August 20, 2020
…San Diego infectious disease researchers are striving to understand the complexities of living with HIV and acquiring COVID-19 Every day, she donned a mask and was vigilant about washing her hands or using hand sanitizer which made the ensuing fever, headaches, sore throat and COVID-19 diagnosis startling. Anna (a pseudonym…
May 26, 2020
UC San Diego Health has deployed a mobile ECMO life support system to help sustain critically-ill patients during the pandemic.
September 26, 2022
Researchers study human milk, pregnancy and COVID-19. This story appeared in the Fall 2022 issue of UC San Diego Magazine.
January 28, 2021
…health guidelines during the pandemic. Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Communications. Triton Health Ambassadors Inspire a Culture of Caring A team of 400 UC San Diego undergraduates has been recruited to reinforce healthy behaviors among students on- and off-campus, from wearing masks to maintaining physical distance and participating in…
February 11, 2022
Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine have presented data that suggests a new HIV outbreak in Tijuana, Mexico, driven in part by “drug tourism” unabated by the closure of the international border due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
December 21, 2020
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine will expand a statewide program to prevent driving under the influence of alcohol, cannabis and prescription drugs.
February 15, 2023
“The pandemic highlighted an underserved area—rapid detection of various different pathogens such as COVID, the flu, and other viruses,” says Shane Bowen ‘00, ‘05, a co-founder of Palamedrix.
March 14, 2022
Financial incentives and other nudges have been used to help increase vaccination rates across the nation, but new research from the University of California San Diego’s Rady School of Management reveals that compensations need to be large—at least $100—to reduce vaccine hesitancy.
January 22, 2024
Kimberly Prather, an atmospheric chemist at the University of California San Diego, is among 20 individuals being honored by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for extraordinary scientific achievements.
July 9, 2020
…the norm in a post-pandemic future—leading to the question: Does remote instruction and cheating go hand in hand? Tricia Bertram Gallant, director of the UC San Diego Academic Integrity Office and an internationally known expert on integrity and ethics in education, offers guidance to ensure academic integrity, regardless of what…
