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Stand Up To Cancer Grant Funds UC San Diego Health Research in Pancreatic Cancer

November 20, 2018

A team of University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers have been awarded a $1 million Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) grant to test drugs that block signals that play a critical role in driving growth and progression of pancreatic cancer.

The Eyes Have It

November 20, 2018

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine with colleagues at the National Institutes of Health and UC San Francisco report finding infectious agent in the eyes of deceased sCJD patients, making the eye a potential source for early CJD detection and prevention of disease.

From Caregivers to Hospital and Surgery Assistants: The Future of Healthcare Robotics

November 19, 2018

Experts in the field of healthcare robotics from industry and academia came together to tackle during the 2018 Contextual Robotics Institute Forum held Nov. 8 at the University of California San Diego.

University of California troubled by proposed changes to sexual harassment rules

November 16, 2018

University of California’s Interim Systemwide Title IX Coordinator Suzanne Taylor issued the following statement today (November 16, 2018), following the U.S. Department of Education’s announcement of proposed federal changes to Title IX policy.

UC San Diego Health Heart Transplant Program Grows with Community

November 16, 2018

On October 29, 2018, the Cardiovascular Institute at UC San Diego Health performed its 50th heart transplant of the year. The patient, 52-year-old Nate Jackson, will spend Thanksgiving with family, friends and a new heart.

UC San Diego Health Among First in Nation to Receive CHQI Telemedicine Accreditation

November 16, 2018

UC San Diego Health is proud to announce it has earned ClearHealth Quality Institute (CHQI) accreditation for telemedicine. CHQI is an independent health care accrediting body that offers the only telemedicine or telehealth accreditation program in the nation.

Meeting Students’ Basic Needs This Holiday Season

November 15, 2018

With the holidays fast approaching, many members of the campus community look for ways to give back. One of the programs available at UC San Diego is the Basic Needs initiative.

Physicists Brainstorm World’s 21st-Century Energy Challenges

November 15, 2018

To make today’s laptop computers and cell phones function as efficiently and effectively as a child’s brain requires a massive amount of power—on the scale of a nuclear reactor.

How to Develop Your Profound Voice

November 15, 2018

UC San Diego welcomed the return of celebrated artist Carrie Mae Weems Nov. 6-7, a distinguished alum who received her MFA from the Department of Visual Arts in 1984. Considered one of the most influential contemporary artists, Weems encouraged curiosity, finding purpose and deep engagement.

Getting Ready for Sea-Level Rise

November 15, 2018

In December 2015, a large swell enhanced by El Niño conditions resulted in major flooding in the City of Imperial Beach, a low-lying coastal community south of San Diego along the U.S.-Mexico border. Barricades and barriers installed on the beach were not enough to contain the water along Seacoast Drive.
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