Category: UCSD

University of California, Workers Reach Deal to End Strike

LOS ANGELES—The University of California (UC) reached an agreement Dec. 16 with some 36,000 graduate student teaching assistants and other academic workers for increased pay and benefits that could potentially end a monthlong strike—the largest of its kind in the nation—at the prestigious state system. The strike disrupted classes at all 10 of the university…


UCSD Institute To Study Blood Stem Cell Aging Aboard NASA Mission

SAN DIEGO—The UC San Diego Sanford Stem Cell Institute will launch blood stem cells into space aboard a NASA support mission to the International Space Station Nov. 22 in an effort to study the impact of lack of gravity on human cellular aging. According to NASA studies, when astronaut Scott Kelly returned from a year-long…


UC San Diego Tracks Monkeypox With COVID Wastewater Monitoring Program

SAN DIEGO—A UC San Diego (UCSD) program that has monitored wastewater for the virus that causes COVID-19 for more than a year has expanded to detect the presence of monkeypox, it was announced Aug. 10. Monitoring and testing for the monkeypox virus is a relatively simple add-on to the current wastewater surveillance program for SARS-CoV-2—viruses…


Expressing Gratitude May Be Important Part of Reducing Stress at Work: UCSD Study

SAN DIEGO—Coworkers and teammates who thank each other before performing a high-stress task had a better cardiovascular response compared to teams that did not express gratitude, researchers from University of California–San Diego’s (UCSD) Rady School of Management found on June 1. In their study, set to be published in an upcoming issue of Journal of…


Rise in Youth Tobacco Use Mostly Tied to E-Cigarettes: UCSD Study

SAN DIEGO—A University of California–San Diego (UCSD) study released on May 30 indicates a recent surge in young tobacco users in the United States, most of whom are vaping e-cigarettes on a daily basis. In 2017, a 40 percent increase in U.S. e-cigarette sales, which UCSD says was driven by products manufactured by electronic cigarette company…


UCSD Grad Student Accused in CHP Officer’s Shooting Pleads Insanity

SAN DIEGO—A 25-year-old graduate student accused of trying to grab a California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer’s gun during an altercation on Interstate 8 in Mission Valley, leaving the lawman shot in the leg, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity on May 10 to charges that include attempted murder of a peace officer. Yuhao Du,…


E-Cigarettes Alter Body’s Organs: UCSD Report

SAN DIEGO—E-cigarettes alter the inflammatory state of multiple organs in the body, which can influence how they respond to infections, according to a report published Tuesday by researchers at University of California–San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine. Daily use of pod-based e-cigarettes alters inflammation in multiple organ systems including the brain, heart, lungs, and colon,…


Cross-Border ‘Drug Tourism’ May Be Fueling HIV Spike in Tijuana, UCSD Reports

SAN DIEGO—A so-called “drug tourism” may be fueling a new HIV outbreak in Tijuana, unabated by the COVID-19 closure of the international border, the University of California–San Diego School of Medicine researchers announced on Feb. 11 at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infection. Specifically, the researchers found that the HIV incidence rate among people who…


Loneliness, Social Isolation Can Increase Heart Disease Risk For Senior Women: UCSD Study

SAN DIEGO—Loneliness and social isolation among older women can increase heart disease risk by as much as 27 percent, according to a University of California–San Diego (UCSD)-led study published Feb. 2. The findings of the study, published in Wednesday’s online issue of JAMA Network Open, reveal that social isolation and loneliness independently increased cardiovascular disease…


Walking Regularly May Help Prevent Diabetes in Seniors: UCSD-Led Study

SAN DIEGO—Walking regularly and at greater intensity may help prevent Type 2 diabetes among 70- and 80-year-olds, according to a study led by the University of California–San Diego (UCSD) and released on Jan. 20 that measured steps and pace among these age groups. The study, published in Thursday’s issue of Diabetes Care, found that the more…