August 5, 2021
As the University of California San Diego heads into the last year of its ambitious 10-year Campaign for UC San Diego, the university completed its fourth consecutive year of record-breaking philanthropy with an all-time annual high of $376.4 million raised for the fiscal year 2020-2021.
April 2, 2020
…Early Alert System for COVID-19 Researchers combine power of wearable device and big data analytics to track spread and early signs of infection—including among healthcare workers To better understand early signs of coronavirus and the virus’ spread, physicians around the country and data scientists at UC San Diego are working…
October 1, 2020
UC San Diego COVID-19 Forecast Now Part of CDC Model A computational model that forecasts the number of COVID-19 deaths in the United States as a whole and in each state developed by a team of researchers from UC San Diego and Northeastern University is now part of the national…
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.
October 31, 2022
Researchers will study how California’s $4.6 billion pandemic recovery grant program, known as the Expanded Learning Opportunities (ELO) Grant, was used to promote educational recovery from COVID-19 and to address worsening learning gaps and inequities among students.
June 18, 2020
…the transmission pathways of COVID-19. Their study confirms that face coverings determine the pandemic’s trends and significantly reduce the number of infections. Figure 1. Distinct global trends of the COVID-19 pandemic. Figure courtesy of the research team. Examining trends and mitigation measures in three epicenters—Wuhan, China; Italy and New York…
May 1, 2020
A team of researchers has developed a portable, more environmentally friendly method to produce hydrogen peroxide. It could enable hospitals to make their own supply of the disinfectant on demand and at lower cost.
February 11, 2021
…climate change to the COVID-19 vaccine. Since its founding in 1960, UC San Diego’s forward-thinking vision has helped cultivate a history of being among the most innovative, pioneering universities in the world. Today, it is this same forward-thinking vision that empowers its outstanding faculty, students, staff and alumni to drive…
February 24, 2022
Bioengineering Alumnus on COVID-19 Antiviral Pill Development Team Jacobs School of Engineering alumnus Britton Boras earned a Ph.D. in bioengineering in 2015, conducting research with Professor Andrew McCulloch on multi-scale modeling of biological systems. Now a Senior Principal Scientist at Pfizer, Boras uses the modeling skills he honed at UC…
August 5, 2024
In another example of community partnerships creating once-in-a-lifetime opportunities for scholars, The Preuss School UC San Diego hosted a soccer camp with legends from Manchester United Football Club on July 30 in collaboration with Qualcomm Inc.
