January 21, 2021
…and Staff During a Pandemic When university campuses sent students, staff and faculty members home in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Padmini Rangamani, a professor at UC San Diego, suddenly found herself running her research lab remotely, teaching her classes online, and supervising her two children, ages 10 and…
November 23, 2020
While respiratory issues continue to be the most common symptom of a COVID-19 infection, new research indicates the disease could also be associated with an increased tendency of the blood to clot, leading to a higher risk of death from COVID-19.
February 5, 2021
Scripps scientist describes new species of fish, named after the COVID-19 pandemic
April 2, 2020
…spread of a society-changing pandemic in real time; now these insights are being made available to public audiences. Meyer’s spring 2020 course, “Evolution of Infectious Diseases,” will be available here on UCTV and other public platforms. While the class typically includes a final lecture discussion of epidemics in the news—in…
September 15, 2023
Yatish Turakhia, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of California San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering, has been named an MIT Technology Review Innovator Under 35. He was recognized in the Computing category for developing software tools to track and ma
July 21, 2023
Researchers have created a resource for analyzing how viruses infect human cells. The fruit fly-based toolkit provides a shortcut for assessing SARS-CoV-2 genes and understanding how they interact with human proteins, offering researchers a resource for new COVID-related drug therapies.
March 4, 2021
Exercise has long-been recommended as a cognitive-behavioral therapy for patients of depression, yet new evidence from the University of California of San Diego suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic changed the nature of the relationship between physical activity and mental health.
June 4, 2020
…and precise, as she researches her subject matter and refines her approaches,” Rincon said. “Challenges are motivations in her journey.” Rincon said adapting the choreographed work “Flores Ma(r)chitas” (Wilted Flowers) from a staged, in-person dance to one presented on video has changed the undergraduate: because of this new platform, Torres-Sanchez…
October 24, 2024
Rumman Chowdhury, one of Time magazine’s most influential people in AI in 2023, shares her thoughts.
June 11, 2020
…decarbonization Key in determining post-pandemic emissions is how governments choose to spend stimulus monies—whether they use it to prop up fossil fuel incumbents or bolster clean energy transitions already underway. iStock.com/angkhan The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns have led to a record crash in emissions. But it will be emission…
