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Meeting Community Needs

UC San Diego community-based programs are partnering with diverse populations to improve well-being.

No Shortage of Solutions

Pharmacists at UC San Diego are working hard to help with the nationwide drug shortage crisis.

Chief Pharmacy Officer Charles E. Daniels, PhD. (left) and Dean Brookie Best, PharmD (right)

UC San Diego partnered with Belmont Village Senior Living to launch Living Lab. This unique space is designed to bring UC San Diego faculty and researchers together with older adults, fostering deeper connections and paving the way for innovative aging research.

seniors in chair using exercise bands to improve strength and balance

How Healthy Stem Cells Turn Into Oral Cancer

UC San Diego researchers have identified the molecular and cellular mechanisms that transform healthy stem cells into oral cancer at the earliest stages of the disease.

UC San Diego Physician-Scientist to Lead New Lancet Commission on U.S. Societal Resilience

“We need to refocus on strengthening our society by understanding what makes communities resilient,” says UC San Diego faculty member Eliah Aronoff-Spencer, chair of the new Lancet Commission.

Eliah Aronoff-Spencer, Richard Carpiano, Lara Vojnov, Wendy MacNaughton and Julie Makani.

Guided Self-Help Makes Treating Children With Obesity Easier and More Affordable

According to a new study from researchers at the University of California San Diego’s Center for Healthy Eating and Activity Research (CHEAR), self-guided family therapy for obesity could work just as well as traditional approaches at a fraction of the cost.