Using nightlights as a measure of economic activity
GPS alumnus and professor use cutting-edge remote sensing technology to help provide an innovative path for monitoring progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)...
UC San Diego Professor Renee Bowen Selected as White House Economic Advisor
Bowen will serve the Biden administration’s Council of Economic Advisers for one year...
From book awards to the ‘Japan Zoominar’
GPS professor Ulrike Schaede shares her book’s recent international accolades, the resounding success of JFIT’s ‘Zoominar’ series and her latest Japan research...
From MTV VJ to GPS grad student
MPP candidate Belinda Panelo traces her path from a global acting career to pursuing a master’s degree at GPS...
A Brave New Virtual World of Work?
People are working remotely on a large scale during the pandemic. UC San Diego expert on teleworking discusses impacts of this unprecedented experiment....
What is the Best Way to Encourage Innovation? Competitive Pay May be the Answer
Field work from UC San Diego and Thermo Fisher finds providing a sizable award to top performers is most effective in producing creative scientific and technological solutions...
Deploying mangroves to fight climate change
An estimated one third of the world’s mangrove forests have been destroyed. Two UCSD GPS alumni are taking on the challenge with the Global Mangrove Trust. ...
Alumni-nominated spotlight: Alisha Tomita-Yu ’16 of Oracle
As part of an ongoing Pass the Pen series, we feature Alisha Tomita-Yu ’16, who has kept busy since graduation looking at the future of technology at Oracle, championing diversity and inclusion...
Decoding the Hong Kong protests – and more
Political economist Ruixue Jia sheds light on economic development in China and the potential impacts of current protests in Hong Kong...
A Nation Dangerously Divided: Race Shapes Who Wins and Who Loses in U.S. Democracy
A new book by UC San Diego School of Global Policy faculty member Zoltan Hajnal reveals how preferences of African-American voters are ignored by federal government—and how to fix it....
Alumni nominated spotlight: Renewable energy expert Peter Moritzburke
As part of our ongoing Pass the Pen series, we feature MEC Development Principal Peter Moritzburke ’96 who shares his favorite GPS memories and his key to success in renewables and the environment...
Alumnus negotiates EU-Mercosul agreement
Rodrigo Serran ’14 forges opportunities for Brazilian economic growth in the EU as part of the largest trade agreement in Brazil’s history...