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Q&A with Associate Controller and Chief Procurement Officer, on Plans for a Safe Campus

May 20, 2021

UC San Diego is making plans for a safe and gradual return to full campus operations this fall. To ensure the ongoing safety and well-being of everyone in our campus community, decisions will continue to be guided by the science, data and modeling that made the Return to Learn program a success. 

Nearly $500,000 in Support Grows PATHS Scholars Program

May 20, 2021

Yeabsira Atnafu has lived with epilepsy for most of her life. A undergraduate student at UC San Diego, Atnafu is studying cognitive and behavioral neuroscience, so that she can reframe conversations about neurological diseases. As a PATHS Scholar, she was awarded a four-year scholarship.

$5 Million Grant Grows Capacity of UC San Diego’s ‘Community Stations’

May 20, 2021

It’s hard to deny there are social and environmental challenges at the San Diego-Tijuana border. But where some fold their hands in despair or show up to protest vociferously yet briefly, others see vibrant opportunities and stay to do the hard work of addressing the challenges.

Nation’s First Civility Research Center at UC San Diego to Address Juvenile Justice Reform

May 20, 2021

The new Applied Research Center for Civility at UC San Diego will be the nation’s first and serve as an outlet for the pioneering work on society's most distressing social issues. The National Conflict Resolution Center (NCRC) has announced that disrupting the School to Prison Pipeline is the center’s first project.

New High for Migraine Treatment? Trial Looks at Effectiveness of THC, CBD

May 19, 2021

UC San Diego Health is conducting the first known randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial looking at cannabis as a potentially effective treatment for acute migraines.

Genetic Tools Help Identify a Cellular Culprit for Type 1 Diabetes

May 19, 2021

By mapping its genetic underpinnings, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have identified a predictive causal role for specific cell types in type 1 diabetes, a condition that affects more than 1.6 million Americans.

Commonly Used Drugs for Schizophrenia Linked to Greater Cognitive Impairment

May 17, 2021

UC San Diego researchers report that medications commonly prescribed to reduce the severity of physical and mental health symptoms associated with schizophrenia may have a cumulative effect of worsening cognitive function in patients.

Plant Consumers Play Unexpectedly Large Role in the Evolution of Seedling Success

May 17, 2021

Scientists have found that herbivores have a lot to say about plant evolution and determining the success of seedlings. The influence of birds, rabbits, mice and other herbivores likely counteracts early plant emergence due to climate change, the researchers found.

Un Empuje Para Disminuir la Disparidad en la Vacunación

May 13, 2021

Un estudiante de primera generación e hijo de inmigrantes mexicanos, el Professor Assistente Fabián Rivera-Chávez nació y se crió en el norte de California. Se unió a la facultad de UC San Diego en la Facultad de Medicina y la División de Ciencias Biológicas en octubre de 2020.

Hanna and Mark Gleiberman Gift $12 Million to UC San Diego’s Head and Neck Cancer Center

May 13, 2021

Hanna and Mark Gleiberman have made a $12 million gift to support the newly named Hanna and Mark Gleiberman Head and Neck Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health.
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