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Divided

Jesse Driscoll, co-author of Ukraine’s Unnamed War and professor of political science at UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy, offers insight into the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

UC San Diego Scholar of Eastern Europe Amelia Glaser Selected as Harvard Radcliffe Fellow

Associate professor Amelia Glaser has been named a 2021–2022 fellow at Harvard Radcliffe Institute, where she will investigate contemporary literature and art in Ukraine to better understand how a collective identity can be publicly reimagined during, and immediately following, political upheaval.

UC San Diego Physician, Alumni Partner to Provide Prosthetic Limbs for Ukrainian Amputees

…Provide Prosthetic Limbs for Ukrainian Amputees University and LIMBER Prosthetics aim to provide 100 3D-printed prostheses throughout the world A young man gets fitted with a prosthetic lower leg and begins to walk without crutches within a few minutes. An older man first walks on crutches, then without, shortly after…

Blood Test May Help Identify Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, Texas A&M College of Medicine and the Omni-Net Birth Defects Prevention Program in Ukraine have identified a blood test that may help predict how severely a baby will be affected by alcohol exposure during pregnancy.

Theoretical Physicist Olga Dudko Named American Physical Society Fellow

Olga Dudko, professor of Physics at the University of California San Diego, has been named an American Physical Society (APS) Fellow. The fellowship is a distinct honor — each year, no more than 0.5% of APS’s membership is recognized by their peers for election to the status of fellow.

New Braintrust Seeks to Launch Era of North American Regional Competitiveness

Given the U.S.-China trade conflict and concerns over trade disruptions triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, regionalizing supply chains is at the center of the discussion in North America. Now, a new working group is using this opportunity to propose policy recommendations.

Data from Behind Enemy Lines: How Russia May have Used Twitter to Seize Crimea

Online discourse by users of social media can provide important clues about the political dispositions of communities. New research suggests it can even be used by governments as a source of military intelligence to estimate prospective casualties and costs incurred from occupying foreign countries.

Innovate to Dominate

…of its war with Ukraine, as well as China’s upcoming 20th Party Congress and the anticipated reelection of Chinese president Xi Jinping to a third term, it has never been more important to understand China’s steps to compete for global dominance. In this Q&A, Cheung explains how the book connects…

Gene Therapy Shows Promise in Treating Neuropathy from Spinal Cord Injuries

An international team of researchers, led by scientists at UC San Diego, report that a gene therapy that inhibits targeted nerve cell signaling effectively reduced neuropathic pain with no detectable side effects in mice with spinal cord or peripheral nerve injuries.

Getting an Edge in today’s Financial Markets is Possible, but it Won’t Last

Financial markets are more efficient than some speculators may want to believe. When it comes to predicting the performance of markets, everyone wants an edge. Getting such an edge is achievable, but it will be impossible to maintain over time, according to research from UC San Diego’s Rady School.