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A US university has a new requirement to graduate: take a climate change course

UC San Diego has added an innovative prerequisite to ‘prepare students for the future they really will encounter’

The Guardian - US

ChatGPT fools humans into thinking they're talking with another person by 'acting dumb'

A group of researchers put GPT-4 and other AI models up against human volunteers to see whether other humans could spot the real person. Many couldn't.

Tom’s Guide

Photos: Campus protests continue, police make arrests and clear encampments

Photojournalists at NPR member stations documented protests at college and university campuses nationwide this week.

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64 Arrested As Police Dismantle Protest Encampment At UCSD

64 individuals, including non-affiliated, arrested during peaceful dismantling of protest encampment at UC San Diego.

Top News

‘Like family’: three women – two Palestinian, one Jewish – find peace amid campus chaos

The protests sweeping US universities have brought intense division, but some students have treasured hope, unity, solidarity and love

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Engineered 'living materials' could help clean up water pollution one day

Water pollution is a growing concern globally, with research estimating that chemical industries discharge 300-400 megatonnes (600-800 billion pounds) of industrial waste into bodies of water each year.

The Conversation

Waves slamming into the California coast getting bigger due to climate change

“After 1970, there is a consistently higher rate of large wave events,” said Peter Bromirski of the UC San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

Fortune

Econometer: Will restarting student loan payments hurt the economy?

Student loan interest rates and payments are set to restart in the fall, and the Supreme Court decided recently to scrap President Biden's debt relief plan.

Tribune News Service

Cyberattacks on hospitals 'should be considered a regional disaster,' researchers find

When hackers attack a hospital, it can be deadly. But doctors and patients at nearby hospitals suffer, too, according to a new study from the University of California San Diego.

WEKU

Study reveals walkable neighbourhoods help adults socialize, increase community

According to researchers from the University of California San Diego's Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, adults who live in walkable neighbourhoods are more likely to interact with their neighbours and have a stronger sense of community than those who live in car-dependent communities. Read further…

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UC San Diego chancellor given $500,000 pay raise to prevent him from taking presidency at private school

SAN DIEGO — UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep Khosla has been given a $500,000 pay raise by the University of California Board of Regents, which said it made the move last week to prevent him from accepting the presidency of an unnamed, private, out-of-state school.

Tribune News Service

Will California's new oil and gas legislation bring gas prices under control?

SAN DIEGO — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation in mid-March to create new oversight of the oil and gas industry, which could lead to fines.

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Los Angeles Times

California bill would require gender-neutral bathrooms in schools

Benjamin Kennedy, a PhD student in education at UC San Diego, remembers what it was like to attend school in California as a transgender student.

Tribune News Service

American Academy of Arts and Letters inducts San Diego composer Roger Reynolds, 1989 Pulitzer Prize winner

SAN DIEGO — Roger Reynolds, the visionary composer who earned a Pulitzer Prize for music in 1989 and has taught at UC San Diego since 1969, is one of this year’s 19 American Academy of Arts and Letters inductees.

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College Basketball Predictions For Every Game. Monday, February 20

College basketball predictions for every game along with the schedule, game times, and how to watch on Monday, February 20

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College Basketball Predictions For Every Game. Wednesday, February 15

College basketball predictions for every game along with the schedule, game times, and how to watch on Wednesday, February 15

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Is China's shrinking population an economic cause for alarm in the US?

Data released recently by the Chinese government shows its population has begun to shrink and that has some economists worried about the global economy.

WEKU

UV nail dryers may pose cancer risks, a study says. Here are precautions you can take

A new study finds that UV dryers for gel nail polish can damage DNA and mutate cells, confirming dermatologists' safety concerns. There are precautions you can take and alternatives to consider.

Tribune News Service

Econometer: Should the US subsidize chip making?

U.S. lawmakers approved about $76 billion in government subsidies this summer for American semiconductor production.

Tribune News Service

Econometer: By 2026, could US viewership of the World Cup exceed the Super Bowl?

The World Cup seems to have shaken off some of the controversy over working conditions in Qatar and human rights as viewership is up, especially in the United States.

Tribune News Service

Econometer: Should businesses pause advertising on Twitter?

Twitter has had a rough month under new owner Elon Musk, with major companies — General Motors, United Airlines, REI, etc. — pausing advertising.

Tribune News Service

Bringing batteries back to life: Research groups get federal funding for recycling projects

If the clean energy transition is going to happen, a massive amount of batteries will be needed.

The Independent UK

Rower's family says abusive coach pushed athlete to suicide

The family of a former University of California-San Diego rower who committed suicide in January 2021 says he was pushed too far by his coach

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