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Report to Unveil New American Strategy for U.S.-China Science and Technology Competition

A new report outlining a national strategy for the U.S.-China science and technology competition will be released at a press conference and webinar scheduled for 11 a.m. PST on Nov. 16.

Eyes on Wildfires

As California reacts to a record-breaking 2020 fire season, a backcountry observation network has reached a milestone of installing more than 610 cameras across the state, part of the ALERTWildfire camera network.

Q&A: Student Socializing, Recreation and Travel

As part of the Return to Learn program, we invited students to submit their questions about how to safely socialize on campus, what happens if residential students must travel off-campus for an extended period, outdoor recreation classes offered, study spaces available and more.

A New Home Away from Home

The La Jolla Family House provides refuge and respite for families with a loved one in critical or long-term care at UC San Diego Health. It opened in October.

Grad Students Build Science Bridge to the Incarcerated

In December of 2018, a handful of UC San Diego graduate students left their habitual classrooms, research labs and cool coastal breezes in faraway La Jolla and—brimming with enthusiasm and anticipation—stepped into the unknowns of the East Mesa Re-Entry Facility in South San Diego.

New Fellowship Program Expands Career Options for Grad Students

With support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and in partnership with the San Diego Community College District, the UC San Diego Division of Arts and Humanities is launching the Integrated Internship fellowship, awarding full funding to three Ph.D. students for the 2020-2021 academic year.

Research Demonstrates Implications of Cost for COVID-19 Antibody Testing

Testing for COVID-19 antibodies can provide important information for communities, informing epidemiologists whether someone has had an infection. Yet for testing to provide a good understanding, take-up needs to be broad and independent of income, political orientation or ethnicity.

‘Monster Tumors’ Could Offer New Glimpse at Human Development

Finding just the right model to study human development—from the early embryonic stage onward—has been a challenge for scientists over the last decade. Now, bioengineers at the University of California San Diego have homed in on an unusual candidate: teratomas.

UC Researchers Pioneer More Effective Method of Blocking Malaria Transmission in Mosquitoes

UC scientists have made a major advance in the use of genetic technologies to control the transmission of malaria parasites. They employed a strategy known as population modification, which uses a CRISPR-Cas9 gene drive system to introduce genes preventing parasite transmission in mosquitoes.

Active Surveillance Safe for African Americans with Low-Risk Prostate Cancer

Researchers with UC San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center say active surveillance is safe for African American men with low-risk prostate cancer.