Thousands of UC workers on multi-day strike
LA JOLLA — Nearly 60,000 University of California workers represented by a pair of unions are on strike today for the second day amid ongoing...
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Purina invests $200K in interspecies communication research with UCSD
REGION — Pet food giant Purina has partnered with UC San Diego, granting $200,000 for research into whether animals can use audio devices to better...
UCSD study finds food waste diversion less effective than designed
REGION — While well-intentioned, the first several states attempting to divert food waste from landfills and incinerators posted just a 20% success rate, according to...
UCSD researchers caution against unregulated ‘magic mushrooms’
REGION — A type of “magic mushroom” is gaining interest in the United States, but scientists at UC San Diego warned this week that it...
UCSD faces backlash for police force against protestors
SAN DIEGO — Outraged students and faculty at UC San Diego are demanding accountability and the resignation of the school’s chancellor after police arrested 64...
Police arrest 64 at UC San Diego, dismantle pro-Palestine encampment
SAN DIEGO — Law enforcement arrested 64 individuals at UC San Diego early Monday morning in a large raid on a pro-Palestine encampment erected on...
UCSD gets grant to re-open center to study seafood safety
REGION — UC San Diego was awarded $7.35 million from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health for a program to study...
UC San Diego health installs advanced pacemaker
SAN DIEGO — The University of California San Diego on Monday said it is the first health system to successfully implant a new type of...
UCSD receives $1.5 million for DMT research
REGION — A $1.5 million gift to the University of California San Diego will help fund a research program into the biological and psychological effects...
Study: Air pollution linked to greater risk of dementia
REGION — Air pollution has longed been linked to poor health outcomes, but in a report released May 2 from a team of researchers led...
Cheers! North County: Ballast Point, UCSD partner to cultivate diversity
It’s long been a stereotype that a typical craft-beer drinker looks a lot like me — white, male, and bearded. But spend any time at...
UCSD, Newsom’s office, announce expansion of mobile COVID-19 notification app
REGION — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office and UC San Diego Health announced today they are expanding a mobile COVID-19 notification system in use at UCSD...
Bayer pushes back on UCSD study linking Roundup to liver disease
German chemical company Bayer AG recently disputed a UC San Diego study that linked its weed killer Roundup to a rise in liver disease among...
Human research violations by UCSD eye doctor showcase a national problem
Tens of millions of people have volunteered their time and bodies to help create breakthroughs in medicine. You see the results with the pain relievers...