From Her Grandfather’s Front Porch: How Childhood Shaped a Health Equity Leader
Chief Administrative Officer for Health Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion discusses how her childhood influences mission to confront health disparities.
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UC San Diego Receives $5M to Support Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program
The San Diego Imperial Geriatric Education Center has received renewed funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration, allowing the center to relocate to UC San Diego.
Study Identifies First Drug Therapy for Sleep Apnea
UC San Diego School of Medicine international study shows new drug improves sleep, health in patients diagnosed with obesity and sleep apnea.
Study Uses Powerful New ‘Digital Cohort’ Method to Understand Vaping Epidemic
Using the first major innovation for cohort studies in decades, a new paper from UC San Diego leverages social media to understand vaping behavior and opens up an entirely new way to conduct population health research.
White Coat Ceremony Celebrates the Inaugural Cohort of Physician Assistant Students
With nervous smiles and anticipation, the students lined up outside the Ong Family Auditorium at University of California San Diego. Inside, it was standing room only as family and friends gathered to witness a historic White Coat Ceremony.
UC San Diego Scientist Named Pew-Stewart Scholar for Cancer Research
Shiri Gur-Cohen, PhD — a stem cell biologist with the University of California San Diego Moores Cancer Center and Sanford Stem Cell Institute — has been named a 2024 Pew-Stewart Scholar for Cancer Research.
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Is Health Insurance a Matter of Life and Death? Scientists May Have an Answer.
Washington Post, November 9
Are the Longevity Rules Different for Women?
New York Times, September 23
States Without Legal Weed See More Delta-8 THC Usage, Study Finds
Forbes, September 8
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