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San Diego’s large-scale, Mid-Coast Trolley Project is heading into its final stretch. This part will come with some road closures. Here’s what you need to know.

The final phase of construction for the Mid-Coast Trolley Project is underway. This part will come with road closures. NBC 7’s Audra Stafford shares details.

With San Diego County making steady progress through California’s reopening blueprint and Governor Gavin Newsom’s plan to get “back to normal,” or close to it, this summer, local universities are adjusting their plans for the Fall 2021 semester.

UC San Diego students who have received the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine will be among those participating in a study which seeks to evaluate infection and transmission of the virus among college students, it was announced on Monday.

While decreases in rates of reported infections are usually a positive development, there is major concern from medical experts in San Diego that sexually transmitted infections are now going largely undetected due to decreased testing.

Like every other collegiate program in America, the U.C. San Diego fencing team wasn’t sure if they’d ever get a chance to have a season. Their conference championships were delayed seven times so head coach Juan Ignacio Calderon says his team found a little thread of hope. “And everybody held onto that. Now that thread of hope has turned...

A county spokesman told NBC 7 the county and its medical partners are focusing their immediate attention on getting people their follow-up shots.

UC San Diego researchers say that light-intensity physical activity, including shopping or a casual walk, can protect mobility in older women. According to the study from the school’s Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Sciences, one in four women over age 65 is unable to walk two blocks or climb a flight of stairs. Known as mobility…

The Gilman Bridge that spans across Interstate 5 in La Jolla has a new look — but you will only be able to notice it at night.

A UC San Diego spokeswoman said the school erected six giant outdoor classrooms and six more study tents wired for students.

The Psychedelics and Health Research Initiative at UC San Diego received a $1.3 million grant from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation to fund a clinical trial investigating the therapeutic potential of psilocybin in treating phantom limb pain. Psilocybin is a naturally occurring psychedelic compound produced by many species of fungus, including so-called “magic mushrooms.” Phantom limb pain is pain…

Twelve tents were installed on campus for students and classes, reports NBC 7’s Joe Little.

About a dozen San Diego County school and child care centers will begin monitoring for COVID-19 through wastewater thanks to a partnership between UC San Diego and the county.

The University of California San Diego is expected to vaccinate roughly 5,000 people daily at its new vaccination site on campus.

UC San Diego opened a new COVID-19 vaccine site on campus to serve eligible university community members and UC San Diego Health patients.

UC San Diego is preparing to open a vaccination site one campus to serve eligible members within the university’s community. NBC 7’s Audra Stafford has more information.

College basketball fans in San Diego have a lot less to watch after Tuesday. San Diego State, San Diego and UC San Diego all had games canceled – while the Toreros will be out of action for another two week stretch. The Aztecs were scheduled to fly to Lubbock, Texas for a two-game series against New Mexico. Brian Dutcher’s team…

UC San Diego Health is studying people with long-term effects of COVID-19 to determine how to treat them.