UC San Diego Health Spotlights SMART Health Insurance Cards
May 4, 2023
UC San Diego Health is the first health system in the nation to pilot scanning health insurance card QR codes for easy patient check-in.
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A Festive Debut for Ann Hamilton’s ‘KAHNOP · TO TELL A STORY’
May 4, 2023
A special celebration was held on Saturday, April 29 to inaugurate the Stuart Collection's newest addition, called KAHNOP · TO TELL A STORY. The event included a chance for campus members to make an art rubbing, hear from Kumeyaay scholars and learn about how the work was conceived over 30 years.
Native Youth Inspired to ‘Dream the Impossible’
May 4, 2023
Middle and high school students and their families took take part in the annual Dream the Impossible Native Youth Conference, this year held at UC San Diego. The goal is to inspire higher education aspirations and reconnection with Native culture.
A Photographer’s 45-Year Voyage to Capture Pacific Island Culture
May 4, 2023
UC San Diego's 17th annual Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month Celebration will include a keynote talk by Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Manny Crisostomo, a film festival, music performances, lectures and more throughout May.
High School Students Learn the Basics of Base Editing to Cure “GFP-itis”
May 4, 2023
Chemistry professor Alexis Komor’s lab designed the Genome Editing Technologies Program as a way to educate high school students on gene-editing technologies and expose them to a possible career in STEM.
Forum Shines Light on Gender-Based Violence Incidents and Solutions
May 4, 2023
For 10 years, UC San Diego’s Center for Gender Equity and Health has been working to make the underrated and underreported issue of gender-based violence visible. A forum last week, brought together dozens of government agencies, nonprofits and community-led efforts across the state.
El nuevo programa ‘Mi Universidad’ es el resultado de las Conversaciones Comunitarias Binacionales
May 3, 2023
Después de varios años de diálogo continuo con miembros de la comunidad latina y chicana, UC San Diego ha co-creado Mi Universidad, un programa de expansión centrado en la cultura.
Toddler Experiences Second-Degree Burn, Goes Home Sooner with New Treatment
May 3, 2023
New treatment offered at the Regional Burn Center at UC San Diego Health uses an applied synthetic skin substitute to encourage skin growth on burn wound, giving some patients the opportunity to be discharged same-day.
ALERTCalifornia Launches to Provide Essential Tools to Understand and Adapt to Natural Disasters
May 3, 2023
The University of California San Diego recently launched ALERTCalifornia, a collaborative public safety program providing the tools to prepare for, respond to and recover from wildfires and other natural hazards.
Leading Wearable Ultrasound Lab Creates a Breakthrough in Deep Tissue Monitoring
May 2, 2023
A team of engineers at the University of California San Diego, has developed a stretchable ultrasonic array that facilitates serial, non-invasive, three-dimensional imaging of tissues as deep as four centimeters below the surface of human skin, at a spatial resolution of 0.5 millimeters.
