a Mask or Not, Is Not the Question; Research Indicates It’s the Answer

June 18, 2020

…Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications To Wear a Mask or Not, Is Not the Question; Research Indicates It’s the Answer A team of scientists from the University of California San Diego, Caltech and Texas A&M remotely put their heads together to analyze the transmission pathways of COVID-19. Their study confirms…

UC San Diego Commits $2.5M to the Black Studies Project

October 22, 2020

…studies, history, literature, music, public health, and sociology—all reflecting the strong and rigorous interdisciplinary scholarship that has been so foundational to Black studies. Current movements emphasize the relevance of Black studies “One of the BSP’s three areas of research is social justice movements, and the Black Lives Matter movement is…

Medical Students Learn Residency Fate at Match Day

April 2, 2015

…the University of California’s PRIME-Health Equity program, designed to train physicians to serve at-risk populations. As part of the program, he extended his education by additionally earning MPH/MBA degrees from Johns Hopkins University between his third and fourth years of medical school. “My career goal is to travel to Africa…

Herpes Virus Exploits Immune Response to Bolster Infection

June 6, 2013

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and colleagues report that the herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1), which affects an estimated 50 to 80 percent of all American adults, exploits an immune system receptor to boost its infectivity and ability to cause disease.

UC San Diego Researchers Connect Premature Births to Possible Causes in Central California

October 15, 2019

A UC San Diego-led research team has created an interactive map of preterm births and potential environmental and social drivers across Fresno County in central California. A similar map will be unveiled for the San Francisco and Oakland areas October 21.

Health Data Exploration Projects Show Value of Personal Health Data and Devices

March 31, 2016

A series of reports from recipients of five Health Data Exploration (HDE) grants demonstrate a growing awareness and appreciation for systems and devices that monitor personal health data, advance the use of personal health data for research and encourage healthy living.

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