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Party animal or wallflower? UC San Diego lab thinks autism-gene drug could help some thrive
Scientist says genes they’re working with could also explain why wolves evolved into dogs, and why there are no chimp cities.
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Robots from UC San Diego tracking climate change's impact on oceans across the world
Underwater robots may be a key to understanding how the climate is changing and how our sea levels are rising. This year might be a preview of what the future holds.
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Scripps scientists use robots to track climate impact on oceans
Scripps Institution of Oceanography has used Argo floats for more than two decades to track climate impacts in our oceans. NBC 7 meteorologist Greg Bledsoe reports.
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Protest over Israel-Hamas conflict at UC San Diego
UC San Diego students protested on campus Wednesday, calling for justice in the war between Israel and Hamas. In a statement, UCSD said it “unequivocally condemns all forms of hate.” The university estimates around 2,000 people demonstrated.
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UC San Diego earns dramatic OT win over UC Irvine, pulls into 1st place in Big West Conference
The NCAA has an archaic rule that prevents an athletics program transitioning from Division 2 to Division 1 from being eligible to compete in postseason tournaments for four years. It’s a shame because UC San Diego is proving to be a team capable of playing in March Madness.
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Photos: San Diego researchers find military munitions, explosives and more on Southern California ocean floor
Researchers from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography made revealing discoveries using sonar technology while surveying the ocean floor along the Southern California coast. Oceanographers discovered aging military munitions, explosives and sunken whale carcasses across 135 square miles between Santa Catalina Island and Long Beach. The team of Scripps oceanographers used a deep water autonomous underwater vehicle equipped with an HD... -
Acne vaccine? UC San Diego researchers say ‘promising' vax may zap the zits
Around 70-80% of all people develop acne at some point during their lifetime
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Acne vaccine? UC San Diego researchers says they're vaccine is ‘promising'
Around 70-80% of all people develop acne at some point during their lifetime
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Prescription costs may be high because Medicare overpays: UC San Diego study
Researchers at UC San Diego and other institutions have found that private health insurers that sponsor Medicare Part D are artificially inflating the costs of certain generic drugs by overpaying pharmacies, it was announced Tuesday.
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Aztecs, Tritons spark new San Diego city rivalry with buzzer-beating basketball game
San Diego State’s basketball program just made its first Final Four appearance. UC San Diego’s basketball team has to wait one more year to be eligible to play in the NCAA Tournament. If what we saw on Friday night in front of a sellout crowd at LionTree Arena is any indication, both programs will be regular March Madness participants...
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UC San Diego professor to return to Israel to support his family
Although Americans have been advised to avoid the Israel-Hamas war, one UC San Diego professor and his wife are on a mission to Israel to support their family.
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Military brings 350,000+ jobs to San Diego, UCSD reports
San Diego has the largest naval base on the West Coast, and it brings in billions of dollars in federal funding. Here’s a look at how this military footprint benefits the community. NBC7’s Shandel Menezes reports on Oct. 18, 2023.
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UCSD, Salk researchers identify potential treatment for cocaine addiction
UC San Diego School of Medicine and Salk Institute for Biological Studies researchers have created an atlas of the amygdala, a structure within the brain that plays a crucial role in controlling emotional responses to drugs.
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Field sobriety tests may be insufficient in DUI cases involving cannabis: UCSD study
The use of field sobriety tests to determine if a driver is under the influence of THC may be effective in certain situations but may not be enough to determine impairment on their own, a report from UC San Diego researchers revealed Wednesday.
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UCSD to cut down hundreds of unsafe eucalyptus trees on campus housing
UC San Diego is taking down about 250 eucalyptus trees in the Mesa Apartments neighborhood that school officials said could pose a safety risk if they fall.
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UCSD to cut down hundreds of unsafe eucalyptus trees on campus housing
A tree already fell on an on-campus apartment building, breaking a window and damaging siding.
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Offering discounts for expiring food could reduce food waste by 21%: UC San Diego report
Globally, food waste releases up to 10% of worldwide annual greenhouse gas emissions.
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UC San Diego students, alum accused of felony for ‘chalking' slogans on campus
Hundreds of protesters from the University of California system descended on San Diego’s Central Courthouse downtown on Monday to speak out against the arrests of two graduate students at UCSD and an alumnus
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UC San Diego students, alum accused of felony for ‘chalking' slogans on campus
Hundreds of protesters from the University of California system descended on San Diego’s Central Courthouse downtown on Monday to speak out against the arrests of two graduate students at UCSD and an alumnus
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New technology developed at UC San Diego could ‘eliminate malaria once and for all'
Researchers at UC San Diego have engineered a way to genetically suppress populations of mosquitoes that spread malaria in Africa.