May 22, 2020
The University of California San Diego has been named the nation’s sixth best public university by QS World University Rankings, which released their inaugural list of America’s top universities based on diversity, employability and internationalization on May 20. The first annual QS World Universit
January 13, 2022
According to a 2021 World Health Organization report, the global COVID-19 pandemic caused an increase in tuberculosis (TB) deaths – 1.5 million in 2020 versus 1.4 million in 2019 – due to a lack of efficient diagnosis and treatment.
February 5, 2021
Scripps scientist describes new species of fish, named after 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.
April 30, 2020
…an Angel Named Amy—A COVID-19 Survival Story For one couple, both stricken by COVID-19, their lifeline was daily phone calls from a UC San Diego Health nurse Joe and Helen Davis began experiencing cold-like symptoms after returning to San Diego from the Midwest. The married couple of 35 years had…
May 26, 2021
Researchers are finding new details on the complex dynamics involved in how organisms sense an infection from pathogens. The researchers found that worms can sense changes in their metabolism in order to unleash protective defenses, even if they don’t directly sense an incursion from pathogens.
June 25, 2020
…While the World Battles COVID-19 It was Halloween 2019 when Gene Yeo and Corina Antal learned they were going to have twin girls. “We were beyond excited,” said Antal. But they also learned that day that their daughters were monoamniotic (MoMo) twins, which means the fetuses shared a single placenta…
January 5, 2021
Researchers describe the biology of three families of RNA viruses including Coronavirus, Ebola, and Zika and the natural products that have been shown to have capabilities to inhibit them. The review provides a guide that could accelerate drug discovery in response to future epidemics.
August 15, 2023
“Pandemic Bread,” a film created by UC San Diego Communication professor and indie filmmaker Zeinabu irene Davis, pushes us to remember the early days of the pandemic.
April 22, 2021
…line to receive their COVID-19 vaccine at the UC San Diego Health mobile vaccine clinic in City Heights. The Impact of COVID-19 on San Diego’s Refugee Community When COVID-19 officially became a pandemic in March 2020, the world and life as we knew it changed. Grocery store shelves emptied. Shelter-at-home…
