Tariff uncertainty may hurt more than tariffs themselves.
UC San Diego economist Kyle Handley explains how volatility slows investment, raises costs and could erode U.S. trade credibility for years to come: https://bit.ly/4rQLoDR
#Economics #TradePolicy #GlobalEconomy #PublicPolicy #UCSD
Rare diseases affect nearly 10% of Americans. At UC San Diego, researchers are advancing base editing, organoids and RNA biology to move treatments from lab to clinic for Rett syndrome, Pitt-Hopkins, rare leukemia and ALS.: https://bit.ly/3OErvBg
#RareDiseaseDay
A group of four people enjoying a hike in a natural setting. The foreground shows two individuals smiling and walking with hiking poles, wearing casual outdoor attire. The background features a hilly landscape with greenery.
Helping hearts beat right 🫀UC San Diego mapping tech targets atrial fibrillation trouble spots, improving care worldwide. Learn more about UC San Diego's impact on the future of health: https://bit.ly/4ljqQBH
27.02.2026 22:35 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
🍽️ Are we tuned into what's on our plates? 🐟 Scientists at @ucsandiego.bsky.social —including Scripps Oceanography marine biogeochemist Amina Schartup—are tackling mercury toxicity, hidden parasites and food web challenges that affect both ocean life and human health.
27.02.2026 18:12 — 👍 15 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 2
Researchers have developed a tool that can accurately predict the risk of colorectal cancer — a leading cause of death in people younger than 50 — in ulcerative colitis patients, guiding faster, more personalized care and treatments. https://bit.ly/4aoKGYk
27.02.2026 16:51 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Powering a new era of national security innovation. UC San Diego launches the FORGE to accelerate dual use innovation for national security and civilian impact. Learn how researchers, students and startups are powering what is next. https://bit.ly/4bafoEE
26.02.2026 18:34 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A modern building, the Mandeville Art Gallery, with a large digital screen displaying abstract tree artwork. There are pathways and streetlights in the vicinity.
A new exhibit at the Mandeville Art Gallery, opening Feb. 28, honors the life and career of Visual Arts Professor Emerita Faith Ringgold, a profound storyteller who centered Black women’s experiences and elevated quilting as a fine art practice.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4aSlMzd
Trust in U.S. elections drops 17 points since 2024, across parties. A new UC San Diego survey examines redistricting and ICE concerns. https://bit.ly/4aRe3l6
Coastal landscape featuring a sweeping beach, ocean waves, and Scripps Pier. The shoreline is lined with cliffs and houses, and snow-capped mountains are visible in the distance under a clear blue sky.
Coastal scene featuring Scripps Pier extending into the ocean, with rugged cliffs lining the shoreline. Snow-capped mountains are visible in the distance under clear blue skies.
Coastal scene featuring Scripps Pier extending into the ocean, with rugged cliffs lining the shoreline. Snow-capped mountains are visible in the distance under clear blue skies.
Snow-capped peaks overlooking Scripps Pier. 🏔️
Photo by: @erikjepsen on Instagram.
#UCSD #UCSanDiego #ScrippsPier #LaJolla #SanDiego
Three people are wearing formal attire with medals around their necks, each on a separate panel. The medals have purple ribbons and gold medallions.
Free, public lectures by three internationally renowned Kyoto Prize laureates — recipients of Japan’s highest private award for global visionaries — will take place on campus March 11-12, highlighting groundbreaking work in ethics, artificial intelligence and life sciences. ➡️ https://bit.ly/3ZLTZve
23.02.2026 19:15 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Image showing several large, green plastic water tubs filled with water and some debris floating on the surface. There is text overlayed on the left side that reads: "Plastic Pollution Promotes Hazardous Water Conditions, New Study Finds." Below, smaller text reads: "Tests in aquatic ecosystem ponds revealed that bio-based plastics have a substantially smaller environmental footprint.
A new UC San Diego study reveals that fossil fuel-based plastic pollution may be promoting toxic water conditions by removing animals that keep water at safe levels. Biologically based plastics had a much smaller impact. Learn more ➡️ https://bit.ly/3ZJqVEJ
23.02.2026 15:23 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
When Penny Pride, left, urgently needed a kidney, her friend, Anh Nguyen, right, stepped in to help. Photo credit: Annie Pierce, UC San Diego Health
First, a kidney for a close friend. Then part of her liver for a child she’d never met. Anh Nguyen’s rare journey as the first double living organ donor at UC San Diego Health reveals how one person’s generosity can transform multiple lives, including her own. ➡️ https://bit.ly/4ap2anm
22.02.2026 22:14 — 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1
Expanse supercomputer. Credit: SDSC Communications
Powered by San Diego Supercomputer Center’s Expanse system, researchers are mapping flames to better understand how hydrogen burns — knowledge that could accelerate the transition to clean energy technologies. https://bit.ly/3MQzryN
22.02.2026 18:55 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
A toxin from gut bacteria could be fueling colorectal cancer in young adults. (Image by iStock/peterschreiber.media)
New research sheds light on why more young people are being diagnosed with colorectal cancer, pointing to key factors that may be fueling the increase. ➡️ https://bit.ly/4asn3hs
21.02.2026 20:25 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
Drug resistance has accelerated in recent years with the emergence of deadly bacteria and “superbugs.” UC San Diego biologists have developed a new CRISPR-based technology capable of removing antibiotic-resistant elements from populations of bacteria. Credit: iStock/EzumeImages
Using next-generation genetics technology, researchers are developing new ways to outsmart antibiotic-resistant bacteria — a critical step toward protecting the effectiveness of lifesaving drugs. 🦠 https://bit.ly/3ZOeHut
21.02.2026 16:31 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
One way gas giants form is through core accretion, where solid cores gradually grow in a disk by pulling in rocky and icy pebbles until they become massive enough to attract the gas that surrounds young stars. (cr: Jean-Baptiste Ruffio)
New findings suggest some planets may grow far larger than once thought, raising questions about their formation and how scientists define the boundary between planets and stars. 💫 https://bit.ly/4aZXOmP
20.02.2026 20:17 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
A collection of Erlenmeyer flasks containing green liquid is topped with styrofoam stoppers covered in fabric. The flasks are arranged on a perforated metal surface.
How do internal clocks influence our health? ⏰ Scientists are uncovering how circadian clocks control genes, advancing research at the intersection of biological timing and medicine: https://bit.ly/4qDCqbJ
16.02.2026 17:53 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Jessica Meir wearing a blue NASA jacket stands in front of a misty ocean backdrop with Scripps Pier extending into the water. The jacket features NASA patches and the name tag "Jessica."
Jessica Meir floating inside the International Space Station, positioned near a window with a view of Earth in the background. The scene includes various equipment and controls, and Earth is visible through the windows.
Today, alumna Jessica Meir launched to the ISS as Crew-12 commander, beginning her second journey to space. 🚀 We wish her success in her mission.
13.02.2026 23:21 — 👍 11 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
🚀 This morning, Scripps / @ucsandiego.bsky.social alum and #NASA astronaut Jessica Meir lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida as part of NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 mission! Learn more about the mission, and even what's on her space playlist! ⤵️ 🎵
13.02.2026 19:44 — 👍 13 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
EDGE orbit (orange tracks) extends to the polar regions allowing for dense mapping around the edges of ice sheets and sea ice pack. Credit: EDGE
🛰️BIG NEWS! NASA has selected a
@ucsandiego.bsky.social led satellite mission for the Earth System Explorers program. Led by Scripps Oceanography glaciologist @helen-amanda.bsky.social, Earth Dynamics Geodetic Explorer (EDGE) is one of two next-generation satellite missions selected. 🧵⤵️
Headshots on a pink background of the eight 2026 Illustrious Alumni Award recipients
UC San Diego is proud to announce the 2026 Illustrious Alumni Award recipients, one of the university’s highest honors. 🔱
Honorees will be celebrated this April in the Bay Area and New York City. 🎉
Learn more about these exceptional Tritons: https://bit.ly/3Zmnkwa
🌊 🚀 #NASA astronaut & @ucsandiego.bsky.social alum Jessica Meir is embarking on her second journey to the International Space Station this week to serve as spacecraft commander for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission! Stop by the @ucsdbookstore.bsky.social to pick up a custom mission sticker.
09.02.2026 20:15 — 👍 15 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
A fluffy penguin chick is nestled in white and blue paper towels inside a clear plastic container. The container is placed on a digital scale showing a weight reading. The background features textured stone surfaces.
A small group of penguins huddled together in a grassy area, surrounded by a wooden structure. One adult and two chicks are visible, with the adult looking directly at the camera, while the chicks are nestled close.
A historic hatch at @birchaquarium.bsky.social 🐧 For the first time, a Little Blue Penguin chick has been fully reared by its parents on habitat—a big milestone for penguin care, conservation, and one very fluffy chick. https://bit.ly/4rys2ml
09.02.2026 20:51 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
Does AI already have human-level intelligence? Four UC San Diego faculty suggest the machine intelligence foreshadowed by Alan Turing in 1950 is now a reality. Image: iStock.
According to four campus experts, machines may already be reasoning, learning and solving problems at human levels, signaling the arrival of artificial general intelligence. 🤖 https://bit.ly/4kn437r
08.02.2026 16:57 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Bad Bunny holds a Grammy Award and speaks at a microphone. The background has text: "A Scholar's Take on Bad Bunny's Global Impact. UC San Diego professor examines performance, language and cultural power."
Bad Bunny isn’t just headlining the Super Bowl. He’s reshaping global culture. 🎶🏈
UC San Diego alumna Jade Power-Sotomayor, an assistant professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance, explains why this moment is bigger than entertainment. ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LUyF3s
From left to right, Prof. Tauhidur Rahman, Ph.D. student Yunfei Luo and Prof. Eric Garland. Credit: HDSI Ph.D. student Caden Stewart
A UC San Diego study is developing a smartwatch that tracks triggers for opioid misuse — facilitating earlier and potentially life-saving support. ⌚ https://bit.ly/4a2Gptj
06.02.2026 18:28 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Troy Samuel Chang on skis competing in alpine ski racing.
UC San Diego first-year Troy Samuel Chang, an international business major in Revelle College, will represent Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) in alpine ski racing at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Cheer him on Feb. 6–22: https://bit.ly/3Obh2Nn ⛷️🔱 #UCSD #UCSanDiego
05.02.2026 18:15 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Ramez N. Eskander, MD ’06
Thanks to the generosity of a grateful patient, the Julie St. John Endowed Chair in Gynecology Oncology has been established, with Ramez N. Eskander, MD ’06, named the inaugural chair holder. 🩺 https://bit.ly/3ZGbNaQ
04.02.2026 17:34 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Dog in living room touching button with paw. Photos courtesy of the Comparative Cognition Lab.
Researchers sitting with dog in front of buttons. Photos courtesy of the Comparative Cognition Lab.
Can dogs talk? 🐶 💬
A new NOVA episode on PBS features research led by cognitive scientist Federico Rossano on how dogs use soundboard buttons — and what that behavior may reveal about language and cognition.
🔗 Learn more: https://bit.ly/4a7Grik
Photos courtesy of the Comparative Cognition Lab.
ALERTCalifornia is proud to collaborate with
@microsoft.com to use advanced AI to develop new approaches to disaster response, strengthen the camera network’s platform resilience, and utilize AI to make the most of ALERTCalifornia’s massive data archive. bit.ly/4rz8QoO
